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Recent Trends in International Adoption

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(The number of international adoptions in the U.S. in any given year is estimated from the number of orphan visas issued, as reported by the State Department, and the yearly totals are posted on their Web site.)

Final numbers for fiscal year 2003 (ending September 30, 2003) show an increase of 1517 visas issued - from 20,099 in 2002 to 21,616 in 2003 - an increase of 7.55%, as compared with the 4.79% increase last year.

Changes in the top 10 can be seen in this table:
Country20022003Change
China5,0536,859+35.7%
Russia4,9395,209+5.5%
Guatemala2,2192,328+4.9%
S. Korea1,7791,790+0.6%
Kazakhstan819825-0.72%
Ukraine1,106702-36.53%
India466472-14.18%
Vietnam766382-50.13%
Colombia334272-18.56%
Haiti187250+33.69%


The Top 20
FY 2003
16,859.....CHINA (Mainland)
25,209.....RUSSIA
32,328.....GUATEMALA
41,790.....SOUTH KOREA
6825........KAZAKHSTAN
5702........UKRAINE
7472........INDIA
8382........VIETNAM
9272........COLOMBIA
10250......HAITI
11214......PHILIPPINES
12200......ROMANIA
13198......BULGARIA
14191......BELARUS
15135......ETHIOPIA
16124......CAMBODIA
1797.......POLAND
1872.......THAILAND
1962.......AZERBAIJAN
2061.......MEXICO
TOTAL for Top 20 Countries.......... 20,443
TOTAL World Wide.................... 21,616
Source: U.S. Department of State

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