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Appendix table 1. Adoptions by child’s age and place of birth 2010–2018

Place of birth Age 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
All Age groups,
total		 485 465 466 459 445 407 355 396 404
0 - 4 291 285 271 269 259 236 182 226 202
5 - 9 90 59 75 67 59 47 47 42 34
10 - 19 39 54 48 40 47 44 37 46 61
20 - 39 42 54 59 56 61 61 68 66 81
40 - 23 13 13 27 19 19 21 16 26
Finland Age groups,
total		 293 253 258 292 284 284 282 292 309
0 - 4 145 118 124 152 147 155 142 164 146
5 - 9 58 28 39 34 29 21 23 20 22
10 - 19 32 44 31 28 36 32 31 29 42
20 - 39 36 50 51 52 53 58 65 63 73
40 - 22 13 13 26 19 18 21 16 26
Abroad Age groups,
total		 192 212 208 167 161 123 73 104 95
0 - 4 146 167 147 117 112 81 40 62 56
5 - 9 32 31 36 33 30 26 24 22 12
10 - 19 7 10 17 12 11 12 6 17 19
20 - 39 6 4 8 4 8 3 3 3 8
40 - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -

Source: Population and Justice Statistics. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Katariina Heikkilä 029 551 3638, info@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 21.8.2019

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Adoptions [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-738X. 2018, Appendix table 1. Adoptions by child’s age and place of birth 2010–2018 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.4.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2018/adopt_2018_2019-08-21_tau_001_en.html