On 26 April, Eurostat released a report stating that 19.700 asylum seekers applying for international protection in the member states of the EU were considered to be unaccompanied minors. Compared to 2017 numbers (31.400) and 2014 levels (23.100), 2018 was down by more than one third, where unaccompanied minors accounted for 10% of all asylum applicants aged less than 18. The report also showed that 86% of the minors were males, ¾ were aged 16 to 17 (14.800 persons), while those aged 14 to 15 accounted for 17% (3.400 persons) and those aged less than 14 for 7% (1.400 persons). Over half of asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors in the EU in 2018 came from six countries: Afghanistan (16%), Eritrea (10%), Pakistan or Syria (both 7%) and Guinea or Iraq (both 6%). The highest number of asylum applicants fitting that profile was registered in Germany (4.100 or 21%), followed by Italy (3.900 or 20%), the United Kingdom (2.900 or 15%), and Greece (2.600 or 13%).