Unaccompanied foreign minor; nationality, sex and age

Unaccompanied foreign minor; nationality, sex and age

Sex Age Nationality Periods Unaccompanied foreign minor (number)
Total male and female Total Total 2022* 4,205
Total male and female Total Afghan 2022* 145
Total male and female Total Albanian 2022* 5
Total male and female Total Algerian 2022* 70
Total male and female Total Chinese 2022* 0
Total male and female Total Eritrean 2022* 605
Total male and female Total Ethiopian 2022* 50
Total male and female Total Gambian 2022* 5
Total male and female Total Guinean 2022* 10
Total male and female Total Iraqi 2022* 95
Total male and female Total Iranian 2022* 10
Total male and female Total Yemeni 2022* 190
Total male and female Total Moroccan 2022* 70
Total male and female Total Turkish 2022* 50
Total male and female Total Sudanese 2022* 20
Total male and female Total Somali 2022* 320
Total male and female Total Syrian 2022* 2,425
Total male and female Total Unknown 2022* 70
Total male and female Total Stateless 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Total 2022* 500
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Afghan 2022* 10
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Albanian 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Algerian 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Chinese 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Eritrean 2022* 5
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Ethiopian 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Gambian 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Guinean 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Iraqi 2022* 35
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Iranian 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Yemeni 2022* 5
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Moroccan 2022* 5
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Turkish 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Sudanese 2022* 0
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Somali 2022* 15
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Syrian 2022* 400
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Unknown 2022* 15
Total male and female Younger than 14 years Stateless 2022* 0
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Total 2022* 1,390
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Afghan 2022* 50
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Albanian 2022* 0
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Algerian 2022* 15
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Chinese 2022* 0
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Eritrean 2022* 260
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Ethiopian 2022* 10
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Gambian 2022* 0
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Guinean 2022* 0
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Iraqi 2022* 30
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Iranian 2022* 5
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Yemeni 2022* 30
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Moroccan 2022* 25
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Turkish 2022* 10
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Sudanese 2022* 5
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Somali 2022* 115
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Syrian 2022* 805
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Unknown 2022* 15
Total male and female 14 to 15 years Stateless 2022* 0
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Total 2022* 2,280
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Afghan 2022* 80
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Albanian 2022* 0
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Algerian 2022* 55
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Chinese 2022* 0
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Eritrean 2022* 335
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Ethiopian 2022* 35
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Gambian 2022* 5
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Guinean 2022* 5
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Iraqi 2022* 30
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Iranian 2022* 5
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Yemeni 2022* 150
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Moroccan 2022* 35
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Turkish 2022* 40
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Sudanese 2022* 15
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Somali 2022* 185
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Syrian 2022* 1,215
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Unknown 2022* 40
Total male and female 16 to 17 years Stateless 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Total 2022* 35
Total male and female Age unknown Afghan 2022* 5
Total male and female Age unknown Albanian 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Algerian 2022* 5
Total male and female Age unknown Chinese 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Eritrean 2022* 5
Total male and female Age unknown Ethiopian 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Gambian 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Guinean 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Iraqi 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Iranian 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Yemeni 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Moroccan 2022* 5
Total male and female Age unknown Turkish 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Sudanese 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Somali 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Syrian 2022* 5
Total male and female Age unknown Unknown 2022* 0
Total male and female Age unknown Stateless 2022* 0
Male Total Total 2022* 3,815
Male Total Afghan 2022* 135
Male Total Albanian 2022* 5
Male Total Algerian 2022* 70
Male Total Chinese 2022* 0
Source: CBS.
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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 2022.

Changes as of August 2023:
For the country of origin, a new classification has been created which is based on continents and a few countries with a specific migration history. This will replace the concepts of western/non-western migration background.
Simultaneously with this adjustment, nine countries have been moved from Europe to Asia. These countries are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Turkey

When will new figures be published?
New figures for 2023 will be available in May 2024.

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.