Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors - annual data

In 2024, Belgium's asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors decreased by 9.7% compared to 2023, reaching 1,400.

Belgium accounts for 4.2% of the EU-27 total of 33,160.

Belgium ranks 6th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.8% (from 1,220 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00194, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.