Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

SWITZERLAND

ITALY

GREECE

POLAND

LITHUANIA

RUSSIANFEDERATION

BELARUS

LATVIA

ESTONIA

SLOVAKIA

HUNGARY

SERBIA*

ROMANIA

CZECHREPUBLIC

UKRAINE

MOLDOVA

SLOVENIA

CROATIA

AUSTRIA

FINLAND

SWEDEN

DENMARK

NORWAY

UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN ANDNORTHERN IRELAND

MALTA

CYPRUS

BULGARIA

TURKEY

MONTENEGRO

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

ALBANIA

THE FORMER YUGOSLAVREPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

KOSOVOUNSCR 1244 (1999)

NETHERLANDS

BELGIUM

FRANCE

IRELAND

ALGERIA TUNISIAMOROCCO

GERMANY

329,720

75,635

52,76045,150

20,85017,105

15,490

13,210

14,06012,955

11,255

10,410

9,445

8,265

8,825

8,715

5,515

First-time child asylum claims in Europe in 2015 and 2016

Nationalities of Child Asylum Seekers

First-time asylum claims in 2015

first-time child asylum claims in

Europe

664,520

17,215

26,7352016

2015

30,50526,855

29,635 28,990

34,600

26,915

19,185 17,500 16,230 18,405

25,005

32,880

51,385239,750

275,010

Total of

Total of

in 2015

in 2016

34,560 36,215

41,945

CHILD ASYLUM SEEKERS IN EUROPE, SITUATION IN FIGURES1st November 2016

While the number of sea arrivals during the

first nine months of 2016 is 40 per cent lower

compared to the same period in 2015, the

number of child asylum claims is at least 15 per

cent higher, which represents 35,200 children

more than 2015.3

One third of all child asylum claims in Europe

were registered by Syrians, followed by Afghans

(22 per cent), Iraqis (11 per cent), Kosovars4

(4 per cent) and Eritreans (3 per cent).

Around 25 per cent of all child asylum

claims in Europe in 2015 were registered by

unaccompanied and separated children (UASC).

Between January 2015 and September 20161,

more than 664,500 refugee and migrant children

claimed asylum in Europe. This represents

around a third of all asylum claims registered in

Europe during the same period of time.

Around half of all refugee and migrant children

sought international protection in Germany.

Other countries, which have recorded high

numbers of asylum claims by children are

Sweden, Hungary2, Austria, France, Switzerland

and Belgium.

Source: Eurostat. Date: 25 October 2016 1 Data for September 2016 is still incomplete due to delayed reporting and/or backlogs in national asylum systems. 2 Although the number of child asylum claims in Hungary looks high, many of the refugee and migrant children might have continued their journey onwards to other European countries. 3 Due to gaps in asylum data for September 2016, the difference may actually be higher. 4 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).

SYRIANS

OTHERS

AFGHANS

IRAQIS

KOSOVARS (UNSCR1244)

ERITREANS

SOMALIS

STATELESS

UKRAINE

PAKISTANIS

GAMBIA

EGYPTIANS

210,030

158,205

146,040

71,335

25,175

16,795

10,290

9,465

7,015

5,615

2,990

1,565

293’540 95’970Accompanied

childrenUnaccompanied

children

First-time child asylum claims in Europe by country between January 2015 and September 2016

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

SWITZERLAND

LIECHTENSTEIN

GERMANY

ITALY

GREECE

POLAND

LITHUANIA

RUSSIANFEDERATION

BELARUS

LATVIA

ESTONIA

SLOVAKIA

HUNGARY

SERBIA*

ROMANIA

CZECHREPUBLIC UKRAINE

MOLDOVA

SLOVENIA

CROATIA

AUSTRIA

FINLAND

SWEDEN

DENMARK

NORWAY

UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN ANDNORTHERN IRELAND

MALTA

CYPRUS

BULGARIA

TURKEY

MONTENEGRO

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

ALBANIA

THE FORMER YUGOSLAVREPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

KOSOVOUNSCR 1244 (1999)

NETHERLANDS

BELGIUM

FRANCE

IRELAND

ALGERIA TUNISIAMOROCCO

LUXEMBOURG

570

201

10 9

9

5

18 3

139 19

134

116

78

19

67

60

54

42

32

29

28

20

12 117

6

3

2

1

6

CHILDREN RELOCATED FROM GREECE AND ITALY, SITUATION IN FIGURES1st November 2016

Source: IOM. Date: 15 October 2016 Source: UNHCR.

Relocation of children from Greece and Italy

From Italy

From Greece

Relocations from Italy Relocations from Greece

Source: IOM/Italian Ministry of Interior. Date: 15 October 2016 Source: IOM/Greece. Date: 15 October 2016

1,230 3,19397 1,508 93Adults AdultsAccompanied

childrenAccompanied

children

Accompanied childrenUnaccompanied children

Unaccompanied children

people relocated so far

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

12

40

209

66

231

526

363

227

222

645

691

1,344

1,861

2,468

3,515

3,181

3,158

2,138

of whom

are children

Relocation quota for 2015 to 2016 from Italy and Greece

Asylum arrivals by sea in Italy 2016

As of mid-October, barely 4% (6,061 people) out of the 160,000 relocation quota for member states

have been met, and only 1,700 children in total (mainly Syrians) have been relocated - some 1,600

from Greece and around 100 from Italy. Children represent 7 per cent of people relocated from Italy

and 33 per cent from Greece (including 8 per cent were between 0 and 2 years of age).

Most children have been relocated from Greece to mainly France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland

and Spain.

Only 93 (or less than 1 per cent) out of more than 22,000 UASC, who arrived in Italy and Greece in

2016 benefitted from relocation. They all departed from Greece.

With the closure of borders on the Eastern

Mediterranean route and the entry into force of the EU-

Turkey agreement in March 2016, the overall number of

sea arrivals in Greece has significantly decreased. Yet,

refugees and migrants, including hundreds of children

continue arriving on Greek islands.

Despite the overall small proportion of children using

the Central Mediterranean route, Italy has seen a sharp

increase in the number and proportion of UASC among

all arrivals in 2016. During the first nine months of 2016,

almost 21,000 UASC arrived on Italian shores- some

9,000 more than 2015. In addition, while in 2015 UASC

made around 7 in 10 of all child arrivals, this proportion

has increased to 9 in 10 in 2016.

Many of them may not be eligible for relocation due

to multiple criteria, but they still have needs, including

protection and education.

Quota of 160,000 people

5,671

1,700