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International adoption. Adopted children. By continent of origin

International adoption. Adopted children. By continent of origin Catalonia Value
Total Europe Africa America Asia Oceania
2023 64 1 10 26 27 0
2022 39 3 10 12 14 0
2021 53 2 8 25 18 0
2020 68 3 10 23 32 0
2019 68 8 8 25 27 0
2018 83 15 2 19 47 0
2017 153 39 22 16 76 0
2016 139 49 17 24 49 0
2015 159 48 52 23 36 0
2014 180 60 47 20 53 0
2013 251 78 87 31 55 0
2012 551 197 171 35 148 0
2011 614 271 178 60 105 0
2010 627 243 179 41 164 0
2009 739 294 192 65 188 0
2008 826 349 197 73 207 0
2007 880 328 176 98 278 0
2006 1,030 414 163 96 357 0
2005 1,419 544 127 88 660 0
2004 1,562 588 130 89 755 0
2003 1,042 527 91 153 271 0
2002 1,056 391 33 133 499 0
2001 1,047 399 11 247 390 0
2000 558 210 9 158 181 0
1999 376 116 1 151 108 0
1998 297 36 6 183 72 0
Source: Institut Català de l'Acolliment i de l'Adopció.

Last update: February 21, 2024.

Methodological note

The Catalan Institute for Fostering and Adoption (ICAA) was established by Law 13/97 of 29 November, among other purposes to handle international adoptions.

May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. This Convention ensures that:

  • The adoption is for the benefit of the child.
  • The child has been declared adoptable.
  • The applicant family has a certificate of suitability.
  • No person that is not the actual child can benefit improperly from this adoption.

The regulations require training and assessment of people who want to carry out the adoption and, moreover, requires that children to be adopted have a personal and family situation that have led to a declaration of adoptability by the competent body of his country.