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Statistics about
Adoptions
The statistics show the number of all domestic and intercountry adoptions for one year.
Selected figures from this statistics
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Total 2023 2022 - 2023 2013 - 2023 Adoptions, total 290 58 -92 Intercountry adoptions 34 -11 -120 Stepchildren 202 53 37 Foster children 49 14 -8 Other adoptions 5 2 -1 South Africa 7 0 -6 Colombia 9 -8 -11 South Korea 4 -1 -3 Thailand 7 0 1 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Adoptions by time and adoptiontypeDownload table as ...Adoptions by time and adoptiontype
Intercountry adoptions Stepchildren Other adoptions Foster children 1998 795 210 89 0 1999 527 207 68 0 2000 657 105 30 0 2001 711 162 35 0 2002 785 157 47 0 2003 656 158 56 0 2004 652 101 38 0 2005 704 138 48 0 2006 438 174 10 35 2007 417 236 7 43 2008 298 223 9 23 2009 346 205 10 30 2010 343 153 3 29 2011 297 148 6 40 2012 231 180 6 40 2013 154 165 6 57 2014 142 158 6 62 2015 132 160 8 54 2016 126 150 12 61 2017 127 181 10 60 2018 87 206 7 65 2019 94 181 12 45 2020 46 152 9 36 2021 51 191 8 38 2022 45 149 3 35 2023 34 202 5 49 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 16 September 2024.
Adoption
Pursuant to Norwegian law, the person(s) adopting a child get the parental authority of the child, become(s) its guardian and have provider responsibility. The adopted child gets the same legal rights as the adoptive parents’ biological children, if any.
Adoption type: There are four types of adoption: step child adoptions, intercountry adoptions, foster child adoptions and anonymous adoptions. In the case of step child adoptions, the person adopting the child is the spouse or registered partner of the child’s biological father or mother.
Age
The age of the child when adoption is granted.