Unaccompanied foreign minor; nationality, sex and age

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Unaccompanied foreign minor; nationality, sex and age
Sex Age Nationality Periods Unaccompanied foreign minor (number)
Total male and female Age unknown Total 2023* 25
Total male and female Age unknown Afghan 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Albanian 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Algerian 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Chinese 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Eritrean 2023* 5
Total male and female Age unknown Ethiopian 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Gambian 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Guinean 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Iraqi 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Iranian 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Yemeni 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Moroccan 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Turkish 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Sudanese 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Somali 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Syrian 2023* 5
Total male and female Age unknown Unknown 2023* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Stateless 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Total 2023* 20
Male Age unknown Afghan 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Albanian 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Algerian 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Chinese 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Eritrean 2023* 5
Male Age unknown Ethiopian 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Gambian 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Guinean 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Iraqi 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Iranian 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Yemeni 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Moroccan 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Turkish 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Sudanese 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Somali 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Syrian 2023* 5
Male Age unknown Unknown 2023* 0
Male Age unknown Stateless 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Total 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Afghan 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Albanian 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Algerian 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Chinese 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Eritrean 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Ethiopian 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Gambian 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Guinean 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Iraqi 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Iranian 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Yemeni 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Moroccan 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Turkish 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Sudanese 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Somali 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Syrian 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Unknown 2023* 0
Female Age unknown Stateless 2023* 0
Source: CBS.
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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 2023.

Changes as of April 2024:
The figures for 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2024 will be available in May 2025.

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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.