This EMN report maps the progress made by EU Member States and Norway in 2021-2022 in the implementation of the recommended actions laid down in the 2017 Communication on the protection of children in migratio
The number of migrant children, including unaccompanied minors, registered as present in the European Union (EU) rose between 2020 and 2021, then went on to rise significantly between 2021 and 2022. According to Eurostat, the 27 EU Member States (EU-27) and Norway received over 518 000 first time asylum applications from children under 18 years of age and 79 000 asylum applications from applicants considered unaccompanied minors in 2020-2022.