This statistic shows the age group distribution of children who were successfully adopted in England in 2018. 70 percent of the children adopted were aged between 1 and 4 years, however only 8 percent of adoptees were children under the age of 1.
Age distribution of successfully adopted children in England in 2018*
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UK Department for Education. (November 15, 2018). Age distribution of successfully adopted children in England in 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/536897/age-of-adopted-children-england-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Age distribution of successfully adopted children in England in 2018*." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536897/age-of-adopted-children-england-uk/
UK Department for Education. (2018). Age distribution of successfully adopted children in England in 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/536897/age-of-adopted-children-england-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Age Distribution of Successfully Adopted Children in England in 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536897/age-of-adopted-children-england-uk/
UK Department for Education, Age distribution of successfully adopted children in England in 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/536897/age-of-adopted-children-england-uk/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Age distribution of successfully adopted children in England in 2018* [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/536897/age-of-adopted-children-england-uk/