Between 1996 and 2020, China was the most common birthplace for people adopted in Iceland. Adoptions peaked in 2005, however, the total number of children adopted in Iceland has decreased steadily since 2012, particularly for Chinese children. Meanwhile, the number of Czech children adopted in Iceland has increased over the past decade.
Total number of adoptions in Iceland by place of birth from 1996 to 2020
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Statistics Iceland. (June 25, 2021). Total number of adoptions in Iceland by place of birth from 1996 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259503/iceland-annual-adoptions-per-country/
Statistics Iceland. "Total number of adoptions in Iceland by place of birth from 1996 to 2020." Chart. June 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259503/iceland-annual-adoptions-per-country/
Statistics Iceland. (2021). Total number of adoptions in Iceland by place of birth from 1996 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259503/iceland-annual-adoptions-per-country/
Statistics Iceland. "Total Number of Adoptions in Iceland by Place of Birth from 1996 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259503/iceland-annual-adoptions-per-country/
Statistics Iceland, Total number of adoptions in Iceland by place of birth from 1996 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259503/iceland-annual-adoptions-per-country/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Total number of adoptions in Iceland by place of birth from 1996 to 2020 [Graph], Statistics Iceland, June 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259503/iceland-annual-adoptions-per-country/