The Pew Research Center reports a significant decline in international adoptions to the U.S., dropping from 22,988 in 2004 to just 1,275 in 2023—a 94% decrease. A trend that mirrors global shifts, with many countries halting international adoptions altogether. 🥚
International adoptions to the U.S. have slowed to a trickle, matching trends in other countries
After peaking in 2004, the annual number of international adoptions to the United States has fallen by 94% as of 2023.