Intercountry Adoption Statistics

In Fiscal Year 2006 U.S. citizens adopted 20, 679 children from overseas. This total decreased 10 percent from the previous year, the first decline since 1992. The largest sending countries were China (6,493), Guatemala (4, 135) and Russia (3, 706). Because China's waiting children referrals increased in FY 2006, Non-special Needs referrals decreased even more than the numbers would indicate. Overall statistics for the last sixteen years are:

World Total for Fiscal Years

2006 - 20,679
2005 - 22,728
2004 - 22,884
2003 - 21,616
2002 - 20,099
2001 - 19,237
2000 - 17,718
1999 - 16,363
1998 - 15,774
1997 - 12,743
1996 - 10,641
1995 - 8,987
1994 - 8,333
1993 - 7,377
1992 - 6,472
1991 - 8,481
1990 - 7,093

Source: http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/stats/stats_451.html