AICAN - International Adoption Statistics

International Adoption Statistics

Ranking	Country		Period	Population ¹⁾	No. of Adoptions	Adoption Rate ²⁾	Number of Countries ³⁾
Ranking	Country		Period	Population ¹⁾	No. of Adoptions	Adoption Rate ²⁾	Last Few Years	Most Recently
1		Ireland	2010	4.2 million	291	6.92	50	33
2		Norway	2011	4.7 million	297	6.37	> 25	> 10
3		Spain	2011	40.5 million	2573	6.35	59	31
4		Denmark	2011	5.5 million	338	6.14	45	22
5		Sweden	2011	9.1 million	538	5.91	> 124	24
6		Iceland	2011	0.3 million	18	5.87	23	5
7		Canada	2010	33.5 million	1946	5.81	> 45	> 30
8		Italy	2012	58.1 million	3106	5.34	> 91	> 32
9		Switzerland	2008	7.6 million	383	5.04	> 11	> 10
10		France	2009	64.1 million	3019	4.71	> 95	75
11		Finland	2009	5.3 million	220	4.19	> 27	> 20
12		Netherlands	2009	16.7 million	682	4.08	> 36	30
13		USA	2011	307.2 million	9320	3.03	> 142	102
14		Germany	2008	82.3 million	1243	1.51	> 39	> 35
15		Israel	2012	7.2 million	93	1.29	> 12	> 3
16		Australia	2011 - 2012	21.3 million	149	0.70	> 77	> 8
17		United Kingdom	2008	61.1 million	225	0.37	> 73	> 33
More statistics: Hague Convention Statistics

¹⁾ Population is taken from The CIA World Factbook.
²⁾ Adoption Rate is calculated as Number of Adoptions per 100,000 inhabitants for a country.
³⁾ Number of Countries is the number of countries there has been adoptions from.

Australia

Adopted Children arriving to Australia
Settler Arrivals by Child for Adoption Visa

Country of Origin	2011 - 2012	2010 - 2011	2009 - 2010	2008 - 2009	2007 - 2008	2006 - 2007	2005 - 2006	2004 - 2005	2003 - 2004	2002 - 2003	2001 - 2002	Total
Afghanistan				2								2
Algeria											1	1
Azerbaijan									2			2
Bangladesh							1		1			2
Bhutan				1								1
Bolivia				1	2	1	2			1	2	9
Bosnia and Herzegovina					1				1			2
Brazil						1		1		1		3
Bulgaria					2						1	3
Burkina Faso						1				1		2
Burundi					1							1
Cambodia				11	14	5	4	1				35
Canada							2					2
China	24	51	32	72	88	122	127	133	114	49	41	853
Colombia			5	8	4	7	9	3	8	8	14	66
Croatia									1		1	2
Czech Republic										1		1
Ethiopia	18	40	33	47	35	38	56	31	72	53	46	469
Fiji				6	8	8	9	3	2	5	1	42
Ghana				1	1							2
Greece						1				1		2
Guatemala				1	4	2	1		1	1		10
Hong Kong			3	9	7	15	8	8	5	4	7	66
India	8	19	22	14	15	32	18	25	32	36	42	263
Indonesia				4	3	6	5	3		1	1	23
Iran					1							1
Ireland							1					1
Israel									2			2
Italy											1	1
Jamaica								1				1
Japan						1		1		1		3
Kenya					2		1		1			4
Korea, South	26	19	30	35	40	48	69	99	108	108	92	674
Kyrgyzstan					2							2
Laos				1	1	1				1		4
Lebanon							1					1
Lesotho						1						1
Lithuania				2	3	2		5				12
Macedonia						1						1
Malawi						1						1
Malaysia				7	7	6	4		2	3	2	31
Mauritius					1	1					1	3
Mexico							1				2	3
Moldova					1							1
Mongolia							1			1		2
Mozambique						1						1
Myanmar				1								1
Nepal				1							1	2
Nicaragua										1		1
Nigeria						1						1
Papua New Guinea				5	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	20
Peru					1							1
Philippines	29	37	49	48	51	45	41	40	54	42	25	461
Poland						2				1	1	4
Romania									5		3	8
Russian Federation						3	1		1	2		7
Samoa				1	2		2					5
Sierra Leone				2								2
Singapore				1	2	1	1	1	2		1	9
Slovakia							1					1
Solomon Islands				2		1	1	1				5
South Africa				3	2	8	3	1		1	1	19
Sri Lanka			3	4	11	7	3	2	2	5	2	39
Suriname										1		1
Taiwan	22	26	26	26	26	28	26	13	11	7	5	216
Tanzania						1						1
Thailand	16	13	16	19	22	19	28	28	26	41	29	257
Tonga					1	1		3	2		2	9
Turkey				1				1				2
Tuvalu								1				1
Uganda					2			2				4
United Kingdom					3	11	2					16
USA				9	3	1	4			1	3	21
Vanuatu				1	3		2		1			7
Vietnam				2	5	3	2				2	14
Zambia				1		1	1		1			4
Other	6	10	3	2								21
Total	149	215	222	351	379	437	441	410	459	379	332	3774

Source: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/cws/aa06-07/aa06-07.pdf
Note: In 2006 - 2007, there were 111 visas issued for children who were adopted through an overseas agency/authority and whose adoptive parents lived overseas for 12 months or more. These adoptions are included in the statistics on the AICAN website.

Canada

Adopted Children arriving to Canada

Country of Origin	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	Total
Albania					7				7
Armenia							10	12	22
Belarus							32	49	81
Brazil					7	6	¹⁾	¹⁾	13
Bulgaria	5				11	10	10	11	47
Cambodia					10	10	14	23	57
China	472	451	429	662	608	973	1001	1112	5708
Colombia	62	41	53	34	31	18	38	37	314
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	6								6
Congo, Republic of the						11	8	¹⁾	19
El Salvador						5	¹⁾	¹⁾	5
Ethiopia	63	170	183	134	61	31	34	14	690
Georgia							6	25	31
Ghana	5					15	12	11	43
Guyana					7	8	14	19	48
Haiti	172	141	148	88	123	115	159	150	1096
Hong Kong						8	¹⁾	¹⁾	8
India	55	59	54	45	36	41	37	70	397
Iran	5								5
Jamaica	18		22	20	19	22	23	43	167
Kazakhstan	48		48	37	10				143
Kenya	5								5
Korea, South	98	93	105	50	102	97	97	73	715
Lesotho	12								12
Liberia					16	10	¹⁾	¹⁾	26
Mali	7								7
Mexico	12				9				21
Moldova							6	7	13
Nigeria					7	6	¹⁾	¹⁾	13
Pakistan	27				19	17	7	9	79
Peru	5								5
Philippines	88	86	118	90	53	70	62	58	625
Poland							6	¹⁾	6
Russian Federation	102	121	90	96	95	88	106	92	790
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines						5	¹⁾	¹⁾	5
South Africa	13				9		8	¹⁾	30
Swaziland	5								5
Taiwan	16				12	30	15	26	99
Thailand	23		18	14	21	21	40	38	175
Uganda	10								10
Ukraine	46		62	45	23	39	16	23	254
United Kingdom	18								18
USA	148	253	189	94	96	102	79	74	1035
Vietnam	139	159	105	82	34				519
Other	261	548	284	327	109	113	115	204	1961
Total	1946	2122	1908	1818	1535	1871	1955	2180	15335

Source: Conseil d'adoption du Canada
Adoption Council of Canada
http://www.adoption.ca/AboutAdoption.html
http://www.adoption.ca/AboutAdoption_Statistics.html
http://www.adoption.ca/2008%20International%20Adoption%20Stats.htm
¹⁾ The number of adopted children is small and for privacy reasons is neither shown and nor included in the total.

Denmark

Adopted Children arriving to Denmark

Country of Origin	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	Total
Belarus								15	19	25	13	14	86
Bolivia	9	11	6	13	13	22	30	20	14	23	17	22	200
Brazil												1	1
Bulgaria		1	1	1			4	3	11	22	15	22	80
Burkina Faso	11	9	3	3	1				4		2		33
China	40	65	89	69	139	157	207	164	177	145	134	129	1515
Colombia	24	35	32	32	26	37	37	38	59	81	88	114	603
Croatia			2										2
Czech Republic	7	4	7	8	9	10	13	18	16	19	20	15	146
Ecuador								3	7	7	8	6	31
Estonia											1		1
Ethiopia	80	117	125	92	39	38	30	41	40	20	22	23	667
Guatemala			1		1	1	4	2	1	1	3	2	16
Haiti								2	1	1		7	11
Hungary									2	3	9	14	28
India	7	10	24	16	37	30	65	100	65	93	115	169	731
Iran		1											1
Kenya	2	1	1										4
Korea, South	16	21	24	25	19	40	46	53	56	46	69	70	485
Latvia											1		1
Lithuania	3	2				1				1		1	8
Madagascar			2										2
Mali	1	2	3	1									7
Mexico												2	2
Mozambique					2								2
Namibia							1						1
Nepal	9	8		2	3			1	1	4	3	2	33
Nicaragua	1										1		2
Nigeria	17	8	15	6	2								48
Peru	2	6	3	5	3	3	1	3	2	5	5	6	44
Philippines	2	2	3		6	2	7	5	5	9	5	7	53
Poland					2		4	1	1	2	8	5	23
Romania											6	11	17
Russian Federation												2	2
Senegal	1	1	1										3
Sierra Leone		1											1
Slovakia											2	1	3
South Africa	49	52	78	48	42	43	46	26	13	8			405
Sri Lanka	9	9	5	6	3	2	2	2					38
Taiwan	3	6	3										12
Thailand	22	13	22	28	31	16	16	17	10	19	22	24	240
Uganda				1									1
USA						1		1					2
Uzbekistan							1						1
Vietnam	23	34	47	39	51	44	72	13	19	75	62	47	526
Total	338	419	497	395	429	447	586	528	523	609	631	716	6118

Source: Adoption & Samfund
http://www.adoption.dk/
http://statistik.adoption.dk/
http://statistik.adoption.dk/Udland_paa_lande_5aar.htm

Finland

Statistical data on children arriving in Finland (Adoption)

Country of Origin	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	Total
Bangladesh	1									1
Cambodia	2	1	3							6
China	37	19	45	49	140	133	62	64	64	613
Colombia	11	16	13	18	20	22	37	37	43	217
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	1	1								2
Estonia	7	3	4	2	3	4	2	6	9	40
Ethiopia	17	12	15	15	5	7	6	11	4	92
France		1								1
Ghana			2							2
Guatemala	2									2
India	6	4	5	4	15	8	6	1	6	55
Iraq		2								2
Malaysia	1		1							2
Namibia	1									1
Pakistan			1							1
Philippines	16	12	20	21	19	12	12	7		119
Poland		1			2	2	1	5	1	12
Romania	1								1	2
Russian Federation	41	39	24	50	35	41	26	53	49	358
Senegal			1							1
South Africa	43	35	25	22	27	24	23	17	5	221
Spain		1								1
Sweden	2	3	3							8
Thailand	28	41	40	37	42	36	64	45	36	369
Ukraine	1	1								2
Zambia	1									1
Other	1	1	3							5
Total	220	193	205	218	308	289	239	246	218	2136

Source: The Finnish Board of Inter-Country Adoption Affairs
http://www.stm.fi
http://pxweb2.stat.fi/database/StatFin/vrm/adopt/adopt_en.asp
http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=010_adopt_tau_101_en&ti=Adoptions+by+country+of+birth,+age+of+children+and+type+of+adoption+1987+-+2009&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/adopt/&lang=1&multilang=en

France

Adopted Children arriving to France

Country of Origin	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	Total
Albania	3					2	5
Argentina						1	1
Armenia	15					16	31
Azerbaijan	1						1
Belarus						2	2
Benin	14					5	19
Bhutan						2	2
Bolivia	11				26	32	69
Brazil	63		66	95	98	92	414
Bulgaria	9					48	57
Burkina Faso	25		66	89	62	85	327
Burundi	1						1
Cambodia	19					6	25
Cameroon	79				36	44	159
Cape Verde	8					1	9
Central African Republic	7					4	11
Chad	5					3	8
Chile	10					15	25
China	102	144	176	314	458	491	1685
Colombia	241	305	375	321	293	314	1849
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	42					1	43
Congo, Republic of the	29				44	16	89
Croatia						1	1
Czech Republic	1					5	6
Djibouti	24				43	31	98
Dominica						6	6
Dominican Republic						1	1
El Salvador						2	2
Equatorial Guinea	1						1
Ethiopia	445	484	417	408	397	390	2541
Gabon	9					2	11
Georgia						2	2
Ghana	2					2	4
Guatemala						72	72
Guinea	5					13	18
Guinea-Bissau	2						2
Guyana	1						1
Haiti	651	731	403	571	475	507	3338
Honduras	1						1
Hong Kong						1	1
Hungary	4					7	11
India	18					13	31
Indonesia	2						2
Iran	2						2
Ivory Coast	68	67	54		27	25	241
Japan	1					1	2
Kazakhstan	30					8	38
Kenya						5	5
Korea, South	10				38	42	90
Kyrgyzstan						1	1
Laos	8					2	10
Latvia	44			79	73	105	301
Lebanon	3					3	6
Lithuania	9					28	37
Macedonia	1					1	2
Madagascar	26		62	117	245	292	742
Malaysia						1	1
Mali	117	72	135	109	85	79	597
Mauritius	14					16	30
Mexico	10					16	26
Moldova						2	2
Mongolia	3						3
Mozambique						1	1
Namibia	1						1
Nepal	3	58		61	38	32	192
Nicaragua	1						1
Niger	8					7	15
Nigeria	9					2	11
Pakistan	1						1
Panama						1	1
Peru	3					2	5
Philippines	3					16	19
Poland	24				39	36	99
Portugal	1					1	2
Romania						16	16
Russian Federation	288	315	402	397	357	445	2204
Rwanda	4					7	11
Senegal	7					6	13
Serbia and Montenegro	2					5	7
Slovakia						4	4
Sri Lanka	8					9	17
Syrian Arab Republic	1						1
Taiwan	2					2	4
Thailand	45		71	69	84	87	356
Togo	7				21	18	46
Tunisia	31				24	28	83
Turkey						2	2
Turkmenistan	2						2
Ukraine	59	112	99	88	94	126	578
United Kingdom	2						2
USA	1					1	2
Uzbekistan	1						1
Vietnam	308	284	268	742	790	363	2755
Zambia	1						1
Other		699	568	517	289		2073
Total	3019	3271	3162	3977	4136	4079	21644

Source: Mission de l'Adoption International
L'Agence Française d'Adoption
http://www.agence-adoption.fr/home/
http://www.agence-adoption.fr/home/spip.php?article3
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/pdf/stat_adoption_2007.pdf
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/pdf/STATS_ADOPTION_2008.pdf
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/actions-france_830/adoption-internationale_2605/statistiques_5424/statistiques-2008_70404.html

Germany

Adopted Children arriving to Germany

Country of Origin	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	Total
Afghanistan	11	7	13	13	10	54
Armenia	4	1	8	5	9	27
Austria		1	3	11	6	21
Bolivia		1	1	4	1	7
Bosnia and Herzegovina	9	24	17	21	37	108
Brazil	15	11	25	24	23	98
Bulgaria	16	17	21	25	27	106
Cambodia			1	2	2	5
Cameroon	7	4	4	11	8	34
Chile	5	9	8	1	5	28
Colombia	92	89	44	44	39	308
Croatia	4	9	8	21	23	65
Ethiopia	50	30	33	21	22	156
Greece	1	2	4	3	2	12
Guatemala	4	1	2	4	4	15
India	35	32	25	34	23	149
Israel	2			3	2	7
Italy	8	14	4	6	16	48
Korea, South	3			1		4
Mexico	4	5	4	2	4	19
Morocco	2	12	12	16	20	62
Pakistan	2	6	3	3	10	24
Paraguay	1				1	2
Peru	9	9	7	9	4	38
Philippines	15	22	21	27	35	120
Poland	51	53	69	53	100	326
Portugal		5	3		6	14
Romania	20	34	35	42	71	202
Russian Federation	247	327	256	257	255	1342
Serbia and Montenegro	19	25	23	43	31	141
Spain	3	2		4	3	12
Sri Lanka	12	12	8	13	19	64
Thailand	85	73	115	110	106	489
Tunisia	1	1	1	3		6
Turkey	40	45	42	39	59	225
Ukraine	56		98	109	102	365
USA	11	9	12	11	14	57
Vietnam	22	26	22	27	39	136
Other	377	408	436	431	499	2151
Total	1243	1326	1388	1453	1637	7047

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Desutschland
http://www.destatis.de/jetspeed/portal/cms/ (adoptionen YYYY)
https://www-ec.destatis.de/csp/shop/sfg/bpm.html.cms.cBroker.cls?cmspath=struktur,vollanzeige.csp&ID=1022579
https://www-ec.destatis.de/csp/shop/sfg/bpm.html.cms.cBroker.cls?cmspath=struktur,vollanzeige.csp&ID=1024271

Iceland

Adopted Children arriving to Iceland

Country of Origin	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	Total
Albania					1	1											2
Bulgaria													1				1
China	12	13	8	13	13	8	35	19	18	10							149
Colombia	1	1	2		1		1	1	2			3					12
Czech Republic	2		1														3
Estonia													1	1			2
Ethiopia							1										1
Guatemala																1	1
India	1	1	4			2	2	7	7	8	26	12	12	6	7	7	102
Kazakhstan														2			2
Malawi						1											1
Mexico													1				1
Morocco												1			1		2
Namibia							1										1
Philippines			1			1											2
Portugal														1			1
Romania											2	5	6	2	1	1	17
Russian Federation			1				1						1				3
Serbia and Montenegro															1		1
South Africa													1				1
Thailand		1			2	1				2	1	1				1	9
Togo					1												1
USA	2																2
Total	18	16	17	13	18	14	41	27	27	20	29	22	23	12	10	10	317

Source: Statistics Iceland
http://www.statice.is/
http://www.statice.is/?PageID=1177&src=/temp_en/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=MAN07502%26ti=Adoptions+by+type+of+adoption+and+place+of+birth+1990-2008++++++++++++%26path=../Database/mannfjoldi/Fjolskyldan/%26lang=1%26units=Number,%20%

Ireland

Adopted Children arriving to Ireland

Country of Origin	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	Total
Australia	10	8										18
Bahamas		1										1
Belarus				1		2	56	39	27	11	5	141
Belgium	2	1										3
Bosnia and Herzegovina							1					1
Brazil	3						1					4
Bulgaria									1	1	2	4
Cambodia	4											4
Canada	4	3										7
China	11	12	19	31	33	52	60	56	51	16	16	357
Colombia		1	1					1	1	3		7
Denmark	1											1
El Salvador	1	1										2
Ethiopia	81	22	26	17	14	13	16	7	2		4	202
Fiji	1											1
France		1										1
Germany	1	2										3
Guatemala					10	13	17	11	18	14	11	94
Guyana		1										1
Hong Kong	4	2										6
India	1				3	3	4	2	1		3	17
Jamaica	1											1
Kazakhstan	1	7	4	6	15	16	9	17	23	19	23	140
Kenya	2	1								1		4
Libya						1						1
Luxembourg	1	1										2
Malawi	2						1					3
Malaysia	1	3										4
Mexico	11	16	22	8	4	9	3	3	1	1	2	80
Moldova	2											2
New Zealand	3	2										5
Paraguay								2				2
Peru		1										1
Philippines	1				2	2	2	2	1		3	13
Poland		2										2
Romania			1		1		2	8	13	48	69	142
Russian Federation	80	100	117	160	143	131	189	139	107	45	65	1276
Slovakia		1										1
South Africa	4	4	1									9
Spain		1										1
Switzerland	1											1
Taiwan	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	3		12
Thailand	3	7	11	9	6	2	8	16	15	5	9	91
Uganda		1										1
Ukraine	2	2	9	8	11	27	12	14	12		2	99
United Kingdom	13	26										39
USA	27	24	4	5	2	2		1				65
Uzbekistan		1		1								2
Vietnam	10	137	182	130	68	92	16	39	81	10	9	774
Zimbabwe	1								1			2
Total	291	394	397	377	313	366	398	358	356	177	223	3650

Source: Hague Convention
The Adoption Authority of Ireland
http://www.adoptionboard.ie
http://www.adoptionboard.ie/booklets/
http://www.adoptionboard.ie/booklets/adoption_report_nov_25.pdf

Israel

Adopted Children arriving to Israel

Country of Origin	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	Total
Azerbaijan									2	10			12
Belarus									27	20			47
Georgia										16	23		39
Guatemala			78	6	23	31	21	17	11	4	4	16	211
India								1					1
Kazakhstan				1	1	1	1	2	7				13
Kyrgyzstan					1	6	8	4					19
Moldova					3	5		1	8	12			29
Romania									5	15	13	44	77
Russian Federation	1	20	34	85	89	109	106	73	95	82	42	27	763
Ukraine	1	95	2	35	38	68	40	93	71	94	67	161	765
Other	91									3	16	21	131
Total	93	115	114	127	155	220	176	191	226	256	165	269	2107

Source: Peter Selman, Newcastle University
Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services - State of Israel http://www.molsa.gov.il/ (adoption)

Italy

Adopted Children arriving to Italy

Country of Origin	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	Total
Albania			5	4	9	5	3	8	8	5	8	9	64
Armenia	20	20	23	24	32	24	12						155
Azerbaijan									1				1
Belarus	46	146	99	26	4	12	34		226	254	185	147	1179
Benin		9	8	5	3		2				1	1	29
Bolivia	23	30	24	32	43	55	65	79	95	80	19	4	549
Bosnia and Herzegovina			1	2	1	2							6
Brazil	270	304	318	329	371	326	290	221	217	228	131	133	3138
Brunei Darussalam				1									1
Bulgaria	110	115	128	129	74	32	28	37	112	265	219	150	1399
Burkina Faso	52	30	26	20	23	25	15	13	5	3	2		214
Burundi	12	5	4	7									28
Cambodia		42	85	50	188	163	147	76	43	29	14		837
Cameroon		6							1				7
Cape Verde					2			2		1			5
Central African Republic								1					1
Chad				3	1	2							6
Chile	80	73	56	45	32	60	53	58	43	44	40	32	616
China	171	142	116	23									452
Colombia	310	554	592	444	434	380	289	245	330	273	205	162	4218
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	138	123	75	64	24	17	10						451
Congo, Republic of the				3	2			5	2	2		1	15
Costa Rica	13		9	19	14	24	15	1		2	2		99
Croatia			5	4	1	1		2	1	1	1		16
Czech Republic	10	10	11	9	11	5	5	9				2	72
Dominica								1					1
Dominican Republic			5			1	1						7
Ecuador		10	20	2	4	4	2	3	10	6	16	14	91
El Salvador			2	7	9	4	3	2	3	1			31
Eritrea			1		2			1	2	2		1	9
Ethiopia	233	296	274	346	338	256	227	211	191	47	112	79	2610
Gambia			2	4		3							9
Georgia											1	1	2
Ghana					1								1
Guatemala			3	10	9	14	14	13	16	8	20	8	115
Guinea-Bissau		6	11	7	2			1		1			28
Haiti						2	2	13	9	6	7		39
Honduras		5	3	1						1			10
Hungary	79	97	78	84	84	82	62	38	27	16	6	2	655
India	64	148	123	132	142	142	136	135	104	121	103	145	1495
Iran				1									1
Israel						1		1			1	1	4
Ivory Coast				4	2	3	2	4	2	1	2	2	22
Jordan								1	1				2
Kazakhstan		16	28	25	25	12	11	8					125
Kenya		6	6	4	3		6	5	10	5			45
Korea, South		6	4	4	1								15
Kyrgyzstan					1	2							3
Latvia	22	38	32	55	15	37	36	14					249
Lebanon					1		1						2
Lithuania	47	91	67	71	78	77	69	38	34	28	5	2	607
Macedonia			4	5	2	3	17	15	1	1			48
Madagascar		7	8	1		2	5	9	8	6	4	3	53
Malawi			1								1		2
Mali	19	16	10	13	17	12	4	2					93
Mauritius					3			1					4
Mexico	15	16	18	11	8	19	17	9	5	6	7	3	134
Moldova		16	30	18	48	32	12	9	11	6		3	185
Mongolia			1	1	2	1							5
Morocco											1		1
Nepal		39	59	8	80	70	90	32	54	64	50	34	580
Netherlands				1									1
Nicaragua					1								1
Nigeria	11	5	5	4	11	7	3	2		2			50
Pakistan		7	8							1			16
Palestine									1				1
Panama					1								1
Peru	52	80	82	72	68	90	73	53	24	30	19	35	678
Philippines	24	26	30	35	30	26	20	15	17	5	2		230
Poland	145	181	193	261	241	200	228	196	195	148	154	62	2204
Portugal	14	7											21
Romania									118	70	40	174	402
Russian Federation	749	781	707	704	466	492	701	622	736	380	112	92	6542
Rwanda					1								1
Sao Tome and Principe									1				1
Senegal	10		4	6	6	3	4						33
Serbia and Montenegro				2	1	2	1		1	2			9
Slovakia	11	12	20	24	29	29	23	26	63	29			266
Sri Lanka		18	17	14	12	8	6	4	5	7	7	6	104
Sudan					1								1
Taiwan	10		3	3			1						17
Tanzania			1	1		1							3
Thailand			1	5	9	8	3	7	5	3	3	2	46
Togo		10	6	2		3							21
Tunisia			1	2	1	2	1		1				8
Uganda											2		2
Ukraine	225	297	426	540	640	374	201	461	655	523	634	451	5427
Uruguay								1					1
USA					1								1
Vietnam	41	142	251	231	313	263	238	138	6	59	90	36	1808
Other	80	34											114
Total	3106	4022	4130	3964	3978	3420	3188	2848	3400	2772	2226	1797	38851

Source: Commissione Adozioni
http://www.commissioneadozioni.it/
http://new.commissioneadozioni.it/media/28863/tavole%20del%20rapporto%20statistico%202008.pdf
http://new.commissioneadozioni.it/media/48288/dati&prosp%202_2008.pdf
http://www.nonprofitonline.it/static/allegati/adozioni_coppiebimbi_09.pdf

Netherlands

Adopted Children arriving to Netherlands

Country of Origin	2009	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	Total
Armenia	1													1
Bolivia	7													7
Brazil		15	31	34	37	40	69	50	55	61	67	71	84	614
Bulgaria	2													2
China	283	476	806	615	411	407	388	249	161	89	65	15	27	3992
Colombia	28	82	90	108	174	204	209	351	354	127	166	135	142	2170
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	10													10
Dominican Republic	2													2
Ecuador		1	1	3		4	8	7	7					31
Ethiopia	39	54	77	52	32	47	47	44	39	56	53	31	36	607
Ghana	4													4
Haiti	60													60
Hungary	2													2
India	9	34	41	51	44	41	72	56	54	40	33	70	58	603
Israel	2													2
Kenya	18													18
Korea, South		1	2	19	24	48	59	71	37	32	20	20	16	349
Lesotho	1													1
Malawi	1													1
Morocco	5													5
Nigeria	19													19
Pakistan	1													1
Peru		4	2	1	5	1	5	7	5	3	2		6	41
Philippines	17	18	20	20	17	26	26	16	25	10	22	10	11	238
Poland	28	27	32	25	21	30	19	52	33	34	35	28	41	405
Romania			1	1		2	4	39	51	27	27	7	7	166
Slovakia	9													9
South Africa	30	51	73	85	34	9	2		1	1		2		288
Sri Lanka	16	10	10	10	8	7	6	6	7	4	10	34	69	197
Suriname	8													8
Taiwan	30	25	48	88	47	37	32	24	50	38	87	109	50	665
Thailand	11	33	19	21	15	17	29	25	26	28	32	20	23	299
Uganda	2													2
USA	34													34
Zambia	3													3
Other		146	190	204	223	218	179	188	147	150	143	155	153	2096
Total	682	977	1443	1337	1092	1138	1154	1185	1052	700	762	707	723	12952

Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek
http://www.cbs.nl/
http://statline.cbs.nl/
Peter Selman, Newcastle University

Norway

Adopted Children arriving to Norway

Country of Origin	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	Total
Bolivia		1	1		6	3		2			1	6	20
Brazil		8	14		15	6	8	16	28	23	16	14	148
Bulgaria					2	2	3	1	4				12
Chile	17				4	7	4	7	10	12	13	9	83
China	66	88	106	84	156	176	299	308	298	310	216	126	2233
Colombia	70	71	42	48	84	91	72	120	111	133	117	105	1064
Ecuador								2	4	3	6		15
Estonia	24	34	43										101
Ethiopia				22	33	27	36	47	46	40	50	46	347
Guatemala									3	8	6	8	25
Hungary	10	9	11		13	9	9	13	12	17	18	19	140
India	17	12	12	15	16	21	16	26	33	29	48	41	286
Korea, South	28	47	49	45	44		79	87	81	106	125	128	819
Latvia										2	3	1	6
Mexico												2	2
Nepal					2	4	4	5	6	3	3	5	32
Peru		4	2		6	4	5	5	4	4	5	3	42
Philippines	17	10	6	14	13	11	11	22	28	16	38	25	211
Poland							1	4	5	7	4	4	25
Romania												1	1
Russian Federation					1	5	1	10	22	8	19	18	84
South Africa	15	22	28	21	16	68	14	5	2				191
Sri Lanka					2	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	23
Thailand		8	16		13	11	17	23	13	23	22	26	172
Other	33	29	16	49									127
Total	297	343	346	298	426	448	582	706	714	747	713	589	6209

Source: Barne-, ungdoms- og familieetaten (Bufetat)
http://www.bufetat.no/
Statistics Norway
http://www.ssb.no/adopsjon_en/

Spain

Adopted Children arriving to Spain

Country of Origin	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	Total
Armenia			2		1						3
Bolivia	24	12	17	35	42	21	89	92	126	76	534
Brazil	1		2	4	1	19	26	18	22	7	100
Bulgaria	3	8	24	20	11	11	21	57	202	181	538
Burkina Faso	2	8	3	7	4	1	3	2		3	33
Cambodia			1	1	1	1					4
Cameroon								1	1	3	5
Chile	3	3	4		7	11	15	20	14	18	95
China	677	584	573	619	1059	1759	2753	2389	1043	1427	12883
Colombia	148	197	160	189	174	260	240	256	285	271	2180
Congo, Democratic Republic of the			1	5	29	31	12		1	4	83
Congo, Republic of the					8						8
Costa Rica		2	1		3	1	6	10	15	11	49
Czech Republic			1	2							3
Dominica	2	6	5								13
Dominican Republic				9	19	9	20	24	33	29	143
Ecuador					2	5	4	2	6	10	29
El Salvador	6	1	5	14	23	19	16	22	31	19	156
Equatorial Guinea									1		1
Ethiopia	441	508	722	629	481	304	227	220	107	12	3651
Gambia	2		2	1							5
Ghana					2			3			5
Guatemala			6	4	8	6		3	8	28	63
Guinea-Bissau					3						3
Haiti			13	27	22	15	24	36	17	1	155
Honduras	2	1	1	3	3	5	21		14	16	66
Hungary	26	27	17	5	15	7	3	10	7	9	126
India	35	15	29	32	103	79	43	117	100	109	662
Iran									1		1
Israel		1						1	1		3
Ivory Coast	8	21	6	3	6	4	1	1		1	51
Jordan	43	131	148								322
Kazakhstan				149	130	70	43	24	2		418
Latvia								2			2
Lithuania	6	2	5	3	4						20
Madagascar	2	2	1	2	1	10	24	13	24	19	98
Mali	77	29	39				1		1	2	149
Mexico	7	10	24	14	39	35	33	17	50	58	287
Moldova	1		1	4	5	7	1	1			20
Morocco						20	6	21	20	7	74
Mozambique					5	1	3				9
Nepal	24	41		184	76	173	43	68	38	35	682
Nicaragua	12			1	2	2	1	1	4	3	26
Nigeria		8	5	2							15
Panama		2	7	4	8	41	3	3	4	4	76
Peru	20	24	17	27	21	41	66	50	50	42	358
Philippines	63	53	55	29	29	28	10	1			268
Poland	3	1	2	4		1		2			13
Romania							3	48	85	38	174
Russian Federation	712	801	868	899	955	1290	1262	1618	1157	809	10371
Senegal	5	1	5	7	4						22
Slovakia					1						1
South Africa		1			2	3	1	7	8		22
Sri Lanka	1	2	1		1						5
Thailand						1	5	1	1		8
Togo							1				1
Ukraine	39	69	168	218	338	181	394	349	462	358	2576
Venezuela										5	5
Vietnam	178	320	65						10		573
Total	2573	2891	3006	3156	3648	4472	5424	5510	3951	3615	38246

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica - Adopciones internacionales
http://www.ine.es
Peter Selman, Newcastle University
Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales
Adopciones por continentes y países de origen de los niños
Presidencia del Gobierno (Adopciones internacionales)
http://www.la-moncloa.es/
Adopci�n asturiana de adoptantes
http://www.asturadop.org/recursos/documentos/Estadistica_2004a2008.pdf

Sweden

Adopted Children arriving to Sweden from outside of the Nordic Group

Country of Origin	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	Total
Afghanistan			1	5	1	1	5	4		1	4	4	26
Albania					1	2	3	4				1	11
Algeria						1				2		1	4
Angola										2		1	3
Armenia				1									1
Australia						2					1		3
Austria										1			1
Azerbaijan						1	2		1				4
Bangladesh			3	1	1	2	2	1	1		1	2	14
Belarus			1		1			34	51	44	52	27	210
Bhutan											1		1
Bolivia	2	6	6	6	9	11	9	13	8	2	1	3	76
Bosnia and Herzegovina				2	2		2	2	3		1	4	16
Brazil			1	2		2	1	3		4	4	11	28
Bulgaria	19	11	9	1	2		3	7	17	21	23	30	143
Burundi			2	7	4	8	2	4		3			30
Cambodia			1		1								2
Cameroon				3		1							4
Canada										1			1
Cape Verde										1			1
Central African Republic						2							2
Chad									1				1
Chile			1	1			2			2	4		10
China	107	184	248	206	280	314	462	497	373	316	220	165	3372
Colombia	77	71	54	41	39	47	54	71	90	122	138	110	914
Congo, Democratic Republic of the			7	3	2	1							13
Congo, Republic of the			1				1	1	1	1	3		8
Croatia						2	2	3		1			8
Czech Republic	9	9	6	3	2	2	5	8		1		1	46
Ecuador	5	10	5					1	4	10	5	2	42
Egypt						1	1			1			3
El Salvador					1								1
Equatorial Guinea									1				1
Eritrea			7	2	1	1	2	3		2	3		21
Estonia	9	10	9	10	5	6	8	1	6	15	7	21	107
Ethiopia	24	29	37	42	39	32	37	26	21	18	17	15	337
France				1						2		2	5
Gambia				1	3	2					3		9
Georgia											1		1
Germany			20		2	2	1	2		3	3		33
Ghana			4	2				1			3	1	11
Greece								1		1	1		3
Guatemala						1						3	4
Guinea			1		1	1			2		1		6
Honduras								1				1	2
Hungary			2			2	1	1				1	7
India	23	33	37	51	56	38	44	46	37	60	75	71	571
Indonesia			2	1	1	1	2	1		1	2	3	14
Iran			1	3	18	5	7	3	4	3		2	46
Iraq			9	9	2	1	8	10	6	8	8	11	72
Israel				1			1		1			2	5
Italy				1	1								2
Ivory Coast						1	1			1			3
Jamaica						1		1					2
Japan							1	2		1	1	1	6
Jordan						1		1					2
Kazakhstan			1		2			2		1	1		7
Kenya	24	14	12		4	3	4		2	4		2	69
Korea, North			3										3
Korea, South	60	74	94	79	66	91	104	121	111	109	117	130	1156
Kyrgyzstan			1	6	10	5	1				1		24
Laos									1				1
Latvia			1	3	1	1		1	2	3	6	8	26
Lebanon						3	3					2	8
Lesotho	6	6	2										14
Liberia			1		1		1	1	2	2		1	9
Lithuania	11	15	12	6	10	6	6	8	2	4		1	81
Macedonia				2	1					1			4
Madagascar	2	1	3										6
Malawi			1	1			1						3
Malaysia				1				1		1			3
Mali			1										1
Mauritius			1										1
Mexico			1						1			3	5
Moldova								1					1
Mongolia			2	1									3
Morocco			1	2	1		3	1	1	1	2		12
Mozambique								1	1				2
Myanmar							1						1
Namibia				1			1						2
Nepal		8			1			1				1	11
Netherlands				1			1						2
New Zealand									1	1			2
Nicaragua								1			1		2
Niger			2										2
Nigeria	13	10	12	10			1		1	1			48
Pakistan			1			1		3	1	2	2	4	14
Palestine							1						1
Panama				1									1
Peru						2	1	1	1	1	4	2	12
Philippines	5			10	8	10	7	5	7	10	6	4	72
Poland	12	18	15	17	25	18	27	21	25	26	34	36	274
Romania					1	1			1	2	12	16	33
Russian Federation	26	20	21	8	4	46	34	53	66	71	54	72	475
Rwanda				1		1	2						4
Samoa					1							1	2
Saudi Arabia					2								2
Serbia and Montenegro	5	5	5	9	5	7	4	13	14	6	3	6	82
Sierra Leone			2			1	1		6	4	4	1	19
Slovakia	8	11	14	7	7	2	1	4		1			55
Somalia			40	59	25	21	19	13	14	4	14	5	214
South Africa	30	29	41	40	44	38	46	40	54	43	51	6	462
Spain			1							2	1		4
Sri Lanka	5	2	1	2	1	2	2	2		1	2	1	21
Sudan					1		2	1		1	1		6
Swaziland								1					1
Switzerland			2									1	3
Syrian Arab Republic			1					1	2				4
Taiwan	45	54	43	27	6	5	4	3	2	5	4	2	200
Tajikistan									1				1
Tanzania			1	1		2	2	1	2	3	6		18
Thailand	11	17	23	26	35	30	35	27	35	29	33	21	322
Tunisia			2							2	2		6
Turkey			3		3	2	2	2	1		5	1	19
Uganda			1	2	1	2	1		3	4			14
Ukraine			7	1	2	4	9	13	21	19	14	20	110
United Kingdom			1	4		1	1	2		4		1	14
USA			5	7	2	10	4	3	5	2	2	5	45
Uzbekistan							1						1
Vietnam		2	65	50	54	67	80	6	32	86	78	132	652
Yemen			1					1					2
Zambia				1	1	2	1	1					6
Zimbabwe											1		1
Other				1									1
Total	538	649	922	793	800	879	1083	1109	1046	1107	1044	981	10951

Switzerland

Adopted Children arriving to Switzerland

Country of Origin	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	Total
Bolivia	1	4	2	2	3		3	2	2	5	3		2	6	35
Brazil	15	7	18	15	22	32	36	36	51	55	76	68	68	114	613
Chile	1	2	1		1	1	3	7	9	22	9	14	20	11	101
Colombia	23	29	34	36	73	66	60	54	60	50	58	73	55	67	738
Haiti	4	12	10	8	7	9	8	6	9	18	16	17	14	14	152
India	16	37	36	25	51	80	42	61	68	56	48	77	100	67	764
Indonesia		3	2		3	1			1	4	2		2	1	19
Peru	8	5	10	6	2	4	4	1	2	7	7	8	12	15	91
Sri Lanka	1	2	2	4	3	1	2	2	2	4	6	2	12	6	49
Thailand	45	53	60	63	82	64	41	47	26	36	33	37	23	24	634
Other	269	250	280	293	411	464	359	327	380	366	429	437	434	340	5039
Total	383	404	455	452	658	722	558	543	610	623	687	733	742	665	8235

Source: Statistik Schweiz
Statistique suisse
http://www.bfs.admin.ch/
http://www.bj.admin.ch/
http://www.adopte.ch/

United Kingdom

Adopted Children arriving to United Kingdom

Country of Origin	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	Total
Albania			¹⁾					0
Algeria	¹⁾	¹⁾		¹⁾				1
Armenia			¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	0
Azerbaijan						¹⁾		0
Bangladesh		¹⁾	¹⁾					0
Belarus					¹⁾	¹⁾		0
Belize	¹⁾	¹⁾						1
Brazil	¹⁾				¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	1
Brunei Darussalam				¹⁾				0
Bulgaria		¹⁾	¹⁾		¹⁾	¹⁾	6	6
Cambodia					18	40	6	64
Canada	¹⁾	¹⁾		¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾		1
Chile						¹⁾	¹⁾	0
China	32	127	187	190	165	108	111	920
Colombia		¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾		¹⁾	0
Croatia		¹⁾	¹⁾					0
Ethiopia	9	7	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾			16
Gambia	¹⁾	¹⁾		¹⁾	¹⁾			1
Georgia	¹⁾				¹⁾	¹⁾		1
Ghana	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾			1
Greece						¹⁾		0
Grenada						¹⁾		0
Guatemala		46	30	21	16	29	28	170
Guyana			¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾			0
Haiti		¹⁾						0
Hong Kong		¹⁾	¹⁾					0
Hungary	¹⁾	¹⁾						1
India	28	37	31	32	26	24	24	202
Indonesia				¹⁾				0
Iran				¹⁾				0
Italy		¹⁾						0
Jamaica	¹⁾	¹⁾						1
Japan			¹⁾			¹⁾		0
Kazakhstan	13	¹⁾	5	6	¹⁾	¹⁾		24
Kenya	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾		1
Lebanon						¹⁾		0
Liberia		¹⁾						0
Lithuania							¹⁾	0
Madagascar							¹⁾	0
Malaysia				¹⁾			¹⁾	0
Mauritius				¹⁾			¹⁾	0
Mexico	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾			¹⁾	¹⁾	1
Moldova	¹⁾							1
Mongolia					¹⁾			0
Morocco	¹⁾		¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	1
Nepal	¹⁾	8	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	9
Nigeria	¹⁾	6	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾		7
Pakistan	6	8	7	6	¹⁾	7	¹⁾	34
Peru				¹⁾	¹⁾			0
Philippines	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	6	5	¹⁾	12
Poland		¹⁾		¹⁾		¹⁾	¹⁾	0
Romania				¹⁾		¹⁾	¹⁾	0
Russian Federation	59	32	29	41	40	33	18	252
Rwanda	¹⁾							1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		¹⁾			¹⁾			0
Samoa							¹⁾	0
Serbia and Montenegro	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾				2
Sierra Leone				¹⁾				0
South Africa	¹⁾		¹⁾		¹⁾		¹⁾	1
Sri Lanka	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾	1
Swaziland				¹⁾				0
Taiwan							¹⁾	0
Tanzania	¹⁾							1
Thailand	25	22	16	13	11	8	21	116
Tunisia					¹⁾			0
Turkey		¹⁾		¹⁾		¹⁾	¹⁾	0
Uganda	¹⁾	¹⁾			¹⁾			1
Ukraine	¹⁾	¹⁾	¹⁾				¹⁾	1
USA	19	23	14	18	13	17	19	123
Venezuela						¹⁾		0
Vietnam	¹⁾		¹⁾	¹⁾			15	16
Zambia				¹⁾		¹⁾		0
Other	¹⁾	40	44	42	38	30	37	240
Total	225	356	363	369	333	301	285	2232

Source: Department for Children, Schools and Families
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/intercountryadoption/general.shtml
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/tna/+/http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/intercountryadoption/general.shtml
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/tna/+/http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/intercountryadoption/docs/applications.pdf
¹⁾ The number of adopted children is small and for privacy reasons is neither shown and nor included in the total.

USA

Adopted Children arriving to USA

Country of Origin	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	Total
Afghanistan			5	2														7
Albania	3	6	5	15														29
Algeria	2	3	3	1														9
Antigua and Barbuda	2	1	3	4														10
Argentina	1		1															2
Armenia	22	18	20	29														89
Azerbaijan				5														5
Bahamas	2	1																3
Bangladesh	10	10	12	7														39
Barbados		1	1															2
Belarus	1							202	191	169	129	60	32	5		30	7	826
Belgium	1																	1
Belize	6	5	6	6														23
Benin	1		2															3
Bhutan		1		2														3
Bolivia									11	14	35	60	44			33	21	218
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1	3	1														6
Brazil	9	27	32	46	55	66	66	69	30	26	33	24	103	103	91	103	146	1029
Bulgaria	75	40	15	5				110	198	260	297	214	221	151	148	163	110	2007
Burkina Faso	2		2	2														6
Burundi	1		4	2														7
Cambodia									124	254	407	402	248	351	233	32	10	2061
Cameroon	23	13	7	9														52
Canada	9		3	1														13
Cape Verde	1			1														2
Chile	1										3	3	19	22	28	63	90	229
China	2589	3401	3001	3909	5453	6943	7906	7044	6859	5053	4690	5053	4101	4206	3597	3333	2130	79268
Colombia	216	235	238	306	310	344	291	287	272	334	266	246	231	231	231	255	350	4643
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	133	42	21	9														205
Costa Rica			1	1					3	4	9	17	5			20	19	79
Croatia		1																1
Czech Republic				1														1
Dominica	1	7	1	2														11
Dominican Republic	5	7	11	18							13		10	140	19	13	15	251
Ecuador	6	12	13	26							50					51	67	225
Egypt	1	3	2	1														7
El Salvador	8	10	9	21							4	9	8	12	5	17	30	133
Equatorial Guinea			1															1
Eritrea	4	2	14	6														26
Estonia	7	19	7	16														49
Ethiopia	1727	2513	2277	1725	1255	732	441	289			158	95	103	96	82	44	63	11600
Fiji		2	1	1														4
France			1															1
Gabon				2														2
Gambia	1		8															9
Georgia		2		7							16					77	51	153
Germany			1	1														2
Ghana	100	117	103	101														421
Greece			2															2
Grenada	3	3	1	4														11
Guatemala	32	51	756	4123	4728	4135	3783	3264	2328	2219	1609	1511	1002	911	788	427	449	32116
Guinea		1		4														5
Guinea-Bissau	2	2		2														6
Guyana	45	32	38	27														142
Haiti	33	133	330	302	190	309	231	356	250	187	192	131	96	121	144	68	49	3122
Honduras	11	9	4	11							5					28	28	96
Hong Kong	12	14	11	18							27	14	14	41	28	38	30	247
Hungary	4	5	7	10					16	21	13	24	22			51	28	201
India	228	243	297	308	416	320	323	406	472	466	543	503	500	478	349	380	371	6603
Indonesia	1	3	3	6														13
Iran	5	12	10	9														36
Ireland	1																	1
Israel	1																	1
Italy				1														1
Ivory Coast	2	4	6	2														14
Jamaica	100	59	54	39			63				51	33	45	36	30	38	45	593
Japan	27	33	41	36							39	40	42	46	55	36	63	458
Jordan	5	1	2	2														10
Kazakhstan	86	181	295	380	540	587	755	826	825	819	672	399	113					6478
Kenya	6	14	21	24														65
Korea, North			3															3
Korea, South	736	863	1077	1065	939	1376	1630	1716	1790	1779	1770	1794	2008	1829	1654	1516	1666	25208
Kosovo		3																3
Kyrgyzstan		1	19	78	61													159
Laos	6	7	8	3														24
Latvia	56	39	28	38					15	33	27	25	28			77	59	425
Lebanon	4	2	10	11														27
Lesotho	10	13	2	1														26
Liberia	29	48	35	249	314	353												1028
Lithuania	20	15	22	16							30	29	63	72	78	73	98	516
Macedonia			1															1
Madagascar	1																	1
Malawi	3	4	3	2														12
Malaysia			1	1														2
Mali		3																3
Marshall Islands	20	19	22	6														67
Mexico	22	53	72	105	89	70	98	89	61	61	73	106	137	168	152	76	83	1515
Moldova	10	14	5	31			54		12	7	46	79	63			40	44	405
Mongolia		1	8	9														18
Morocco	46	32	20	12														110
Mozambique		1	1	1														3
Namibia	1																	1
Nepal	65	30	6	54		66	62	73			6					16	8	386
Nicaragua	30	11	28	10														79
Niger		1																1
Nigeria	148	189	110	148		62												657
Pakistan	25	41	33	48														147
Palestine			2															2
Panama	1	3		4														8
Papua New Guinea	2																	2
Paraguay	4										1	1	6	7	33	258	351	661
Peru	13	35	29	30						33	28	46	23	21		17	15	290
Philippines	230	214	281	291	265	245	271	196	214	221	219	173	198	200	163	229	298	3908
Poland	52	50	50	77	84	67	73	102	97	101	86	83				62	30	1014
Romania			5	2				57	200	168	782	1122	895	406	612	555	275	5079
Russian Federation	970	1082	1586	1861	2310	3706	4639	5865	5209	4934	4279	4269	4348	4491	3816	2454	1896	57715
Rwanda	58	40	16	17														131
Saint Barthelemy		1																1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	4	2																6
Saint Lucia	4	3	1	1														9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		9	12	4														25
Samoa	14	3	2	1														20
Senegal	1	1	4	1														7
Serbia and Montenegro	7	13	4	8														32
Sierra Leone	7	14	6	10														37
Singapore	1	1	1															3
Somalia	5																	5
South Africa	3	3	5	7														18
Sri Lanka	3	4	5	2														14
Sudan	1																	1
Suriname	2			2														4
Swaziland	1	8	11	1														21
Taiwan	205	285	253	267	184	187	73				32	28	31	28	14	19	23	1629
Tajikistan	2																	2
Tanzania	2	2	4	9														17
Thailand	45	55	56	59	67	56		69	72	67	74	88	77	84		55	53	977
Timor-Leste				1														1
Togo		3																3
Tonga	4	3	7	1														15
Trinidad and Tobago	6	2	2	5														15
Tunisia			1	1														2
Turkey			1	1														2
Uganda	207	62	69	43	54													435
Ukraine	632	445	610	465	606	460	821	723	702	1106	1246	659	323	180		1	4	8983
United Kingdom	9	2	3	3														17
Uzbekistan		5	5	19														29
Vanuatu			1															1
Venezuela				1														1
Vietnam		9	481	751	828	163			382	766	737	724	712	603	425	354	318	7253
Zambia	16	8	8	6														38
Zimbabwe	2	2	2															6
Other			4			432	1148	1141	1283	997	540		492	735				6772
Total	9320	11059	12753	17438	18748	20679	22728	22884	21616	20099	19237	18064	16363	15774	12775	11102	9393	280032

Source: US Department of state
http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/stats/stats_451.html
http://www.jcics.org/2008%20stats.pdf
http://adoption.state.gov/pdf/adoption_visa_issuance_2009.pdf