Statistics Norway

Adoptions

3   Adoptions, by the relationship of the adoptive parents to the child before adoption, sex and age. 2004
  All ages -1 year 1-2 years 3-11 years 12- years
Adoptions, total  791  297  295  106 93
Adoptions of stepchildren  101 - 1 20 80
Other adoptions  690  297  294 86 13
Norwegian citizens  124 3 6 34 81
Adoptions of stepchildren 86 - - 17 69
Other adoptions 38 3 6 17 12
Foreign citizens  667  294  289 72 12
Adoptions of stepchildren 15 - 1 3 11
Other adoptions  652  294  288 69 1
           
Boys adopted, total  298 64  133 63 38
Adoptions of stepchildren 42 - - 11 31
Other adoptions  256 64  133 52 7
Norwegian citizens 55 1 4 18 32
Adoptions of stepchildren 34 - - 9 25
Other adoptions 21 1 4 9 7
Foreign citizens  243 63  129 45 6
Adoptions of stepchildren 8 - - 2 6
Other adoptions  235 63  129 43 -
           
Girls adopted, total  493  233  162 43 55
Adoptions of stepchildren 59 - 1 9 49
Other adoptions  434  233  161 34 6
Norwegian citizens 69 2 2 16 49
Adoptions of stepchildren 52 - - 8 44
Other adoptions 17 2 2 8 5
Foreign citizens  424  231  160 27 6
Adoptions of stepchildren 7 - 1 1 5
Other adoptions  417  231  159 26 1

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