Out of 18,615 refugees who entered Sweden in 2015 only 2,555 were girls

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In Sweden, unaccompanied male minors made up 21 per cent of all new arrivals from the Middle-East and Africa last year.

Among that number there was only one girl for every 11.3 boys, according to figures from the American website Politico.

The figures also showed that from 18,615 refugees who entered Sweden last year, only 2,555 were girls.

Adding those numbers to those of Swedish nationals from the same age group, the total number of boys in the country comes to 121,914 compared to only 99,079 girls.