Unaccompanied foreign minor; nationality, sex and age
| Sex | Age | Nationality | Periods | Unaccompanied foreign minor (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2008 | 725 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2009 | 1,040 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2010 | 700 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2011 | 485 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2012 | 380 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2013 | 310 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2014 | 960 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2015 | 3,860 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2016 | 1,705 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2017 | 1,180 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2018 | 1,225 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2019 | 1,045 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2020 | 985 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2021 | 2,190 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2022 | 4,205 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2023 | 5,805 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | 2024* | 3,935 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2008 | 95 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2010 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2011 | 260 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2012 | 145 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2013 | 60 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2014 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2015 | 535 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2016 | 195 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2017 | 65 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2018 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2019 | 55 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2020 | 45 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2021 | 85 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2022 | 145 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2023 | 100 |
| Total male and female | Total | Afghan | 2024* | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2008 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2010 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2011 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2012 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2013 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2014 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2015 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2016 | 40 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2017 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2018 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2019 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2020 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2021 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2022 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2023 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Albanian | 2024* | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2008 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2010 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2011 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2012 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2013 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2014 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2015 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2016 | 60 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2017 | 55 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2018 | 55 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2019 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2020 | 60 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2021 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2022 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2023 | 80 |
| Total male and female | Total | Algerian | 2024* | 45 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2008 | 50 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2009 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2010 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2011 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2012 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2013 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2014 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2015 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2016 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2017 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2018 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2019 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2020 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2021 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2022 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2023 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Chinese | 2024* | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2008 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2009 | 40 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2010 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2011 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2012 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2013 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2014 | 530 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2015 | 1,240 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2016 | 775 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2017 | 480 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2018 | 430 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2019 | 110 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2020 | 80 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2021 | 235 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2022 | 605 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2023 | 1,030 |
| Total male and female | Total | Eritrean | 2024* | 475 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2008 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2009 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2010 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2011 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2012 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2013 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2014 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2015 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2016 | 45 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2017 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2018 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2019 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2020 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2021 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2022 | 50 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2023 | 100 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ethiopian | 2024* | 130 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2008 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2010 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2011 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2012 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2013 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2014 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2015 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2016 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2017 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2018 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2019 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2020 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2021 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2022 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2023 | 90 |
| Total male and female | Total | Gambian | 2024* | 190 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2008 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2009 | 45 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2010 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2011 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2012 | 40 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2013 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2014 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2015 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2016 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2017 | 45 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2018 | 55 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2019 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2020 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2021 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2022 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2023 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Guinean | 2024* | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2008 | 185 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2009 | 65 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2010 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2011 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2012 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2013 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2014 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2015 | 135 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2016 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2017 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2018 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2019 | 65 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2020 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2021 | 165 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2022 | 95 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2023 | 335 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iraqi | 2024* | 440 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2008 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2009 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2010 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2011 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2012 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2013 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2014 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2015 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2016 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2017 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2018 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2019 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2020 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2021 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2022 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2023 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Iranian | 2024* | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2008 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2010 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2011 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2012 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2013 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2014 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2015 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2016 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2017 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2018 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2019 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2020 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2021 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2022 | 190 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2023 | 170 |
| Total male and female | Total | Yemeni | 2024* | 55 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2008 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2010 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2011 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2012 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2013 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2014 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2015 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2016 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2017 | 75 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2018 | 145 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2019 | 165 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2020 | 145 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2021 | 135 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2022 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2023 | 45 |
| Total male and female | Total | Moroccan | 2024* | 45 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2008 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2010 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2011 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2012 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2013 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2014 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2015 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2016 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2017 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2018 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2019 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2020 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2021 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2022 | 50 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2023 | 55 |
| Total male and female | Total | Turkish | 2024* | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2008 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2009 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2010 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2011 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2012 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2013 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2014 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2015 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2016 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2017 | 60 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2018 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2019 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2020 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2021 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2022 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2023 | 240 |
| Total male and female | Total | Sudanese | 2024* | 60 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2008 | 200 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2009 | 355 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2010 | 120 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2011 | 40 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2012 | 40 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2013 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2014 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2015 | 40 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2016 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2017 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2018 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2019 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2020 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2021 | 185 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2022 | 320 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2023 | 480 |
| Total male and female | Total | Somali | 2024* | 225 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2008 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2010 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2011 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2012 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2013 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2014 | 155 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2015 | 1,455 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2016 | 180 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2017 | 135 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2018 | 170 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2019 | 310 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2020 | 445 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2021 | 1,080 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2022 | 2,425 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2023 | 2,795 |
| Total male and female | Total | Syrian | 2024* | 1,980 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2008 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2009 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2010 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2011 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2012 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2013 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2014 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2015 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2016 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2017 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2018 | 25 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2019 | 35 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2020 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2021 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2022 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2023 | 70 |
| Total male and female | Total | Unknown | 2024* | 80 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2008 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2009 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2010 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2011 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2012 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2013 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2014 | 50 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2015 | 220 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2016 | 30 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2017 | 5 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2018 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2019 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2020 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2021 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2022 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2023 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Stateless | 2024* | 0 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Table explanation
This table contains data on numbers of submitted asylum requests of unaccompanied foreign minors. The figures are broken down by sex, age and nationality.
If an unaccompanied foreign minor needs protection, then he or she is eligible for an asylum permit. If protection is not necessary, then the unaccompanied foreign minor must return to the country of origin. This is only possible if the unaccompanied foreign minor can be safely housed in the country of origin, for example with relatives or in a shelter. Unaccompanied foreign minors younger than 15 years who cannot return to the country of origin, can under specific conditions obtain a 'no-blame' permit.
Data available from: 2008
Status of the figures:
The figures are final, except for the year 2024.
Changes as of April 2025:
The figures for 2024 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2025 will be available in May 2026.
Description topics
- Unaccompanied foreign minor
- An unaccompanied foreign minor has not yet reached the age of eighteen, moreover his/her parent(s) or legal guardian(s) are not already present in the Netherlands and have not entered the country together with the minor.