Thanks for the numbers. In 2005, only 73 children were adopted from Poland to the United States so few compared to Italy. Our attorney did mention that the Italian agencies have good connections at the adoption centers in Warsaw. Well, Italy has a dismal birth rate, so no wonder Italians are adopting like mad. So, yes, we are in competition with other countries. I would guess that Poland prefers to adopt to other European countries, to keep the children as close as possible.
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Originally Posted by LisArno
Another theme on International Adoption posted a link to the top ten countries that adopt and from what countries. http://www.aican.org/statistics.php .
According to that info, Italians adopted 195 children from Poland in 2004, and 196 in 2005. Americans adopted 102 in 2004 (no numbers given for 2005). Sweden was third with 21 in 2004 and 27 in 2005.
I fell into Category C - everyone else. I knew that I was "at the bottom" of the list, but despite living in Europe, I never even considered that other countries would also be adopting from Poland (I'm usually more 'worldly' and should have had a clue).
So...when waiting for referrals, remember that Americans aren't the only ones wanting Polish children! [Though I can't imagine my children, who I have yet to meet, learning to speak Italian or Swedish!]. |