Shafaqna English- In 2025, 31,100 children arrived in Europe, including Greece, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, and Malta. This figure comprised 22% girls and 78% boys, marking a 25% decrease from the total number of child arrivals in 2024, which was 41,700.
More than two-thirds of all children who arrived in Europe in 2025 – 20,800 (67%) – were recorded as unaccompanied children (UAC). The highest proportion of UAC arrived in Italy and Spain, where 86% of child arrivals were UAC.
In 2025, children made up half of the 6,800 people undergoing resettlement procedures in Europe (3,400), compared with 8,900 children among 17,800 people in 2024. Of them, 51% were girls, and 49% were boys.
Sources: Relief Web