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* | 2,150 |
| 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 | 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 | 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* | 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 | Chinese | 2021* | 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* | 230 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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* | 160 |
| 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 | 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* | 65 |
| 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* | 120 |
| 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* | 10 |
| 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* | 180 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 2021.
Changes as of May 2022:
The provisional figures for the year 2021 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2022 will be available in May 2023.
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.