In Sweden, of the total 15,304 adopted children in 2022, people between 19 and 21 years of age made up the largest age group. 3,900 children in this age group were adopted that year. Those between 16 and 18 made up the second largest age group, with around 3,200 people. The smallest age group was that between zero and three years of age, with less than 600. A high number of the adopted children in Sweden come from China.
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Statistics Sweden. (June 20, 2023). Number of adopted children in 2022 in Sweden, by age group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/531253/sweden-adoptions-by-age-group/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of adopted children in 2022 in Sweden, by age group." Chart. June 20, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/531253/sweden-adoptions-by-age-group/
Statistics Sweden. (2023). Number of adopted children in 2022 in Sweden, by age group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/531253/sweden-adoptions-by-age-group/
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