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Table 12. Immigrant Orphans Adopted by U.S. Citizens by Sex, Age, and Region and Country of Birth: Fiscal Year 2018

By Region of Birth and Sex

Region of Birth	Total	Female	Male
Total	4,033	2,102	1,931
Africa	584	306	278
Asia	2,325	1,214	1,111
Europe	515	255	260
North America	334	176	158
Oceania	12	4	8
South America	261	145	116
Unknown	2	2	-

By Region of Birth and Age

Region of Birth	Total	Under 1 year	1 to 4 years	5 years and over
Total	4,033	107	2,106	1,820
Africa	584	13	267	304
Asia	2,325	62	1,589	674
Europe	515	7	105	403
North America	334	3	91	240
Oceania	12	8	D	D
South America	261	14	D	D
Unknown	2	-	-	2

By Country of Birth and Sex

Country of Birth	Total	Female	Male
Total	4,033	2,102	1,931
Armenia	11	6	5
Bangladesh	18	8	10
Belize	11	6	5
Bulgaria	132	70	62
Burundi	17	7	10
China, People's Republic	1,484	749	735
Colombia	226	128	98
Costa Rica	14	10	4
Cote d'Ivoire	10	6	4
Ethiopia	172	83	89
Ghana	14	9	5
Guyana	10	6	4
Haiti	201	94	107
Honduras	14	10	4
Hungary	13	7	6
India	303	220	83
Jamaica	37	19	18
Japan	14	5	9
Korea, South	209	70	139
Kyrgyzstan	17	13	4
Latvia	77	40	37
Liberia	30	20	10
Mexico	26	15	11
Morocco	19	9	10
Nigeria	160	88	72
Pakistan	38	22	16
Philippines	108	56	52
Poland	34	16	18
Sierra Leone	61	33	28
South Africa	28	12	16
Taiwan	32	15	17
Thailand	42	19	23
Uganda	28	14	14
Ukraine	234	106	128
Vietnam	27	18	9
All other countries¹	160	91	69
Unknown	2	2	-

By Country of Birth and Age

Country of Birth	Total	Under 1 year	1 to 4 years	5 years and over
Total	4,033	107	2,106	1,820
Armenia	11	-	6	5
Bangladesh	18	8	3	7
Belize	11	-	4	7
Bulgaria	132	-	55	77
Burundi	17	-	10	7
China, People's Republic	1,484	5	1,039	440
Colombia	226	14	44	168
Costa Rica	14	-	D	D
Cote d'Ivoire	10	-	-	10
Ethiopia	172	-	112	60
Ghana	14	-	D	D
Guyana	10	-	3	7
Haiti	201	-	70	131
Honduras	14	D	D	9
Hungary	13	-	10	3
India	303	18	215	70
Jamaica	37	-	4	33
Japan	14	D	7	D
Korea, South	209	-	D	D
Kyrgyzstan	17	-	5	12
Latvia	77	-	D	D
Liberia	30	D	D	21
Mexico	26	-	D	D
Morocco	19	5	8	6
Nigeria	160	4	77	79
Pakistan	38	23	6	9
Philippines	108	-	28	80
Poland	34	-	5	29
Sierra Leone	61	D	D	53
South Africa	28	-	13	15
Taiwan	32	-	19	13
Thailand	42	-	33	9
Uganda	28	-	15	13
Ukraine	234	7	25	202
Vietnam	27	-	8	19
All other countries¹	160	14	49	97
Unknown	2	-	-	2

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