In 2021, the majority of unaccompanied children registered in Spain who arrived at the country by boat or other similar vessels came from Morocco with over 42 percent of the total cases. The second largest share came from Algeria with 17.72 percent of the total undocumented minors in Spain.
Percentage distribution of undocumented and unaccompanied minors registered in Spain in 2021, by country of origin
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Fiscal.es. (November 12, 2022). Percentage distribution of undocumented and unaccompanied minors registered in Spain in 2021, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218919/share-of-unaccompanied-minors-registered-by-country-in-spain/
Fiscal.es. "Percentage distribution of undocumented and unaccompanied minors registered in Spain in 2021, by country of origin." Chart. November 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218919/share-of-unaccompanied-minors-registered-by-country-in-spain/
Fiscal.es. (2022). Percentage distribution of undocumented and unaccompanied minors registered in Spain in 2021, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218919/share-of-unaccompanied-minors-registered-by-country-in-spain/
Fiscal.es. "Percentage Distribution of Undocumented and Unaccompanied Minors Registered in Spain in 2021, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218919/share-of-unaccompanied-minors-registered-by-country-in-spain/
Fiscal.es, Percentage distribution of undocumented and unaccompanied minors registered in Spain in 2021, by country of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218919/share-of-unaccompanied-minors-registered-by-country-in-spain/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Percentage distribution of undocumented and unaccompanied minors registered in Spain in 2021, by country of origin [Graph], Fiscal.es, November 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218919/share-of-unaccompanied-minors-registered-by-country-in-spain/