Statistics Norway

Adoptions

3 Adoptions, by type of adoption, sex and age. 2011
Age. Sex Total Type of adoption
Intercountry adoptions Stepchildren Foster children Other adoptions1
Total  491  297  148 40 6
Under 3 years  227  183 38 2 4
3-4 years 73 66 4 3 -
5-6 years 40 33 6 1 -
7-11 years 37 15 17 5 -
12-17 years 26 - 20 6 -
18 years and over 88 - 63 23 2
           
Boys, total  246  153 72 18 3
Under 3 years  121 93 23 2 3
3-4 years 40 37 2 1 -
5-6 years 24 18 5 1 -
7-11 years 15 5 8 2 -
12-17 years 8 - 7 1 -
18 years and over 38 - 27 11 -
           
Girls, total  245  144 76 22 3
Under 3 years  106 90 15 - 1
3-4 years 33 29 2 2 -
5-6 years 16 15 1 - -
7-11 years 22 10 9 3 -
12-17 years 18 - 13 5 -
18 years and over 50 - 36 12 2
1  Other, unknown and anonymous adoptions.

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