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Appendix table 1. Adoptions by age of child and by birthplace 2000–2012

Birthplace Age of child Year
2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012
Adoptions total Agegroups total 402 379 433 400 501 515 381 370 365 400 485 465 466
0 - 4 228 228 270 253 336 343 249 228 198 234 291 285 271
5 - 9 70 70 43 49 49 68 45 45 54 70 90 59 75
10 - 19 53 42 54 39 37 40 30 25 47 37 39 54 48
20 - 39 40 34 54 52 59 51 43 61 58 46 42 54 59
40 - 11 5 12 7 20 13 14 11 8 13 23 13 13
Finland Agegroups total 179 151 190 154 189 177 154 163 170 176 293 253 258
0 - 4 58 54 66 45 58 55 58 53 40 59 145 118 124
5 - 9 30 33 22 20 23 31 20 23 33 31 58 28 39
10 - 19 42 26 37 34 30 29 21 19 37 32 32 44 31
20 - 39 38 33 53 48 58 49 42 57 54 41 36 50 51
40 - 11 5 12 7 20 13 13 11 6 13 22 13 13
Born abroad Agegroups total 223 228 243 246 312 338 227 207 195 224 192 212 208
0 - 4 170 174 204 208 278 288 191 175 158 175 146 167 147
5 - 9 40 37 21 29 26 37 25 22 21 39 32 31 36
10 - 19 11 16 17 5 7 11 9 6 10 5 7 10 17
20 - 39 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 6 4 8
40 - - - - - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - -

Source: Population and Cause of Death Statistics. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Matti Saari 09 1734 3401

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

Updated 31.5.2013

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Adoptions [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-738X. 2012, Appendix table 1. Adoptions by age of child and by birthplace 2000–2012 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 22.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/adopt/2012/adopt_2012_2013-05-31_tau_001_en.html