In Portugal, there were 17,124 voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in 2023, the highest figure recorded during the observed period. The highest increase occurred in 2022, when the number of abortions rose by more than 4,300 compared to the previous year.
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Number of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in Portugal from 2018 to 2023
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Direção-Geral da Saúde. (December 1, 2024). Number of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in Portugal from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1612161/portugal-number-of-abortions/
Direção-Geral da Saúde. "Number of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in Portugal from 2018 to 2023." Chart. December 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1612161/portugal-number-of-abortions/
Direção-Geral da Saúde. (2024). Number of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in Portugal from 2018 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1612161/portugal-number-of-abortions/
Direção-Geral da Saúde. "Number of Voluntary Interruptions of Pregnancy in Portugal from 2018 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1612161/portugal-number-of-abortions/
Direção-Geral da Saúde, Number of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in Portugal from 2018 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1612161/portugal-number-of-abortions/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Number of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in Portugal from 2018 to 2023 [Graph], Direção-Geral da Saúde, December 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1612161/portugal-number-of-abortions/