Statistics Norway

Adoptions

3   Adoptions, by the relationship of the adoptive parents to the child before adoption, and by the child's previous citizenship, sex and age. 2003
  All ages -1 year 1-2 years 3-11 years 12- years
Adoptions, total  870  255  339  127  149
Adoptions of stepchildren  158 - 3 35  120
Other adoptions  712  255  336 92 29
Norwegian citizens  206 3 11 53  139
Adoptions of stepchildren  150 - 3 35  112
Other adoptions 56 3 8 18 27
Foreign citizens  664  252  328 74 10
Adoptions of stepchildren 8 - - - 8
Other adoptions  656  252  328 74 2
           
Boys adopted, total  307 64  126 66 51
Adoptions of stepchildren 57 - 2 16 39
Other adoptions  250 64  124 50 12
Norwegian citizens 83 2 8 24 49
Adoptions of stepchildren 55 - 2 16 37
Other adoptions 28 2 6 8 12
Foreign citizens  224 62  118 42 2
Adoptions of stepchildren 2 - - - 2
Other adoptions  222 62  118 42 -
           
Girls adopted, total  563  191  213 61 98
Adoptions of stepchildren  101 - 1 19 81
Other adoptions  462  191  212 42 17
Norwegian citizens  123 1 3 29 90
Adoptions of stepchildren 95 - 1 19 75
Other adoptions 28 1 2 10 15
Foreign citizens  440  190  210 32 8
Adoptions of stepchildren 6 - - - 6
Other adoptions  434  190  210 32 2

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