Some 29,358 abortions were for those who were married or in a civil partnership, while 96,564 were to women who were not married but had a partner, the figures show.
Overall in 2015, almost 70 per cent of those ending a pregnancy were stated as being married or with a partner, compared with 48 per cent 10 years earlier.
Ann Furedi, chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, said: “Ultimately unplanned pregnancy is a fact of life. Contraception fails and sometimes we fail to use it properly.
“It remains extremely important that women of all reproductive ages have access to high quality contraceptive services that meet their needs at every life stage.”
