Children adopted domestically in Spain 2013-2018

The number of children adopted domestically in Spain amounted to 639 in 2018, according to the latest records. This figure has been fluctuating during the last few years, registering over 770 domestic adoptions in 2013 and recording its lowest point in 2014 at 525 adoptions within Spain. Andalusia was the region that registered the highest number of domestic adoptions with 125 in 2018.

International vs. Domestic

The number of children adopted internationally in Spain was slightly lower than that of domestic adoptions, with 475 international adoptions registered in 2018. As of the same year, the Community of Madrid was the Spanish region that recorded a highest number of this type of adoptions with almost one hundred. The latest records also reveal that most of the children were adopted in European countries, with a share of 27 percent of all international adoptions.

Spaniards: very suitable adoptive parents

In 2018, Spain issued 924 certificates of suitability for international adoption, most of them in the autonomous community of Andalusia. However, the Mediterranean country has been issuing fewer of these certificates during the last few years, with 2013 recording the highest number of them at almost 2.3 thousand certificates of suitability.