Which is adopted more - boys or girls?

Which is adopted more - boys or girls?

Jennifer Perry (Executive Director, Children's Action Network) gives expert video advice on: Who can adopt a child?; What would make me ineligible to adopt a child?; Which is adopted more - boys or girls? and more...

Girls are easier to adopt and therefore they are adopted more often than boys. In the United States, the number of boys available for adoption out number the girls by three to one. Internationally, it depends. Often, depending on the policies of the country, there are more girls available for adoption.