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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Table description
This table contains data on 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 data are final, except for the year 2020.
Changes as of May 2021:
The provisional figures for the year 2020 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2021 will be available in May 2022.
Description topics
- Unaccompanied foreign minor
- An unaccompanied foreign minor is a minor who has applied for admission as a refugee, and at arrival is not guided or cared for by parents or an adult who is related by blood or marriage.