Unaccompanied minors inflow

Code:: B13
Key Area:: Migration & Minority Demographics/Statistics
Strand(s):: Demographics & Economics

11/03/2012 - 17:51

Short Answer

According to reports from the Swedish Migration Board, about 2,657 unaccompanied children came to Sweden during 2011.

Qualitative Info

According to reports from the Swedish Migration Board, which is a state agency that receives and collects data on unaccompanied minors, in a few years, the proportion of unaccompanied minors has increased from 2 to 10% of the total number of asylum seekers. The majority (close to 80%) of them were boys and of those, just over half were 16-17 years old. According to reports from the Swedish Migration Board, about 2,657 unaccompanied children came to Sweden during 2011.[1]

Nearly 60% of the unaccompanied minors who sought asylum in Sweden are from Afghanistan, the majority being boys between 15 and 17 years.

[1] Migrationsverket, Verksamhets- och kostnadsprognos, 2011-08-01 (Migration Board, Operational and cost forecast, 2011-08-01)

http://www.migrationsverket.se/download/18.57c92aec130eb7a09cf80005674/Prognos_4_20110801_Migrationsverket.pdf (accessed 2012-03-10).

Number

2657

% of migrant inflow

Main groups

Groups affected/interested

Refugees, Asylum seekers

Type (R/D)

Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas

Integration - social cohesion

External Url

http://www.migrationsverket.se/download/18.57c92aec130eb7a09cf80005674/Prognos_4_20110801_Migrationsverket.pdf

Situation(s)

Library

27/01/2013 - 20:50