Adoptions

4   Adoptions, by the child's previous citizenship. Both sexes. 1997-2002
  1997 19981 1999 2000 2001 2002
Both sexes            
Total  814 1 093  802  792  908  989
Norway  272  290  263  133  187  187
             
Europa, rest 85 99 58 64 56 47
Poland 1 - 5 4 4 11
Romania 32 41 15 3 1 -
Russia 26 30 21 22 22 10
Hungary 17 20 10 23 19 18
             
Africa, total 52 46 40 61 50 44
Ethiopia 50 39 37 59 46 40
             
Asia, total  240  444  311  375  447  528
Philippines 11 34 11 27 31 40
India 23 44 54 49 40 37
China 97  178  103  138  208  314
South Korea 84  157  107  136  125  106
Thailand 9 13 19 17 34 19
             
South and Central America, total  159  203  121  147  161  175
Guatemala 4 10 9 9 5 7
Bolivia 12 9 9 6 3 -
Brazil 30 35 15 16 16 24
Chile 6 11 8 9 13 12
Colombia 97  138 80  106  118  129
Ecuador 10 - - 1 6 3
             
Other 1 3 2 - 2 2
1  Including a large backlog of adoption reports.

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