Migrants to Europe skew heavily male—and that’s dangerous.
To see how these overall figures affect specific countries—and why there is
reason for concern—consider the case of Sweden, which has been especially
transparent about its migration statistics and whose ratios mirror the broader
trend in Europe in many respects.
According to Swedish
government statistics, as of the end of November, 71 percent of
all applicants for asylum to Sweden in 2015 were male. More than 21 percent of
all migrants to Sweden were classified as unaccompanied minors, representing
more than half of all minor migrants to the country. For accompanied minors,
the sex ratio was about 1.16 boys for every one girl. But for unaccompanied minors,
the ratio was 11.3 boys for every one girl. In other words, the Swedish case
confirms IOM’s statistic that more than 90 percent of unaccompanied minors are
male. Indeed, on average, approximately 90 unaccompanied boys entered Sweden
every single day in 2015, compared with eight unaccompanied girls.
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