Ukraine abortion percentages by oblast, 1990-2023

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 22 July 2025

Note: Russia has occupied several regions of Ukraine following the Russian invasions in 2014 and 2022. Russia claims annexation of these regions but this is not generally recognized by the international community. Ukraine has not been able to report data for occupied regions; some data have been reported by Russia. For more information see this page.

Abortion ratios by oblast, 1990-2023

oblast 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 oblast

Cherkasy 1,200.9 269.9 Cherkasy

Chernihiv 809.3 241.7 Chernihiv

Chernivtsi 1,514.6 142.5 Chernivtsi

Crimea 1,513.7 354.9 378.1 389.1 376.0 327.2 295.5 Crimea

Dnipropetrovsk 1,651.7 323.9 Dnipropetrovsk

Donetsk 1,598.7 338.9 Donetsk

Ivano-Frankivsk 481.2 126.1 Ivano-Frankivsk

Kharkiv 1,885.1 221.0 Kharkiv

Kherson 1,462.3 285.8 Kherson

Khmelnytskiy 718.5 167.7 Khmelnytskiy

Kirovohrad 1,666.4 250.3 Kirovohrad

Kyiv 1,284.7 219.4 Kyiv

Kyiv (city) 1,585.4 155.2 Kyiv (city)

Luhansk 2,120.0 312.0 Luhansk

Lviv 494.9 737.8 695.7 618.8 557.0 502.6 460.2 402.2 348.7 328.3 273.5 257.8 235.0 226.3 214.2 221.7 196.0 169.4 168.5 156.9 138.9 135.9 139.8 126.4 134.4 146.9 Lviv

Mykolayiv 1,443.4 321.4 Mykolayiv

Odesa 1,185.0 181.2 Odesa

Poltava 1,765.0 273.7 Poltava

Rivne 487.5 97.9 Rivne

Sevastopol (city) 2,469.2 453.4 413.1 388.4 414.0 365.7 312.0 Sevastopol (city)

Sumy 1,608.6 231.8 Sumy

Ternopil 443.1 78.2 Ternopil

Vinnytsya 1,048.9 256.5 Vinnytsya

Volyn 671.0 151.7 Volyn

Zakarpattya 592.3 111.9 Zakarpattya

Zaporizhzhya 1,937.0 255.5 Zaporizhzhya

Zhytomyr 847.8 176.0 Zhytomyr

UKRAINE 1,550.6 1,517.1 1,562.2 1,595.9 1,574.4 1,501.8 1,470.5 1,348.3 1,253.1 1,273.8 1,127.5 982.1 885.5 773.0 676.6 618.6 498.8 476.7 425.8 380.2 355.2 336.5 294.1 293.3 249.2 258.3 254.7 260.1 258.1 257.6 221.1 202.8 246.8 255.3 UKRAINE

Abortion percentages by oblast, 1990-2023

oblast 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 oblast

Cherkasy 54.56 21.25 Cherkasy

Chernihiv 44.73 19.46 Chernihiv

Chernivtsi 60.23 12.48 Chernivtsi

Crimea 60.22 26.19 27.44 28.01 27.33 24.65 22.81 Crimea

Dnipropetrovsk 62.29 24.46 Dnipropetrovsk

Donetsk 61.52 25.31 Donetsk

Ivano-Frankivsk 32.49 11.20 Ivano-Frankivsk

Kharkiv 65.34 18.10 Kharkiv

Kherson 59.39 22.23 Kherson

Khmelnytskiy 41.81 14.36 Khmelnytskiy

Kirovohrad 62.50 20.02 Kirovohrad

Kyiv 56.23 18.00 Kyiv

Kyiv (city) 61.32 13.44 Kyiv (city)

Luhansk 67.95 23.78 Luhansk

Lviv 33.11 42.46 41.03 38.23 35.78 33.45 31.51 28.68 25.86 24.71 21.48 20.50 19.03 18.46 17.64 18.15 16.39 14.49 14.42 13.56 12.19 11.96 12.27 11.22 11.84 Lviv

Mykolayiv 59.07 24.32 Mykolayiv

Odesa 54.23 15.34 Odesa

Poltava 63.83 21.49 Poltava

Rivne 32.77 8.91 Rivne

Sevastopol (city) 71.18 31.20 29.23 27.97 29.28 26.78 23.78 Sevastopol (city)

Sumy 61.67 18.82 Sumy

Ternopil 30.70 7.25 Ternopil

Vinnytsya 51.19 20.42 Vinnytsya

Volyn 40.15 13.18 Volyn

Zakarpattya 37.20 10.06 Zakarpattya

Zaporizhzhya 65.95 20.35 Zaporizhzhya

Zhytomyr 45.88 14.97 Zhytomyr

UKRAINE 60.79 60.27 60.97 61.48 61.16 60.03 59.52 57.42 55.62 56.02 53.00 49.55 46.96 43.60 40.35 38.22 33.28 32.28 29.86 27.54 26.21 25.18 22.73 22.68 19.95 20.53 20.30 20.64 20.51 20.49 18.11 16.86 19.80 20.34 UKRAINE

Abortion ranks by oblast, 1999//2021

region 1999 2021

Cherkasy 16 9

Chernihiv 20 13

Chernivtsi 11 22

Crimea 12 6

Dnipropetrovsk 7 2

Donetsk 9 1

Ivano-Frankivsk 26 24

Kharkiv 4 15

Kherson 13 7

Khmelnytskiy 21 19

Kirovohrad 6 12

Kyiv 15 16

Kyiv (city) 10 20

Luhansk 2 5

Lviv 22 23

Mykolayiv 14 3

Odesa 17 17

Poltava 5 8

Rivne 25 26

Sevastopol (city) 1 4

Sumy 8 14

Ternopil 27 27

Vinnytsya 18 10

Volyn 23 21

Zakarpattya 24 25

Zaporizhzhya 3 11

Zhytomyr 19 18

region	1999	2021
Cherkasy	16	9
Chernihiv	20	13
Chernivtsi	11	22
Crimea	12	6
Dnipropetrovsk	7	2
Donetsk	9	1
Ivano-Frankivsk	26	24
Kharkiv	4	15
Kherson	13	7
Khmelnytskiy	21	19
Kirovohrad	6	12
Kyiv	15	16
Kyiv (city)	10	20
Luhansk	2	5
Lviv	22	23
Mykolayiv	14	3
Odesa	17	17
Poltava	5	8
Rivne	25	26
Sevastopol (city)	1	4
Sumy	8	14
Ternopil	27	27
Vinnytsya	18	10
Volyn	23	21
Zakarpattya	24	25
Zaporizhzhya	3	11
Zhytomyr	19	18

Sources (incomplete):

Kypsovi diplomni referati, on line [http://osvita-plaza.in.ua/index/biblioteka_bzhd_bezpeka_zhittedijalnosti/0-1126].
2005, "Analitichni materiali," KPU, on line [http://www.kpu-kiev.org.ua/analitica.php?message_id=15§ion_id=19].
State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 2017, "Statistical Yearbook of Lviv region 2016, Part I," on line, State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 2022, "Total rates of natural population movement, by type of area and region," on line, State Statistics Service of Ukraine [https://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/].

© 2010, 2025 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 22 July 2025.
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oblast	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	oblast
Cherkasy										1,200.9																						269.9			Cherkasy
Chernihiv										809.3																						241.7			Chernihiv
Chernivtsi										1,514.6																						142.5			Chernivtsi
Crimea										1,513.7															354.9	378.1	389.1	376.0			327.2	295.5			Crimea
Dnipropetrovsk										1,651.7																						323.9			Dnipropetrovsk
Donetsk										1,598.7																						338.9			Donetsk
Ivano-Frankivsk										481.2																						126.1			Ivano-Frankivsk
Kharkiv										1,885.1																						221.0			Kharkiv
Kherson										1,462.3																						285.8			Kherson
Khmelnytskiy										718.5																						167.7			Khmelnytskiy
Kirovohrad										1,666.4																						250.3			Kirovohrad
Kyiv										1,284.7																						219.4			Kyiv
Kyiv (city)										1,585.4																						155.2			Kyiv (city)
Luhansk										2,120.0																						312.0			Luhansk
Lviv	494.9					737.8				695.7	618.8	557.0	502.6	460.2	402.2	348.7	328.3	273.5	257.8	235.0	226.3	214.2	221.7	196.0	169.4	168.5	156.9	138.9	135.9	139.8	126.4	134.4		146.9	Lviv
Mykolayiv										1,443.4																						321.4			Mykolayiv
Odesa										1,185.0																						181.2			Odesa
Poltava										1,765.0																						273.7			Poltava
Rivne										487.5																						97.9			Rivne
Sevastopol (city)										2,469.2															453.4	413.1	388.4	414.0			365.7	312.0			Sevastopol (city)
Sumy										1,608.6																						231.8			Sumy
Ternopil										443.1																						78.2			Ternopil
Vinnytsya										1,048.9																						256.5			Vinnytsya
Volyn										671.0																						151.7			Volyn
Zakarpattya										592.3																						111.9			Zakarpattya
Zaporizhzhya										1,937.0																						255.5			Zaporizhzhya
Zhytomyr										847.8																						176.0			Zhytomyr
UKRAINE	1,550.6	1,517.1	1,562.2	1,595.9	1,574.4	1,501.8	1,470.5	1,348.3	1,253.1	1,273.8	1,127.5	982.1	885.5	773.0	676.6	618.6	498.8	476.7	425.8	380.2	355.2	336.5	294.1	293.3	249.2	258.3	254.7	260.1	258.1	257.6	221.1	202.8	246.8	255.3	UKRAINE

oblast	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	oblast
Cherkasy										54.56																						21.25			Cherkasy
Chernihiv										44.73																						19.46			Chernihiv
Chernivtsi										60.23																						12.48			Chernivtsi
Crimea										60.22															26.19	27.44	28.01	27.33			24.65	22.81			Crimea
Dnipropetrovsk										62.29																						24.46			Dnipropetrovsk
Donetsk										61.52																						25.31			Donetsk
Ivano-Frankivsk										32.49																						11.20			Ivano-Frankivsk
Kharkiv										65.34																						18.10			Kharkiv
Kherson										59.39																						22.23			Kherson
Khmelnytskiy										41.81																						14.36			Khmelnytskiy
Kirovohrad										62.50																						20.02			Kirovohrad
Kyiv										56.23																						18.00			Kyiv
Kyiv (city)										61.32																						13.44			Kyiv (city)
Luhansk										67.95																						23.78			Luhansk
Lviv	33.11					42.46				41.03	38.23	35.78	33.45	31.51	28.68	25.86	24.71	21.48	20.50	19.03	18.46	17.64	18.15	16.39	14.49	14.42	13.56	12.19	11.96	12.27	11.22	11.84			Lviv
Mykolayiv										59.07																						24.32			Mykolayiv
Odesa										54.23																						15.34			Odesa
Poltava										63.83																						21.49			Poltava
Rivne										32.77																						8.91			Rivne
Sevastopol (city)										71.18															31.20	29.23	27.97	29.28			26.78	23.78			Sevastopol (city)
Sumy										61.67																						18.82			Sumy
Ternopil										30.70																						7.25			Ternopil
Vinnytsya										51.19																						20.42			Vinnytsya
Volyn										40.15																						13.18			Volyn
Zakarpattya										37.20																						10.06			Zakarpattya
Zaporizhzhya										65.95																						20.35			Zaporizhzhya
Zhytomyr										45.88																						14.97			Zhytomyr
UKRAINE	60.79	60.27	60.97	61.48	61.16	60.03	59.52	57.42	55.62	56.02	53.00	49.55	46.96	43.60	40.35	38.22	33.28	32.28	29.86	27.54	26.21	25.18	22.73	22.68	19.95	20.53	20.30	20.64	20.51	20.49	18.11	16.86	19.80	20.34	UKRAINE