Members' Research Service By / February 10, 2022

Child migrants: Irregular entry and asylum

According to estimates by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in 2020, 35.5million children were living outside their country of birth, 11.5 million more than in 2000.

Child migrants: Irregular entry and asylum
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Written by Maria Díaz Crego and Györgyi Mácsai.

The number of migrant children has been rising globally since the turn of the century. According to estimates by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in 2020, 35.5million children were living outside their country of birth, 11.5 million more than in 2000. Child migration takes many forms, from regular family reunification to forced and traumatic migration. This infographic focuses exclusively on forced and irregular movements of migrant children to the EU.

Read the complete briefing on ‘Child migrants: Irregular entry and asylum‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Irregular EU border crossings
Third-country nationals found to be irregularly present in the EU
Migrant children found to be irregularly present per Member State, in 2020
Children ordered to leave the EU and returned in 2019
Top 10 nationalities of children ordered to leave the EU and/or returned in 2019
First-time applicants, by age group
Unaccompanied children applying for internationalprotection
Unaccompanied children applying for international protection in 2020, in absolute and relative numbers
Number of positive first-instance decisions on applica-tions for international protection in the EU
Positive first-instance deci-sions to applications for international protection per Member State (2020)
Positive final decisions on appeal or review of children’s applications for international protection
Positive final decisions on children’s applications for international protection by Member State in 2020
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