Number of Adoptions Increased by Low

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Berlin, 4 July 2025. On the report published today by the Federal Statistical Office on the development of adoptions in Germany, Deputy Spokesman for Family Policy of the AfD‐Federal Parliament, Sebastian Maack, explains: "In 2024, 3,662 children were adopted nationwide – an increase of 1.7 per cent compared to the previous year. According to Destatis, five applicants for adoption are calculated on each child. Thus, there are significantly more …

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In Germany, more children were adopted last year. After a historic low in 2023, the number rose by 1.7 percent to 3,662 children, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office. At around 74 percent, most children were adopted by their stepmothers or stepfathers. Another 25 percent of the adoptive children came to couples who adopted the child together, 22 percent were different-sex and 3 percent same-sex. In almost two percent of the cases, the …

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According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 3,662 children were adopted in Germany in 2024. This was 1.7% or 61 children more than in the previous year, when the number of adoptions had fallen to the lowest level since German unification. At the same time, the proportion of stepchild adoptions reached a new peak in 2024: almost three quarters (74%) of children were accepted by their stepmothers or fathers, i.e. the (new) partners of …

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Proportion of stepchild adoptions with 74% at new peak, mainly due to more adoptions by stepmothers in same-sex partnerships - low level of adoption applications and children reserved for adoption - Five potential adoptive families come to each adopted child after the historical low in 2023, the number of adoptions has increased slightly again: As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports, in 2024 in D

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After reaching a historic low in 2023, the number of adoptions has increased slightly again: According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 3,662 children were adopted in Germany in 2024. This was 1.7%, or 61 children, more than in the previous year, when the number of adoptions had fallen to its lowest level since German reunification. At the same time, the proportion of stepchild adoptions reached a new high in 2024: Almost three-quar…