As of 2022, there were 28,564 recorded cases of unaccompanied underage children arriving in Germany being taken into care. This was a very large increase compared to the year before. The highest case numbers were noted in 2015 and 2016.
Number of cases where underage children were taken into care due to unaccompanied arrival in Germany from 2012 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of cases with undearge unaccompanied arrivals in care
¹ Until 2016: taken into care according to §42 SGB VIII; from 2017: preliminary and regular care based on §§42 SGB VIII and 42a SGB VIII (may apply to unaccompanied children and adolescents arriving in Germany).
² According to the source, due to the workload in youth welfare offices because of the large number of unaccompanied minors arriving in the country, figures for 2015 and 2015 have limited validity.
³ According to the source, from 2017 onwards double counts of children and adolescents are possible, if these have first been taking into preliminary care based on § 42a SGB VIII and subsequently once again taken into care on a regular basis following § 42 Absatz 1 Number 3 SGB VIII (may apply to unaccompanied children and adolescents arriving in Germany). The source notes that time period comparisons are therefore possible only in a limited capacity.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (June 26, 2023). Number of cases where underage children were taken into care due to unaccompanied arrival in Germany from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108050/underage-unaccompanied-arrivals-in-care-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of cases where underage children were taken into care due to unaccompanied arrival in Germany from 2012 to 2022." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108050/underage-unaccompanied-arrivals-in-care-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2023). Number of cases where underage children were taken into care due to unaccompanied arrival in Germany from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108050/underage-unaccompanied-arrivals-in-care-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Cases Where Underage Children Were Taken into Care Due to Unaccompanied Arrival in Germany from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108050/underage-unaccompanied-arrivals-in-care-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of cases where underage children were taken into care due to unaccompanied arrival in Germany from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108050/underage-unaccompanied-arrivals-in-care-germany/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of cases where underage children were taken into care due to unaccompanied arrival in Germany from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108050/underage-unaccompanied-arrivals-in-care-germany/
