Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, California (USA)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 23 October 2025

Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

Note: 2025 data are for January to June.

yearlive births abortions, reported
(CDC/state)
abortions
(AGI)
abortions, mergedfetal
deaths
abortion ratioabortion % abortion
rate,
residents
abortion %, mergedabortion rate, merged
total in stateresidents, in state only residents, in and out of statetotal in state residents, in state onlyresidents, in and out of state all in state all in stateresidents, in/out of stateall in state residents, in/out of stateall in state
193084,206                
193181,426 (30)       0.4 0.04    
193278,093 (30)       0.4 0.04    
193375,036 (30)       0.4 0.04    
193478,346 (30)       0.4 0.04    
193580,131 (30)       0.4 0.04    
193684,502 (20)       0.2 0.02    
193794,230 (20)       0.2 0.02    
1938101,844 (20)       0.2 0.02    
1939103,453 (20)       0.2 0.02    
1940114,483 (20)       0.2 0.02    
1941125,190 (10)       0.1 0.01    
1942154,567 (20)       0.1 0.01    
1943174,420 (20)       0.1 0.01    
1944179,123 (20)       0.1 0.01    
1945184,380 (20)       0.1 0.01    
1946218,484 (10)       0.0 0.00    
1947245,889 (10)       0.0 0.00    
1948240,702 (10)       0.0 0.00    
1949245,199 (2)       0.0 0.00    
1950247,146 (2)       0.0 0.00    
1951263,075                
1952281,692                
1953297,616                
1954308,706                
1955315,901                
1956336,351                
1957353,549                
1958352,195                
1959361,649                
1960371,799                
1961381,198                
1962378,347                
1963380,505                
1964374,587                
1965355,074                
1966337,623                
1967336,584 518     518 1.5 0.15  0.15 
1968339,221 5,031 (2,861)(2,861)   5,030  14.88.41.460.84 1.46  
1969352,937 20,800 (15,356)(15,356)   20,800  58.943.55.574.17 5.57  
1970362,652 65,369 (43,564)(43,564)   65,369 4,082 180.3120.115.2710.7210.1015.27 15.15
1971329,828 116,749 67,600 67,600    116,749 3,542 354.0205.026.1417.0115.3326.14 26.48
1972303,542 138,584 116,400 116,400    138,584 3,147 456.6383.531.3427.7225.8231.34 30.74
1973300,637 131,870 (119,500)(119,500)143,910   143,910 3,039 478.7397.532.3728.4425.8232.37 31.10
1974303,500 135,762 132,124 132,242 158,890   158,890 3,163 523.5435.734.3630.3527.8134.36 33.41
1975317,606 142,067 139,301 139,442 165,550   165,550 3,031 521.2439.034.2630.5128.4734.26 33.81
1976332,238 142,593 137,293 137,589 192,930  190,800 192,930 3,193 580.7574.336.7436.4837.7036.74 38.12
1977347,436 164,729 164,729 165,434 209,250 207,200 208,470 209,250 3,051 602.3600.037.5937.5039.9137.59 40.05
1978356,196 171,982 171,982 172,847 234,520 231,470 232,700 234,520 3,089 658.4653.339.7039.5143.0839.70 43.42
1979363,463 187,312 187,312 188,568 248,080 244,760 246,460 248,080 3,372 682.5678.140.5740.4144.3640.57 44.66
1980401,581 203,754 201,530 202,882 250,380 247,570 249,330 250,380 3,594 623.5620.938.4038.3043.4938.40 43.67
1981422,066 202,000 98,513 98,622 262,710  262,840 262,710 3,481 622.4622.738.3638.3844.6838.36 44.66
1982435,019 (207,099)91,265 91,265 265,740 264,480 266,370 265,740 3,333 610.9612.337.9237.9844.1637.92 44.06
1983413,915 (209,481)84,644 84,795    (281,740)3,049 506.1204.933.6017.0013.73(40.50)(45.63)
1984455,075 297,730 79,705 79,870 297,730  297,900 297,730 3,110 654.2654.639.5539.5647.2439.55 47.22
1985470,733 304,130 76,929 76,929 304,130 302,690 304,120 304,130 3,171 646.1646.139.2539.2547.0239.25 47.02
1986478,822 313,226 79,988 80,131    (314,650)3,259 654.2167.439.5514.3412.06(39.65)(47.37)
1987494,053 325,162 85,580 85,727 300,830  301,100 325,162 3,504 658.2609.439.6937.8744.3139.69 47.85
1988532,707 (334,887)83,588 83,737 311,720  311,440 311,720 3,527 628.7584.638.6036.8944.9536.91 44.99
1989557,003 (354,692)87,616 87,616    (314,800)3,824 636.8157.338.9013.5912.38(36.11)(44.49)
1990612,628 (357,579)97,271 97,271    (317,880)3,989 583.7158.836.8613.7013.54(34.16)(44.26)
1991610,166 (350,983)111,196 111,196 320,960  320,630 320,960 3,834 575.2525.536.5234.4544.3234.47 44.36
1992601,028 (338,700)112,294 112,294 304,230  303,850 304,230 3,704 563.5505.636.0433.5841.8633.61 41.91
1993589,685 124,000 124,000 124,000    (282,900)3,574 210.3210.317.3717.3717.11(32.42)(39.04)
1994581,763 119,000 119,000 119,000    (261,570)3,299 204.6204.616.9816.9816.50(31.02)(36.26)
1995552,045 107,499 107,499 107,499 240,240   240,240 3,355 435.2194.730.3216.3014.9530.32 33.42
1996539,433 112,990 112,990 112,993 237,830  237,870 237,830 3,330 440.9441.030.6030.6033.0530.60 33.05
1997524,840 112,310 112,310 112,314    (236,550)2,996 214.0214.017.6317.6315.41(31.07)(32.46)
1998521,661 110,295 110,295 110,308    (235,280)3,053 211.4211.517.4517.4514.94(31.08)(31.87)
1999518,50882,32582,57982,610237,510 237,220237,5102,927458.1457.531.4231.3931.7931.4231.83
2000531,95975,20975,20975,244236,060 235,670236,0603,046443.8443.030.7430.7031.0830.7431.13
2001527,75984,38184,38184,424   (242,360)2,952159.9160.013.7813.7911.03(31.47)(31.67)
2002529,35790,04090,04090,108   (238,370)2,870170.1170.214.5414.5511.71(31.05)(30.98)
2003540,99790,95390,95391,001   (223,310)2,862168.1168.214.3914.4011.76(29.22)(28.85)
2004544,84390,94690,94690,997208,180 207,800208,1802,819382.1381.427.6527.6126.7227.6526.77
2005548,88294,60294,60294,668208,430 206,260208,4303,051379.7375.827.5227.3126.4927.5226.77
2006562,43180,64780,64780,684  213,550(222,400)2,974143.4379.712.5427.5227.38(28.34)(28.52)
2007566,38880,06980,06980,106223,180 220,840223,1802,911394.0389.928.2728.0528.3028.2728.60
2008551,59285,84385,84385,880214,190 211,930214,1902,831388.3384.227.9727.7627.0727.9727.36
2009527,02088,46688,46688,654  200,720(205,400)2,615167.9380.914.3727.5825.56(28.04)(26.16)
2010510,19893,54293,54293,881191,550 189,110191,5502,576375.4370.727.3027.0423.9727.3024.28
2011502,11895,10195,10195,467181,730(177,000)177,360181,7302,469361.9353.226.5726.1022.3526.5722.99
2012503,58495,27995,27995,614   (171,700)2,485189.2189.915.9115.9611.98(25.43)(21.62)
2013503,73893,25393,25393,594164,190(163,000)163,550164,1902,557325.9324.724.5824.5120.3824.5820.59
2014502,879137,490137,490137,736157,350(156,000)156,690157,3502,635312.9311.623.8323.7619.4323.8319.66
2015491,748138,171138,171138,495   (148,400)2,465281.0281.621.9321.9717.13(23.18)(18.50)
2016488,827125,193125,193125,503140,700(139,000)139,320140,7002,510287.8285.022.3522.1817.2022.3517.51
2017471,658122,179122,179122,552132,680(131,000)131,210132,6802,401281.3278.221.9521.7616.1921.9516.50
2018454,920113,275113,275113,622   (141,700) 249.0249.819.9419.9814.01(23.75)(17.61)
2019446,479107,495107,495107,839149,830147,930148,110149,830 335.6331.725.1324.9118.3025.1318.66
2020420,259100,721100,721101,119152,950151,790152,070152,950 363.9361.826.6826.5718.7726.6819.03
2021420,031(38,700) 354   (155,000)      (27.0)(19.4)
2022419,104  360   (156,400)      (27.2)(19.7)
2023400,108  42(180,070)(174,010)(174,460)178,290 445.6436.030.8230.3621.77(30.8)22.4
2024401,515   (183,720)(180,220)(180,330)(181,000) 450.8449.131.0730.99   
2025    (92,500)           
yearlive births abortions, reported
(CDC/state)
abortions
(AGI)
abortions, mergedfetal
deaths
abortion ratioabortion % abortion
rate,
residents
abortion %, mergedabortion rate, merged
total in stateresidents, in state only residents, in and out of statetotal in state residents, in state onlyresidents, in and out of state all in state all in stateresidents, in/out of stateall in state residents, in/out of stateall in state

Notes:

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