| Year | Adopted children and young people | Children and young people registered for adoption | Registered applications for adoption1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Not related to adoptive parents | Total | ||
| Number | ||||
| 1: Double counting may occur. Including applications submitted to recognised international placement offices in accordance with Section 4 (2), second sentence, of the Adoption Placement Act (AdVermiG) (as of reference year 2014). | ||||
| 1991 | 7,124 | 2,886 | 1,285 | 21,826 |
| 1992 | 8,403 | 3,964 | 1,357 | 25,744 |
| 1993 | 8,687 | 4,071 | 1,402 | 21,711 |
| 1994 | 8,449 | 3,698 | 1,414 | 23,189 |
| 1995 | 7,969 | 3,443 | 1,331 | 19,426 |
| 1996 | 7,420 | 3,065 | 1,311 | 17,310 |
| 1997 | 7,173 | 3,061 | 1,276 | 17,139 |
| 1998 | 7,119 | 3,238 | 1,123 | 15,930 |
| 1999 | 6,399 | 3,169 | 1,077 | 14,524 |
| 2000 | 6,373 | 2,370 | 942 | 13,138 |
| 2001 | 5,909 | 2,226 | 925 | 12,837 |
| 2002 | 5,668 | 2,179 | 866 | 11,616 |
| 2003 | 5,336 | 2,012 | 801 | 10,476 |
| 2004 | 5,072 | 2,793 | 878 | 9,984 |
| 2005 | 4,762 | 1,861 | 771 | 9,324 |
| 2006 | 4,748 | 1,923 | 889 | 9,154 |
| 2007 | 4,509 | 2,038 | 886 | 8,914 |
| 2008 | 4,201 | 1,919 | 774 | 7,841 |
| 2009 | 3,888 | 1,692 | 818 | 7,139 |
| 2010 | 4,021 | 1,669 | 944 | 6,460 |
| 2011 | 4,060 | 1,690 | 859 | 5,957 |
| 2012 | 3,886 | 1,543 | 959 | 5,671 |
| 2013 | 3,793 | 1,448 | 817 | 5,362 |
| 2014 | 3,805 | 1,491 | 755 | 5,765 |
| 2015 | 3,812 | 1,362 | 744 | 5,370 |
| 2016 | 3,976 | 1,388 | 826 | 5,266 |
| 2017 | 3,888 | 1,362 | 758 | 4,644 |
| 2018 | 3,733 | 1,330 | 840 | 4,419 |
| 2019 | 3,744 | 1,244 | 867 | 4,278 |
| 2020 | 3,774 | 1,160 | 883 | 4,050 |
| 2021 | 3,843 | 1,176 | 839 | 4,140 |
| 2022 | 3,820 | 1,038 | 922 | 4,389 |
| 2023 | 3,601 | 837 | 902 | 4,007 |
| 2024 | 3,662 | 891 | 665 | 3,440 |
As at 04 July 2025