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
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: 17.8.2024].
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