Arrivals in December 2024
How many people entered Spain irregularly in December 2024, where, and how it compares with the year before. Ministry of the Interior figures.
Interior data up to 31 October 2026 · next report: cut-off 15 November 2026 · Frontex up to August 2026
Per day
225.6
monthly average
vs December 2023
—
that month is not in the series
Fortnight by fortnight
| Period | Arrivals | Per day |
|---|
| 1–15 December 2024 | 3,240 | 216.0 |
| 16–31 December 2024 | 3,754 | 234.6 |
What Frontex recorded that month
Detections of irregular crossing on the two routes into Spain in December 2024. Not added to the Ministry's figure: they measure different things.
Western Mediterranean1,481
Atlantic / West African4,943
The most recent months are provisional: Frontex revises them in later releases, and the last bar tends to be incomplete.
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Frequently asked questions
How many migrants arrived in Spain in December 2024?
6,994 people in 31 days, an average of 225.6 a day, according to the fortnightly reports of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
Where did they enter?
Canary Islands 5,418; Ceuta 187; Melilla 25; Mainland Spain no data; Balearic Islands no data.
Was it more or less than the year before?
That month of the previous year is not in the published series.