Europe — Refugee and Migrant Children in the Europe - Overview of Trends (2016)

Between 1 January and 31 December 2016, 100,264 children arrived in Greece, Italy, Spain and Bulgaria, of whom 33,806 (34%) were unaccompanied or separated children (UASC). Over 100,000 children arrived in Greece, Italy, Bulgaria and Spain in 2016, of whom more than 33,800 (34%) were unaccompanied and separated children (UASC). A total of 25,846 children, or 92% of children, arriving through the Central Mediterranean Route were UASC. Only 3,259 children benefited from the EU relocation scheme in Greece and Italy. Among them, 166 were UASC. Germany received the highest number of asylum applications in 2016, including 261,390 applications by children and 35,935 by UASC.