In 2020, 211 000 children (aged less than 15 years) who were non-EU citizens, were issued first residence permits in the EU for family reasons, corresponding to a ratio of 386 per 100 000 of the EU’s child population under 15 years old.

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1. In 2020, 211 000 children (aged less than 15 years) who were non-EU citizens, were issued first residence permits in the EU for reasons related to family formation and reunification (which represents 68% of all first permits issued to children in the EU).

   Another 96 000 first permits were issued to children for other reasons, including international protection, while around 4 000 were issued for education-related reasons.

   The number of first residence permits issued to children for family reasons corresponds to a ratio of 386 per 100 000 of the EU’s child population under 15 years old. Among those children, 61% were aged less than five years.

   The Member States that issued the highest number of such permits were: Germany (44 400, or 21%), followed by Spain (43 400, 21%), Italy (31 500, 15%) and Sweden (20 800, 10%).

   In relative terms, the ratio of such permits issued per 100 000 children was highest in Sweden (1 136 per 100 000 children under 15), Slovenia (1 109), Luxembourg (943) and Portugal (893).

   In contrast, the smallest ratio of first residence permits per 100 000 children was observed in Ireland (17).

2. [Link](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20211130-1)

3. Zemmour intensifies

4. Why are countries both with higher and lower numbers than Sweden colored in blue?

5. Does anyone know what’s behind the high ratio in Slovenia? People from the Western Blakans that migrate to Slovenia due to geographic and cultural proximity?

6. good ol’ Sweden has still learned absolutely nothing.

7. All those Brazilians in Portugal

8. Have no problem with bosniaks in Slovenia.