Legal abortions performed in England and Wales 2021, by age
This statistic displays the number of abortions which were legally performed in England and Wales in 2021, by age group. In that year, approximately 54.8 thousand of the legal abortions carried out in England and Wales were performed on women between the ages of 20 and 24 years. This age group accounted for the largest number of legal abortions performed in England and Wales. Furthermore, approximately 6.2 thousand of the legal abortions carried out in England and Wales were performed on women under the age of 18.