In 2024, the number of South Korean children adopted within the country amounted to about ***, whereas ** children were adopted abroad. International adoptions from South Korea have greatly decreased during the last two decades, but South Korea is still one of the most common birth nationalities of international adoptees in the U.S.
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Statistics Korea. (May 12, 2025). Number of children born in South Korea who were adopted domestically and internationally from 2001 to 2024, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/647918/south-korea-children-adoption-number-region/
Statistics Korea. "Number of children born in South Korea who were adopted domestically and internationally from 2001 to 2024, by type." Chart. May 12, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/647918/south-korea-children-adoption-number-region/
Statistics Korea. (2025). Number of children born in South Korea who were adopted domestically and internationally from 2001 to 2024, by type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/647918/south-korea-children-adoption-number-region/
Statistics Korea. "Number of Children Born in South Korea Who Were Adopted Domestically and Internationally from 2001 to 2024, by Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 May 2025, /statistics/647918/south-korea-children-adoption-number-region/
Statistics Korea, Number of children born in South Korea who were adopted domestically and internationally from 2001 to 2024, by type ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/647918/south-korea-children-adoption-number-region/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Number of children born in South Korea who were adopted domestically and internationally from 2001 to 2024, by type [Graph], Statistics Korea, May 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/647918/south-korea-children-adoption-number-region/
