Statistics Norway

Adoptions

5   Adoptions, by the child's previous citizenship. Both sexes. 1997-2004
  1997 19981 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Both sexes                
Total  814 1 093  802  792  908  989  870  791
Norway  272  290  263  133  187  187  206  124
                 
Europa, total 85 99 58 64 56 47 46 36
Of which                
Poland 1 - 5 4 4 11 6 4
Russia 26 30 21 22 22 10 23 12
Hungary 17 20 10 23 19 18 9 10
                 
Africa, total 52 46 40 61 50 44 42 53
Of which                
Ethiopia 50 39 37 59 46 40 40 47
                 
Asia, total  240  444  311  375  447  528  420  466
Of which                
Philippines 11 34 11 27 31 40 17 33
India 23 44 54 49 40 37 28 27
China 97  178  103  138  208  314  280  269
South Korea 84  157  107  136  125  106 69 93
Thailand 9 13 19 17 34 19 16 31
                 
South and Central America, total  147  194  112  141  158  175  156  112
Of which                
Guatemala 4 10 9 9 5 7 5 1
Brazil 30 35 15 16 16 24 27 11
Chile 6 11 8 9 13 12 10 4
Colombia 97  138 80  106  118  129  103 86
Ecuador 10 - - 1 6 3 5 1
1  Including a large backlog of adoption reports.

Explanation of symbols