International adoption of South Korean children
Intercountry Adoptions Out of South Korea From 1953 to 2008
Year
Total
Year
Total
Year
Total
Year
Total
Year
Total
Year
Total
1960
638
1970
1,932
1980
4,144
1990
2,962
2000
2,360
1961
660
1971
2,725
1981
4,628
1991
2,197
2001
2,436
1962
254
1972
3,490
1982
6,434
1992
2,045
2002
2,365
1953
4
1963
442
1973
4,688
1983
7,263
1993
2,290
2003
2,287
1954
8
1964
462
1974
5,302
1984
7,924
1994
2,262
2004
2,258
1955
59
1965
451
1975
5,077
1985
8,837
1995
2,180
2005
2,010
1956
671
1966
494
1976
6,597
1986
8,680
1996
2,080
2006
1,899
1957
486
1967
626
1977
6,159
1987
7,947
1997
2,057
2007
1,264
1958
930
1968
949
1978
5,917
1988
6,463
1998
2,443
2008
1,250
1959
741
1969
1,190
1979
4,148
1989
4,191
1999
2,409
1953-1959 Total 2,899
1960-1969 Total 6,166
1970-1979 Total 46,035
1980-1989 Total 66,511
1990-1999 Total 22,925
2000-2008 Total 18,129
There was a total of 162,665 overseas adoptions out of South Korea from 1953 to 2008.
Sources: Hübinette (2005) and South Korean Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs (2009)
And under the system, the nation reduced the number of children permitted for overseas adoption by 3 to 5% each year, from about 8,000 in 1987 to 2,057 in 1997.
the nation of children overseas adoption 2,057 in 1997.
The nation had an overseas adoption of 2,057 children in 1997.
The nation had 2057 overseas adoptions in 1997.
The nation had 2057 overseas adoptions in 1997.
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