Intercountry Adoption in Ireland: Experiences, Supports, Challenges
Country Briefings - Report 4: China
The Board of the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the Authority's Research Advisory Committee are delighted to announce the forth in a series of five planned country-specific briefings. This particular research report looks at the adoption of children from China into Ireland between 1994 and 2019.
In launching the report, the Authority's Chairperson Orlaith Traynor said, 'this report is an important piece of research outlining Ireland's key adoption connection with China for the last 25-plus years; the research gives an excellent overview and provides valuable insights into China-Ireland adoption'.
- From 1994 to 2019, 430 children were adopted from China by parents resident in Ireland.
- Adoptions from China accounted for the fourth largest proportion of all intercountry adoptions into Ireland, representing 9% of Ireland's total current ICA population.
- Prior to the Adoption Act 2010, the average age of children adopted from China was 1 year, 3 months. Following the introduction of the Adoption Act 2010, the average age of children adopted from China increased to 2 years, 5 months. Following the introduction of the Adoption Act 2010, the average age of children adopted from China increased to 2 years, 5 months.
- Today, individuals who were adopted from China into Ireland range from 5 - 28 years old. The average current age of an individual adopted from China into Ireland is 18 years old.
The report in full is available below:
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