From January to December 2018, Sudan recorded the largest percentage of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived in Italy by sea. Specifically, 179 Sudanese children reached the Italian shores without their parents, representing 98 percent of all children arrived from this country. Additionally, Somalia registered the second highest percentage in terms of unaccompanied and separated children's arrivals in Italy (97 percent).
According to the source, separated children are those ones separated from both their parents, for instance due to conflicts or other disasters. Moreover, unaccompanied children are infants separated from both parents or other relatives, which are by law responsible for taking care of them.
Share of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived by sea in Italy in 2018, by nationality
Data refer to the percentage of unaccompanied and separated children from a given country out of the total amount of children arrived from that country.
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UNHCR. (January 11, 2019). Share of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived by sea in Italy in 2018, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064855/share-of-unaccompanied-children-arrived-by-sea-in-italy/
UNHCR. "Share of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived by sea in Italy in 2018, by nationality." Chart. January 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064855/share-of-unaccompanied-children-arrived-by-sea-in-italy/
UNHCR. (2019). Share of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived by sea in Italy in 2018, by nationality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064855/share-of-unaccompanied-children-arrived-by-sea-in-italy/
UNHCR. "Share of Unaccompanied and Separated Children Who Arrived by Sea in Italy in 2018, by Nationality." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064855/share-of-unaccompanied-children-arrived-by-sea-in-italy/
UNHCR, Share of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived by sea in Italy in 2018, by nationality Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064855/share-of-unaccompanied-children-arrived-by-sea-in-italy/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived by sea in Italy in 2018, by nationality [Graph], UNHCR, January 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064855/share-of-unaccompanied-children-arrived-by-sea-in-italy/
