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Table 3 Estimated number of new applicants for international protection (potentially) subjected to FGM

From: Towards a better estimation of prevalence of female genital mutilation in the European Union: a situation analysis

 

Year of publication

Estimated number of girls and women potentially subjected to FGM [26]

Estimated number of female applicants (14–64) potentially subjected to FGM in 2014 (EUrostat, 2014 - https://ec.europa.eu/CensusHub2)

% of new applicants compared to the existing population of girls and women subjected to FGM

Belgium

2011

6260

626

10%

France

2007

61,000

1928

3%

Germany

2007

19,000

4269

22%

Hungary

2012

350

121

35%

Ireland

2011

3170

12

0%

Italy

2009

35,000

763

2%

UK

2007

65,790

1254

2%

The Netherlands

2013

28,000

968

3%

  1. Proportion (%) of the estimated number of female applicants in 2014 from countries where FGM is practiced (Eurostat, 2014) to the estimated number of girls and women who have potentially undergone FGM who were already registered in the official administrative records of the country of destination (EIGE, 2013)