This indicator visualizes estimates on the number of international migrants (stock) below the age of 18 years in the destination. These estimates are calculated by UNICEF based on UN DESA’s international migrant stock estimates, which include all foreign-born residents in a country regardless of when they entered the country. For countries where data on the foreign-born population are not available, UN DESA uses data on foreign citizens. As such, the number of international migrants may not include second-generation migrants that were born in the country but have parents who migrated. Stock data should also not be confused with annual migration flow data (i.e. the number of migrants that entered or left a country within one year).<br>
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Countries with fewer than 1,000 child migrants have not been included in the share calculations due to the way these data are made available in the source API.