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RECEIVING STATES 2004 – 2022
STATES OF ORIGIN 2004 – 2022
Peter Selman, Newcastle University, UK
[email protected]
These tables are based on data provided by receiving States. The statistics used for the USA are the Fiscal Year data on visas published by the US State
Department (taken from website 2004-9 and using Annual Reports from 2010-2022). For 2010, I have included the 1,090 ‘humanitarian’ visas issued
after the Haiti earthquake.
Table 1 has data for 25 receiving States. Some data for 2010 and later years have been revised in the light of new statistics provided for the 2015 Special
Commission by several States, including Canada, Germany and Luxembourg. Switzerland is reviewing all its statistics from 2010-8 and has made some
provisional estimates – these have been used for years 2016-19. Annual data for Spain 2017-20 have been revised. Some totals differ from those
submitted by receiving States (e.g., Belgium) and listed on the HCCH webpage. These have been found to be based on incomplete data being used by the
Central Authority.
In Table 2, annual totals for States of origin 2004-22 are based on statistics provided by receiving States
1
and include statistics submitted to the
Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) by Austria and Portugal (2005-9). Totals for some States of origin may be
too low where receiving States do not give numbers below 5 (e.g., UK and Italy 2013, 2018 and 2021) or data are incomplete (Switzerland 2016-8). Data
are subject to revision and correction as further statistics are submitted.
Comments, corrections and suggestions by e-mail are welcome
Cite as Selman, P. (2024)
Global Statistics for Intercountry Adoption: Receiving States and States of origin 2004-2022
00.GLOBAL STATISTICS 2004-2022
Peter Selman, Newcastle University. 14 February 2024
These tables are available on the HCCH website at
https://assets.hcch.net/docs/a8fe9f19-23e6-40c2-855e-388e112bf1f5.pdf.
1
Statistics provided to the HCCH by some States of origin may slightly differ.
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Table 1: RECEIVING STATES 2004-2022 - Ranked by total adoptions in period
22-1-2024
COUNTRY
USA
Italy
Spain
France
Canada
22.988
3.402
5.541
4.079
1.949
22.735
2.874
5.423
4.136
1.858
20.671
3.188
4.472
3.977
1.568
19.605
3.420
3.648
3.162
1.715
17.467
3.977
3.156
3.270
1.614
12.753
3.964
3.006
3.017
1.695
12.149
4.130
2.891
3.508
1.660
9.320
4.022
2.573
2.003
1.516
8.668
3.106
1.669
1.569
1.162
7.094
2.825
1.191
1.343
1.243
6.441
2.206
827
1.069
905
5.648
2.216
801
815
895
5.372
1.872
574
956
790
4.714
1.439
542
685
621
4.059
1.394
456
615
658
2.970
1.205
375
421
576
1.622
669
196
244
416
1.785
680
171
252
384
1.517
698
176
232
423
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2004-2021
187.578
47.287
37.688
35.353
21.648
329.554
10.113
9.253
7.228
4.706
4.623
365.477
4.557
3.748
3.468
3.131
2.958
2.609
1.623
737
692
456
260
255
82
53
26
390.132
22-25
48,1%
TOP FIVE
Sweden
Netherlands
Germany
Norway
Denmark
37.959
37.026
33.876
31.550
29.484
24.435
24.338
19.434
16.174
13.696
11.448
10.375
9.564
8.001
7.182
5.547
3.147
3.272
3.046
TOP TEN
42.353
1.109
1.307
744
706
528
41.182
1.083
1.185
720
582
586
37.130
879
816
661
448
450
34.767
800
782
783
426
426
32.459
793
767
716
304
395
27.475
912
682
606
344
496
27.046
728
705
513
343
419
21.858
630
528
624
304
338
18.114
542
488
452
239
219
15.155
450
401
288
144
176
12.713
408
354
227
152
124
11.508
400
304
200
132
97
10.526
342
214
196
126
84
8.808
297
210
96
125
79
7.850
262
156
91
95
64
6.082
170
145
85
89
46
3.453
92
70
81
40
23
3.623
118
75
64
62
32
3.375
98
64
81
45
41
Belgium
Switzerland
Australia
Ireland
UK
Finland
Israel
N.Zealand
Malta
Luxembourg
Iceland
Slovenia
Cyprus
Andorra
Monaco
TOTAL
No. of states
% . to USA
470
567
370
398
333
289
226
339
46
56
29
n/a
3
3
n/a
471
389
434
366
369
308
191
30
39
41
41
3
3
1
0
383
410
421
313
363
218
176
20
60
45
19
15
0
4
0
358
394
405
392
356
176
218
49
64
23
18
3
19
6
1
364
259
270
422
225
157
150
39
53
28
13
6
16
5
3
439
288
269
307
200
187
120
16
34
36
17
14
12
7
4
388
293
222
201
173
160
114
13
42
32
18
21
4
9
1
351
238
217
188
153
163
115
19
50
25
19
18
12
2
2
260
194
157
117
120
175
88
25
57
32
17
35
1
1
1
178
159
138
72
124
141
69
42
19
17
8
15
2
4
4
156
92
114
34
68
142
42
22
11
13
11
14
2
2
1
137
92
83
82
58
93
37
12
18
18
20
15
4
0
3
121
73
82
54
64
58
22
22
6
19
5
11
0
2
0
124
75
69
53
60
70
17
23
45
16
6
14
0
2
1
104
52
65
41
71
54
17
18
53
12
5
14
0
0
1
75
62
57
33
52
67
11
13
31
18
5
15
3
3
0
52
35
37
29
53
27
6
12
8
5
5
5
0
0
3
66
41
42
11
53
67
3
10
24
7
4
23
1
0
0
60
35
16
18
63
57
1
13
32
13
0
14
0
2
1
45.482
23
50,5%
43.868
24
51,8%
39.577
23
52,2%
37.249
25
52,6%
50,7%
34.469
25
29.425
25
43,3%
28.737
25
42,3%
23.430
25
39,8%
19.394
25
44,7%
16.147
25
43,9%
13.437
25
47,9%
12.180
24
46,4%
11.065
23
48,5%
50,2%
9.383
24
48,6%
8.357
23
45,5%
6.527
24
43,5%
3.730
23
44,9%
3.975
23
41,0%
3.700
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Table 2: STATES OF ORIGIN 2004-2022 - Ranked by number adopted to 25 States
22-1-2024
China
Russia
Ethiopia
Guatemala
Colombia
2004
13.412
9.450
1.534
3.425
1.749
29.570
2.119
2.239
492
1.169
1.067
36.656
410
535
899
395
487
39.382
407
186
241
15
100
40.331
132
70
117
269
17
40.936
2005
14.484
7.569
1.799
3.870
1.500
29.222
2.035
2.118
1.199
949
864
36.387
509
491
849
149
488
38.873
406
242
268
45
102
39.936
168
67
173
227
22
40.593
2006
10.765
6.837
2.184
4.230
1.681
25.697
1.077
1.813
1.363
1.108
831
31.889
483
423
735
112
529
34.171
393
269
263
61
105
35.262
176
100
189
452
16
36.195
2007
8.749
4.926
3.041
4.851
1.643
23.210
1.623
1.225
1.691
822
987
29.558
568
467
817
100
490
32.000
371
273
255
69
82
33.050
181
142
171
261
59
33.864
2008
5.879
4.169
3.917
4.172
1.613
19.750
1.601
1.366
1.719
1.313
751
26.500
581
398
768
140
490
28.877
399
373
272
62
221
30.204
261
118
153
413
61
31.210
2009
5.004
4.061
4.564
784
1.404
15.817
1.500
1.395
1.500
1.215
714
22.141
545
359
682
228
458
24.413
393
397
307
153
184
25.847
257
131
139
22
74
26.470
2010
5.427
3.424
4.385
58
1.815
2011
4.371
3.420
3.446
36
1.591
2012
4.136
2.674
2.734
11
931
2013
3.405
1.838
1.997
27
570
7.837
640
219
296
552
387
9.931
538
308
28
413
238
2014
2.943
1.058
1.056
32
536
5.625
608
506
407
556
359
8.061
454
264
63
414
129
9.385
303
188
219
241
183
2015
3.059
766
676
13
522
5.036
381
433
428
276
345
6.899
391
261
34
426
137
8.018
296
180
217
384
196
9.421
174
163
81
2
237
2016
2.678
486
330
7
485
3.986
399
376
405
396
491
6.053
363
289
20
374
120
7.173
328
170
147
635
161
8.660
175
174
100
5
208
9.322
2017
2.211
355
485
4
552
3.607
277
401
380
399
580
5.644
332
224
17
302
117
6.636
153
156
162
54
216
7.377
109
235
66
1
60
7.848
2018
1.798
284
245
1
565
2.893
328
321
307
389
646
4.884
248
249
9
303
67
5.760
53
121
131
47
213
6.325
159
244
58
1
29
6.816
2019
1.065
228
22
5
607
1.927
365
259
240
252
545
3.588
222
233
10
273
64
4.390
14
154
141
32
148
4.879
82
241
67
1
35
5.305
2020
250
45
13
5
387
700
277
266
199
209
262
1.913
111
114
3
173
55
2.369
7
122
59
3
118
2.678
89
158
32
3
26
2.986
2021
11
49
10
2
498
570
311
222
108
91
457
1.759
158
268
0
207
20
2.412
8
97
128
0
141
2.786
94
148
31
0
12
3.071
2022 2004-2022
15
51
7
3
466
542
133
195
195
142
435
1.642
128
246
5
153
46
2.220
4
121
93
19
70
2.527
78
183
45
0
16
2.849
89.662
51.690
32.445
21.536
19.115
TOP 5
Ukraine
Sth Korea
Viet Nam
Haiti
India
15.109 12.864 10.486
1.097
1.127
1.265
2.496
608
1.068
950
700
229
614
722
815
214
374
399
214.448
16.561
16.246
13.108
12.937
11.342
TOP 10
Philippines
Thailand
Kazakhstan
Bulgaria
21.702 16.425 13.010
494
298
516
237
375
491
280
218
311
347
411
282
5
357
328
284.642
7.437
5.989
5.678
5.067
4.985
Brazil
TOP 15
Poland
China(Taiwan)
South Africa
23.622 18.072 14.280 11.456
315
416
220
190
268
292
326
202
353
246
244
299
170
521
266
303
199
221
599
243
313.798
4.689
4.289
3.716
3.483
3.263
Congo RD
Nigeria
TOP 20 >
USA
Hungary
Peru
Nepal
Uganda
TOP 25 >
25.031 19.491 15.893 13.021 10.519
177
139
175
170
80
250
157
135
157
225
232
151
111
3
249
171
112
109
0
296
172
135
97
4
211
333.238
3.137
2.868
2.049
1.991
1.933
25.772 20.415 16.639 13.709 11.138 10.078
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TOP TEN STATES OF ORIGIN: 2000-2022
The States sending most children for intercountry adoption have changed during the past 20 years.
State parties to the HCCH 1993 Adoption Convention appear in blue from the date of entry into force of the Convention in that State.
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2000
CHINA
RUSSIA
ROMANIA
SOUTH KOREA
GUATEMALA
COLOMBIA
INDIA
VIETNAM
UKRAINE
CAMBODIA
2004
CHINA
RUSSIA
GUATEMALA
SOUTH KOREA
UKRAINE
ETHIOPIA
COLOMBIA
HAITI
INDIA
KAZAKHSTAN
2008
CHINA
GUATEMALA
RUSSIA
ETHIOPIA
VIETNAM
COLOMBIA
UKRAINE
SOUTH KOREA
HAITI
INDIA
2010
CHINA
ETHIOPIA
RUSSIA
HAITI
VIETNAM
UKRAINE
COLOMBIA
SOUTH KOREA
INDIA
PHILIPPINES
2013
CHINA
ETHIOPIA
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
CONGO DR
COLOMBIA
HAITI
PHILIPPINES
BULGARIA
INDIA
2016
CHINA
CONGO DR
INDIA
COLOMBIA
RUSSIA
VIETNAM
HAITI
UKRAINE
SOUTH KOREA
BULGARIA
2020
COLOMBIA
UKRAINE
SOUTH KOREA
INDIA
CHINA
(Mainland)
HAITI
BULGARIA
HUNGARY
CHINA
(Taiwan)
NIGERIA
2022
COLOMBIA
INDIA
THAILAND
SOUTH KOREA
VIETNAM
HUNGARY
BULGARIA
HAITI
UKRAINE
PHILIPPINES
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INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION BY CONTINENT: 2004-2022
Highlighted percentages correspond to the year when the continent had its highest % of intercountry adoptions
2004
AFRICA
ASIA
EUROPE
LATIN
AMERICA
OTHER**
2006
10%
43%
23%
22%
2.4%
2008
17%
35%
21%
24%
3.4%
2010
22%
36%
20%
19%
2.6%
2012
27%
35%
24%
12%
1.5%
2014
21%
40%
22%
14%
2.3%
2016
18%
45%
20%
13%
2.3%
2018
15%
46%
20%
16%
2.5%
2020
17%
35%
23%
22%
3.1%
2022
18%
40%
18%
24%
0.3%
2004-2022
16%
40%
23%
18%
2.6%
7%
42%
31%
12%
3.0%
** Adoptions from Central Asia, Canada, Oceania and the USA