Adoptions

3   Adoptions, by the child's sex, age and previous citizenship. 2000
Previous citizenship Both sexes Boys Girls
Total Total Under 1 year 1-2 3-11 12- years Total Under 1 year 1-2 3-11 12- years
Total 792 368 74 166 88 40 424 69 222 82 51
                       
Norway 133 62 - 3 20 39 71 1 4 19 47
                       
Abroad 659 306 74 163 68 1 353 68 218 63 4
                       
Europe, total 64 35 1 10 23 1 29 1 11 13 4
Denmark 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Yugoslavia 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 -
Croatia 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - -
Latvia 2 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - -
Poland 4 1 - 1 - - 3 - 2 1 -
Romania 3 2 - 1 1 - 1 - - 1 -
Russia 22 13 - 6 7 - 9 - 3 6 -
United Kingdom 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - -
Turkey 5 1 - - 1 - 4 - - - 4
Ukraine 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
Hungary 23 15 1 1 13 - 8 1 3 4 -
                       
Africa, total 61 43 4 32 7 - 18 1 13 4 -
Ethiopia 59 43 4 32 7 - 16 1 13 2 -
Cameroon 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 -
Madagascar 1 - - - - - 1 - - 1 -
                       
Asia, total 375 140 44 80 16 - 235 48 164 23 -
Philippines 27 20 1 11 8 - 7 - 1 6 -
India 49 18 1 15 2 - 31 2 22 7 -
China 138 7 - 6 1 - 131 15 110 6 -
Nepal 5 1 - 1 - - 4 1 1 2 -
Sri Lanka 3 3 1 2 - - - - - - -
South Korea 136 80 41 39 - - 56 30 26 - -
Thailand 17 11 - 6 5 - 6 - 4 2 -
                       
North and Central America, total 11 4 - 1 3 - 7 1 3 3 -
Guatemala 9 2 - 1 1 - 7 1 3 3 -
Mexico 2 2 - - 2 - - - - - -
                       
South America, total 148 84 25 40 19 - 64 17 27 20 -
Bolivia 6 3 - 3 - - 3 - 2 1 -
Brazil 16 10 - 4 6 - 6 - - 6 -
Chile 9 5 1 1 3 - 4 - 2 2 -
Colombia 106 58 23 27 8 - 48 17 23 8 -
Equador 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - -
Peru 9 6 1 4 1 - 3 - - 3 -
Uruguay 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
                       
Unknown - - - - - - - - - - -

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