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Refugee and migrant children in Europe
Overview of trends from January to December 2022
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Some 35,170 children arrived in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. Of these, 23,514 or 67% were unaccompanied or separated children. This is 46% higher than the total number of arrivals in 2021. Of these children 18% were girls and 82% were boys.
Some 12,300 children or 52% of the total, were in resettlement procedures in Europe in 2022.
Of all the children who sought international protection in Europe in 2022, some 158,685 or 69% were registered in just four countries: Germany (35%), France (15%), Austria (10%) and Spain (9%).
