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ADOPTION APPLICATIONS 2003
Table 13: Comparisons with selected EU countries Total number of children adopted, by country and gender, 1998 to 2002
Total number of adoptionsYear | Scotland (1) | England & Wales | Norway | Denmark | Germany |
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male 515 | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total |
1998 | 208 | 250 | 458 | 2,214 | 2,172 | 4,386 | 579 | 1,094 | 631 | 784 | 1,415 | 3,551 | 3,568 | 7,119 |
1999 | 229 | 209 | 438 | 2,114 | 2,202 | 4,317 | 380 | 422 | 802 | 683 | 746 | 1,429 | 3,171 | 3,228 | 6,399 |
2000 | 202 | 197 | 399 | 2,452 | 2,488 | 4,940 | 368 | 424 | 792 | 596 | 758 | 1,354 | 3,180 | 3,193 | 6,373 |
2001 | 213 | 201 | 414 | 3,011 | 2,970 | 5,981 | 379 | 529 | 908 | 552 | 739 | 1,291 | 2,884 | 3,025 | 5,909 |
2002 | 183 | 168 | 351 | 2,871 | 2,809 | 5,680 | 376 | 613 | 989 | 576 | 685 | 1,261 | 2,894 | 2,774 | 5,668 |
% change 1998 to 2002 | -12% | -33% | -23% | 30% | 29% | 30% | -27% | 6% | -10% | -9% | -13% | -11% | -19% | -22% | -20% |
(1) To be comparable with other countries, the Scottish figures are for adoption applications which were granted (see Table 2)
Percentages
Year | Scotland | England & Wales | Norway | Denmark | Germany |
% Male | % Fem | Total | % Male | % Fem | Total | % Male | % Fem | Total | % Male | % Fem | Total | % Male | % Fem | Total |
1998 | 45% | 55% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 100% | 47% | 53% | 100% | 45% | 55% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 100% |
1999 | 52% | 48% | 100% | 49% | 51% | 100% | 47% | 53% | 100% | 48% | 52% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 100% |
2000 | 51% | 49% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 100% | 46% | 54% | 100% | 44% | 56% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 100% |
2001 | 51% | 49% | 100% | 50% | 50% | 100% | 42% | 58% | 100% | 43% | 57% | 100% | 49% | 51% | 100% |
2002 | 52% | 48% | 100% | 51% | 49% | 100% | 38% | 62% | 100% | 46% | 54% | 100% | 51% | 49% | 100% |
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