Countries Data : G - L
Countries Data : G - L
Figures updated in 2007
Gabon
Capital City : Libreville
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 1428.9 | 2278.8 | 1.6 | 39 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 99 | 2005-2010 | 0.8 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life. The abortion law does not expressly allow abortions to be performed to save the life of the woman, but general principles of criminal legislation allow abortions to be performed for this reason on the ground
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Gambia
Capital City : Banjul
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 1594 | 3106.2 | 2.3 | 39.7 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 98 | 2005-2010 | 1.0 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, and to preserve mental health. The laws here allow abortions to be performed to save the life of the woman and are governed by general principles of criminal legislation which al
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Georgia
Capital City : Tbilisi
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 4395.8 | 2984.6 |
0.7 |
17.8 |
18.1 |
1.4 |
2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 91 | 2005-2010 | -1.3 | 19.1 | 2005 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic and social reasons and on request.
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Germany
Capital City : Berlin
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 82728.6 | 78764.5 |
0 | 13.9 | 25.3 | 1.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 96 | 2005-2010 | -0.2 | 7.8 | 2004 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic or social reasons and on request. The abortion law in this country requires a woman seeking
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Ghana
Capital City : Accra
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 22994.7 | 40572.7 |
1.9 | 38.2 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 99 | 2005-2010 | 0.8 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, and foetal impairment.
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Greece
Capital City : Athens
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 11159.6 | 10741.5 |
0.2 | 14.1 |
23.4 |
1.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 97 | 2005-2010 | -0.2 | 5 | 1999 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic or social reasons and on request. In 1986, Greece passed a law legalising abortion during
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Guadeloupe
Capital City : Basse-Terre
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 454.6 | 474.1 |
0.6 | 24.1 | 14.5 | 2 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 93 | 2005-2010 | -0.4 |
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Guam
Capital City : Hagatna
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 174.9 | 253.5 |
1.4 | 29.6 |
9.4 |
2.7 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 109 | 2005-2010 | 0.4 |
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Guatemala
Capital City : Guatemala
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 13230.4 | 25612 |
2.4 |
42.6 |
6.3 |
4.2 |
2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 102 | 2005-2010 | 0.8 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life.
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Guinea
Capital City : Conakry
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 9808 | 22986.8 |
2.2 | 43.4 |
5.7 | 5.5 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 101 | 2005-2010 | 1.5 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, and to preserve mental health.
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Guinea-Bissau
Capital City : Bissau
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 1681.6 | 5312 | 2.9 | 47.8 |
4.6 |
7.1 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 97 | 2005-2010 | 2.1 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life.The abortion law does not expressly allow abortions to be performed to save the life of the woman, but general principles of criminal legislation allow abortions to be performed for this reason on the grounds
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Guyana
Capital City : Georgetown
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 752.3 | 488.4 | 0 | 28.7 |
7.7 |
2.1 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 94 | 2005-2010 | -2.3 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, for economic or social reasons, and on request.
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Haiti
Capital City : Port-au-Prince
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 8773.1 | 12996 | 1.4 | 36.9 |
6.1 |
0.6 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 97 | 2005-2010 | 0.5 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life. The abortion law in this country does not expressly allow abortions to be performed to save the life of the woman, but general principles of criminal legislation allow abortions to be performed for this reason
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Honduras
Capital City : Tegucigalpa
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 7520.7 | 12776 | 2.1 | 38.1 | 5.7 |
3.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 102 | 2005-2010 | 0.6 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman's life. The Honduras Penal Code makes no exceptions to the general prohibition on the performance of abortions; the Code of Medical Ethics, however, allows abortions to be performed on grounds of physical health, me
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Hungary
Capital City : Budapest
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 10044.6 | 8262.3 | 0.2 | 21.3 |
1.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 91 | 2005-2010 | -0.6 | 23.4 | 2005 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman's life, preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic or social reasons and on request. Hungary’s abortion laws became more liberal with new rules introduced at the beginning
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Iceland
Capital City : Reykjavik
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 299.7 | 370.1 | 0.8 | 21.4 | 16.4 |
1.9 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 101 | 2005-2010 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 2004 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment and economic or social reasons.
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India
Capital City : New Delhi
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 1135613.8 | 1592704 | 1.4 | 31.2 | 8.1 |
2.8 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 106 | 2005-2010 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2001 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment and economic and social reasons. Legal abortion was introduced in 1971, when concern about burgeoning
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Indonesia
Capital City : Jakarta
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 228121.3 | 284639.6 | 1.1 | 27.7 | 8.5 |
2.2 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 100 | 2005-2010 | 0.1 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman's life. An aggressive national family planning program was launched in the early 1970’s, and incidents of coercive birth control practices have been reported. Aborti
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Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Capital City : Tehran
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 71220.3 | 101944.5 | 1.3 | 26.8 | 6.6 |
2 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 103 | 2005-2010 | 0.3 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman's life. The abortion law in this country does not expressly allow abortion to be performed to save the life of the mother, but general principles of criminal legislation allow abortions to be performed for this reas
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Iraq
Capital City : Baghdad
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 30290.5 | 63962.6 | 2.4 | 40.2 | 4.5 |
4.2 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 103 | 2005-2010 | 1.1 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life.
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Ireland
Capital City : Dublin
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 4266.6 | 5762.1 | 1.3 | 20.1 | 15.5 |
1.9 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 99 | 2005-2010 | 0.3 |
Abortion was illegal in Ireland under the 1861 Offences Against the Persons Act. In 1983, abortion also became unconstitutional as a result of a referendum on abortion. In 1987, an anti-abortion group took two counselling centres to court to stop them from helping women obtain abortions in England. The Irish Supreme Court ruled against the centres, saying that they assisted in the destruction of a child.
The abortion debate in Ireland came to a head in 1992 when a 14-year-old rape victim was prevented by the courts from leaving the country to obtain an abortion. The Supreme Court overturned the judgement deciding that although the Irish law prohibits abortion without exception, the girl was allowed to have the abortion in the UK.
As a result of this case, a three-part referendum on abortion rights was held in November of 1992 and constitutional amendments allowing access to abortion information and the right to travel abroad for the procedure were passed. A third amendment on the substantive issue of abortion was defeated.
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Israel
Capital City : Jerusalem
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 6967.4 | 10403.3 | 1.7 | 27.6 | 13.7 |
2.7 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 98 | 2005-2010 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 2005 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest and foetal impairment.
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Italy
Capital City : Rome
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 58173.4 | 50911.9 | 0 | 13.9 | 26.4 |
1.4 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 94 | 2005-2010 | -0.5 | 10.6 | 2004 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic or social reasons and on request. The abortion law in this country requires a woman seeking
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Jamaica
Capital City : Kingston
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 2672.5 | 2585.8 | 0.4 | 30.2 | 10.3 |
2.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 97 | 2005-2010 | -0.6 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, and to preserve mental health. The abortion law expressly allows abortions to be performed to save the life of the woman, but is governed by general principles of criminal legis
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Japan
Capital City : Tokyo
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 128325.5 | 112197.6 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 27.9 |
1.4 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 94 | 2005-2010 | -0.5 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, in the case of rape or incest and for economic or social reasons. While Japan’s abortion law allows abortions to be performed on the specific ground of physical health, it conta
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Jordan
Capital City : Amman
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 5966.5 | 10225.5 | 2.1 | 36.3 | 5.3 |
3.1 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 109 | 2005-2010 | 0.6 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health and to preserve mental health, and foetal impairment.
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Kazakhstan
Capital City : Astana
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 14802.5 | 13085.8 | 0 | 22.1 | 11.1 |
1.9 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 92 | 2005-2010 | -0.7 | 35 | 2004 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic and social reasons and on request.
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Kenya
Capital City : Nairobi
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 36012.3 | 83073.3 | 2.6 | 42.8 | 4.1 |
5 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 98 | 2005-2010 | 1.3 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health and to preserve mental health. The abortion law expressly allows abortions to be performed to save the life of the woman, but is governed by general principles of criminal legisla
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Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of)
Capital City : Pyongyang
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 22670.2 | 24192/1 | 0.4 | 24 | 11.8 |
1.9 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 100 | 2005-2010 | -0.1 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic or social reasons and on request.
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Kuwait
Capital City : Kuwait
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 2839.3 | 5279.2 | 1.4 | 24.1 | 3.4 |
2.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 151 | 2005-2010 | -0.8 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health and foetal impairment.
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Kyrgystan
Capital City : Bishkek
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 5385.9 | 6663.8 | 1.1 | 30.3 | 7.5 |
2.5 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 96 | 2005-2010 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 2004 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic and social reasons and on request.
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Laos (People Democratic Republic of)
Capital City : Vientiane
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 6192.6 | 11586.2 | 2.2 | 40.1 | 5.3 |
4.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 100 | 2005-2010 | 0.8 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life and to preserve physical health.
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Lativa
Capital City : Riga
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 2283.6 | 1677.7 | -0.5 | 13.9 | 22.8 |
1.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 85 | 2005-2010 | -0.9 | 27.3 | 2004 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic or social reasons and on request.
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Lebanon
Capital City : Beirut
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 3653.4 | 4701.8 | 1.1 | 27.7 | 10.3 |
2.2 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 96 | 2005-2010 | 0.1 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life.
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Lesotho
Capital City : Maseru
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 1785.3 | 1600.9 | -0.3 | 37.9 | 7.6 |
3.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 87 | 2005-2010 | -0.1 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life.
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Liberia
Capital City : Monrovia
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 3452.3 | 10652.9 | 2.9 | 47.3 | 3.6 |
6.8 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 100 | 2005-2010 | 2.1 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest and foetal impairment.
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Libya
Capital City : Tripoli
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 6084.9 | 9552.8 | 1.9 | 29.7 | 6.9 |
2.7 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 107 | 2005-2010 | 0.5 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life.
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Liechtenstein
Capital City : Vaduz
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 2005-2010 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman's life, to preserve physical health and to preserve mental health.
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Lithuania
Capital City : Vilnius
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 3403 | 2564.6 | -0.4 | 15.5 | 20.9 |
1.3 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 87 | 2005-2010 | -0.9 | 13.9 |
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Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment, economic or social reasons and on request.
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Luxembourg
Capital City : Luxembourg
| Population | Projected (2050) | Growth | Under 14 | Over 60 |
Fertility Rate | Fertility Date |
| 476.7 | 721.4 | 1.2 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
1.7 | 2005-2010 |
| Ratio MF | Growth Date |
Projected Growth 2045-2050 | Abortion Rate | Abortion Date |
| 97 | 2005-2010 | 0.7 |
Abortion is permitted to save the woman’s life, to preserve physical health, to preserve mental health, in the case of rape or incest, foetal impairment and economic or social reasons.
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