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ADOPTION APPLICATIONS 2003
Table 12: Comparisons with selected EU countries Total number of children adopted by country, 1998 to 2002
Total number of adoptions Year | Scotland (1) | England & Wales | Republic of Ireland | Norway | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands |
1998 | 458 | 4,386 | 659 | 1,094 | 1,415 | 7,119 | 937 |
1999 | 438 | 4,317 | 600 | 802 | 1,429 | 6,399 | 974 |
2000 | 399 | 4,940 | 512 | 792 | 1,354 | 6,373 | 989 |
2001 | 414 | 5,981 | 456 | 908 | 1,291 | 5,909 | 1,119 |
2002 | 351 | 5,680 | 602 | 989 | 1,261 | 5,668 | 1,233 |
% change 1998 to 2002 | -23% | 30% | -9% | -10% | -11% | -20% | 32% |
(1) To be comparable with other countries, the Scottish figures are for adoption applications which were granted (see Table 2)
Adoptions per 1,000 children aged 0-18
Year | Scotland | England & Wales | Republic of Ireland (1) | Norway | Denmark | Germany (2) | Netherlands |
1998 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1999 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
2000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
2001 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
2002 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
(1) Republic of Ireland: per 1,000 children aged 0-19
(2) Germany: per 1,000 children aged 0-15
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