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Children adopted in England 2010-2017

Amount of children who were successfully adopted in England from 2010 to 2017

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