Statistics on Foreign Adoptions in U.S. Foreign Adoption by U.S. Citizens (1999) Russia: 4,348 China: 4,101 South Korea: 2,008 Guatemala: 1,002 Romania: 895 Other: 4,042 Total number of foreign adoptions: 16,396 Children Adopted Internationally (1998) Female: 9,511 (64 %) Male: 5,355 (36 %) Under 1 year: 6,776 (46%) 1 to 4 years 6,420 (43%) 5 to 9 years: 1,175 (8%) More than 9 years: 487 (3%) Source: National Adoption Information Clearinghouse