In 2020, more than 80 percent of the migrants that arrived illegally to Spain were male adults. Undocumented arrivals of minors accounted for approximately 12 percent of all cases, whereas women accounted for only five percent of the total number of irregular immigrants.
Percentage distribution of undocumented male, female adults or children immigrants that arrived in Spain in 2020
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UNHCR. (February 21, 2021). Percentage distribution of undocumented male, female adults or children immigrants that arrived in Spain in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1213068/illegal-migration-share-of-men-women-or-children-that-arrived-in-spain/
UNHCR. "Percentage distribution of undocumented male, female adults or children immigrants that arrived in Spain in 2020." Chart. February 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1213068/illegal-migration-share-of-men-women-or-children-that-arrived-in-spain/
UNHCR. (2021). Percentage distribution of undocumented male, female adults or children immigrants that arrived in Spain in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1213068/illegal-migration-share-of-men-women-or-children-that-arrived-in-spain/
UNHCR. "Percentage Distribution of Undocumented Male, Female Adults or Children Immigrants That Arrived in Spain in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1213068/illegal-migration-share-of-men-women-or-children-that-arrived-in-spain/
UNHCR, Percentage distribution of undocumented male, female adults or children immigrants that arrived in Spain in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1213068/illegal-migration-share-of-men-women-or-children-that-arrived-in-spain/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Percentage distribution of undocumented male, female adults or children immigrants that arrived in Spain in 2020 [Graph], UNHCR, February 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1213068/illegal-migration-share-of-men-women-or-children-that-arrived-in-spain/