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Data and Statistics Investigation

Within the last decade, tens of thousands of child migrants have vanished without a trace in Europe. Our investigation, conducted in 2021, uncovers the shocking disappearance of at least 18,000 unaccompanied child migrants between 2018 and 2020, raising serious concerns about the protection provided by European countries. Discover the inconsistencies and gaps in data that obscure the true extent of this crisis.

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'The glass wall' Stories of unaccompanied foreign minors
Data and Statistics Investigation
Cecilia Ferrara
12 May 2021
1629
The countries of origin
Data and Statistics Investigation
Adriana Homolová
30 April 2021
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99 problems with data
Data and Statistics Investigation
Adriana Homolová
30 April 2021
1991
Nearly 17 child migrants a day vanished in Europe since 2018
Data and Statistics Investigation
Ismail Einashe
22 April 2021
1346
The migrant children that Europe betrays: more than 16 unaccompanied minors disa
Data and Statistics Investigation
Cecilia Ferrara
22 April 2021
1525
18,000 unaccompanied migrant minors missing
Data and Statistics Investigation
Cecilia Ferrara
20 April 2021
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Europe: 18,292 unaccompanied minor migrants missing between 2018 and 2020
Data and Statistics Investigation
20 April 2021
1652
18,292 unaccompanied minors disappeared in Europe in three years
Data and Statistics Investigation
Elli Zotou
19 April 2021
3014
Thousands more asylum seekers missing in Europe
Data and Statistics Investigation
Sanne Terlingen
18 April 2021
1961
Disappeared in Europe
Data and Statistics Investigation
Adrian Bartocha
Jan Wiese
18 April 2021
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18,000 disappearances of unaccompanied children in Europe
Data and Statistics Investigation
Kristof Clerix
18 April 2021
1518
In three years more than 18,000 disappearances of unaccompanied child migrants
Data and Statistics Investigation
Roeland Termote
18 April 2021
1545
More than 18,000 migrant children have disappeared
Data and Statistics Investigation
18 April 2021
1522
It’s about children, not numbers
Data and Statistics Investigation
12 December 2020
1594
Nearly 14,000 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in the EU in 2019
Data and Statistics Investigation
Qali Nur
28 April 2020
1725
Procecutor Warner Ten Kate: 'Many children are still running away'
Data and Statistics Investigation
10 April 2020
1575
30,000 migrant children disappeared in Europe between 2014 and 2017
Data and Statistics Investigation
Qali Nur
12 March 2020
1550
19,845 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in the EU in 2018
Data and Statistics Investigation
Qali Nur
02 March 2020
1336
177 children disappeared from the Asylum Seeker' Center Oisterwijk, NL
Data and Statistics Investigation
12 January 2020
1677
Frugal reception does not detain asylum children
Data and Statistics Investigation
06 November 2019
1660
1600 children disappeared from asylum centers
Data and Statistics Investigation
02 June 2019
1713
Many children disappear from shelter
Data and Statistics Investigation
29 March 2019
1389
Hundreds of trafficked children 'lost' by local authorities
Data and Statistics Investigation
Ismail Einashe
15 December 2018
1940
'Lost in Europe' in search of thousands of missing migrant children
Data and Statistics Investigation
Geesje van Haren
Sanne Terlingen
27 October 2018
'The glass wall' Stories of unaccompanied foreign minors
Data and Statistics Investigation
12 May 2021
The countries of origin
Data and Statistics Investigation
30 April 2021
99 problems with data
Data and Statistics Investigation
30 April 2021
Nearly 17 child migrants a day vanished in Europe since 2018
Data and Statistics Investigation
22 April 2021
The migrant children that Europe betrays: more than 16 unaccompanied minors disa
Data and Statistics Investigation
22 April 2021
18,000 unaccompanied migrant minors missing
Data and Statistics Investigation
20 April 2021
Europe: 18,292 unaccompanied minor migrants missing between 2018 and 2020
Data and Statistics Investigation
20 April 2021
18,292 unaccompanied minors disappeared in Europe in three years
Data and Statistics Investigation
19 April 2021
Thousands more asylum seekers missing in Europe
Data and Statistics Investigation
18 April 2021
Disappeared in Europe
Data and Statistics Investigation
18 April 2021
18,000 disappearances of unaccompanied children in Europe
Data and Statistics Investigation
18 April 2021
In three years more than 18,000 disappearances of unaccompanied child migrants
Data and Statistics Investigation
18 April 2021
More than 18,000 migrant children have disappeared
Data and Statistics Investigation
18 April 2021
It’s about children, not numbers
Data and Statistics Investigation
12 December 2020
Nearly 14,000 unaccompanied children applied for asylum in the EU in 2019
Data and Statistics Investigation
28 April 2020
Procecutor Warner Ten Kate: 'Many children are still running away'
Data and Statistics Investigation
10 April 2020
30,000 migrant children disappeared in Europe between 2014 and 2017
Data and Statistics Investigation
12 March 2020
19,845 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in the EU in 2018
Data and Statistics Investigation
02 March 2020
177 children disappeared from the Asylum Seeker' Center Oisterwijk, NL
Data and Statistics Investigation
12 January 2020
Frugal reception does not detain asylum children
Data and Statistics Investigation
06 November 2019
1600 children disappeared from asylum centers
Data and Statistics Investigation
02 June 2019
Many children disappear from shelter
Data and Statistics Investigation
29 March 2019
Hundreds of trafficked children 'lost' by local authorities
Data and Statistics Investigation
15 December 2018
'Lost in Europe' in search of thousands of missing migrant children
Data and Statistics Investigation
27 October 2018

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