The data displays the number of children who were successfully adopted in England from 2010 to 2017. The number of adoptions has increased over this eight year period, to a high of over 5.3 thousand in 2015. The numbers are low compared to the number of children on foster placements.
2010 | 3200 |
2011 | 3100 |
2012 | 3470 |
2013 | 4010 |
2014 | 5050 |
2015 | 5360 |
2016 | 4710 |
2017 | 4350 |