Ministry of Immigration and Asylum publishes August 2025 data on unaccompanied minors in Greece

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The Ministry of Immigration and Asylum published a factsheet on unaccompanied minors in Greece in August 2025. According to the factsheet, the estimated number of unaccompanied minors in Greece was 1,722 of which:

  • 92% boys
  • 8% girls
  • 13% < 15 years old
  • 1,233 in accommodation centres
  • 184 in semi-independent living apartments
  • 145 in emergency accommodation structures
  • 154 in Reception and Identification Centres (RICs) and Closed Controlled Access Centers (CCACs) in the islands
  • 6 in Controlled Accommodation Facilities for Asylum Seekers

The accommodation capacity for unaccompanied minors was:

  • 1,745 places in accommodation structures (accommodation centres/semi-independent living apartments); and
  • 156 places in emergency accommodation facilities. 

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