Statistics Norway

Adoptions

3   Adoptions, by the relationship of the adoptive parents to the child before adoption, sex and age. 2005
  All ages 0-2 years 3-4 years 5-6 years 7-11 years 12-17 years 18- years
Adoptions, total  890  645 49 18 36 35  107
Adoptions of stepchildren  138 3 2 3 20 32 78
Other adoptions  752  642 47 15 16 3 29
Norwegian citizens  166 8 5 7 28 28 90
Adoptions of stepchildren  118 2 2 2 17 25 70
Other adoptions 48 6 3 5 11 3 20
Foreign citizens  724  637 44 11 8 7 17
Adoptions of stepchildren 20 1 - 1 3 7 8
Other adoptions  704  636 44 10 5 - 9
               
Boys adopted, total  320  196 34 7 15 22 46
Adoptions of stepchildren 63 1 1 - 9 20 32
Other adoptions  257  195 33 7 6 2 14
Norwegian citizens 78 4 3 3 12 15 41
Adoptions of stepchildren 52 1 1 - 7 13 30
Other adoptions 26 3 2 3 5 2 11
Foreign citizens  242  192 31 4 3 7 5
Adoptions of stepchildren 11 - - - 2 7 2
Other adoptions  231  192 31 4 1 - 3
               
Girls adopted, total  570  449 15 11 21 13 61
Adoptions of stepchildren 75 2 1 3 11 12 46
Other adoptions  495  447 14 8 10 1 15
Norwegian citizens 88 4 2 4 16 13 49
Adoptions of stepchildren 66 1 1 2 10 12 40
Other adoptions 22 3 1 2 6 1 9
Foreign citizens  482  445 13 7 5 - 12
Adoptions of stepchildren 9 1 - 1 1 - 6
Other adoptions  473  444 13 6 4 - 6

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