International Adoptions

Summary

The 2005 EU Organized Crime Report stated that an estimated 1 million children are involved in illegal adoptions.   The market value of these adoptions are estimated to be worth EUR 1 billion ($1.3 Billion) a year.¹

Black Market Value:
$1.3 Billion

Source:   EUROPOL, " 2005 EU Organized Crime Report,  October 25, 2005, pg.16, http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/
oct/europol-org-crim-public.pdf (accessed: March 25, 2007).