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Eurostat press release: Almost 90 000 unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers registered in the EU in 2015

03 May 2016

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"In 2015, 88 300 asylum seekers applying for international protection in the Member States of the European Union (EU) were considered to be unaccompanied minors. While their number always stood between 11 000 and 13 000 in the EU over the period 2008-2013, it almost doubled in 2014 to reach slightly more than 23 000 persons, then nearly quadrupled in 2015.

In 2015, a substantial majority of unaccompanied minors were males (91%) and over half were aged 16 to 17 (57%, or 50 500 persons), while those aged 14 to 15 accounted for 29% (25 800 persons) and those aged less than 14 for 13% (11 800 persons). Around half (51%) of asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors in the EU in 2015 were Afghans."

See the full text: Almost 90 000 unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers registered in the EU in 2015 (pdf)

And see: Italy struggles to house migrants in third year of mass arrivals (Reuters, link)

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