[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I see mostly young men in their twenties when i see these migrants

how come they are the only ones fleeing war and rape?

'According to the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), the statistical breakdown of the refugees are pretty much split 50-50 between men and women.
However, of those who have travelled by sea through the Mediterranean, 69% are male adults, 18% are children and 13% are female adults.
UNHCR Refugees/Migrants Emergency Response - Mediterranean

Now, not all of these are Syrians, although the majority of them are. There are also a number of people from Afghanistan and a small number from Eritrea and various other countries (all of which contribute 3% or less to the total). It is likely that a large number of these people who have made the journey anyway, as Europe generally receives tens of thousands of asylum seekers each year.

While the majority of those seeking asylum in Europe might be adult males, the statistics from the UNHCR show that of the total refugees coming out of the Syrian conflict, the split is pretty even, and around 38% of them are children under 12.

There isn't just one reason why hundreds of thousands of people make the decision to travel on this perilous path. There are a number of reasons why it might be adult males making the journey by sea:

The threat of daily violence has become too much to bear
Fear of forced conscription in Syria by both the government and Islamist groups, including ISIS
Better economic opportunities
Easier for men to undertake the journey by themselves than with their families or their partners, both financially and physically'

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-so-man...gees-young-men