Migrant and refugee children via mixed migration routes in Europe
An overview of trends for accompanied, unaccompanied and separated children from January to December 2023
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Some 55,704 children arrived in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain between January and December 2023. Of these, 35,510 (64%) were unaccompanied or separated children (UASC), an increased by 58% compared to 2022.
This factsheet is jointly produced by UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM with the aim to support evidence-based decision-making and advocacy on issues related to refugee and migrant children.
The document provides an overview of the situation in Europe with regards to migrant and refugee children (accompanied and UASC). It compiles key child-related data based on available official sources: arrival, asylum applications, asylum decisions, profiling of arrivals, relocation from first arrival countries under the EU relocation scheme, as well as returns from Greece to Türkiye under the EU-Türkiye statement.
