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Abortions in the Netherlands rose slightly in 2025
Health providers in the Netherlands carried out nearly 40,000 abortions in 2025.
That was a 1.25% increase from 2024.
The figures come from the annual report of the Dutch Health and Youth Care Inspectorate.
The report does not explain why the number rose.
The increase was small, but the total shows how many pregnancy terminations providers carried out in the country that year.
No further action or explanation is stated.
There were 39,931 abortions in the Netherlands in 2025, up 493 from 2024.
The increase was 1.25 percent, according to annual figures from the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate.
Most abortions were among women aged 25 to 34, with 18,573 cases.
The inspectorate said it could not explain the increase.
About 80 percent of abortions took place in the first eight weeks of pregnancy.
- Who
- Women who had abortions in the Netherlands; care providers carried out the procedures.
- What
- The number of abortions rose to 39,931 in 2025, an increase of 1.25 percent from 2024.
- When
- In 2025; the figures were published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Netherlands.
- Why
- The inspectorate said the reason for the increase was unclear.
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There were 39,438 abortions in the Netherlands.
The number rose to 39,931, an increase of 493 from the previous year.
The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate's annual figures were reported.
- Total in 2025
- 39,931 abortions
- Total in 2024
- 39,438 abortions
- Year-on-year increase
- 493 abortions; 1.25 percent
- Largest age group
- Women aged 25 to 34; 18,573 abortions
- Timing in pregnancy
- 80 percent took place in the first eight weeks
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