Observatorio Frontera Sur
Map · August 2025

Arrivals in August 2025

How many people entered Spain irregularly in August 2025, where, and how it compares with the year before. Ministry of the Interior figures.

Arrivals
3,673
in 31 days
Per day
118.5
monthly average
vs August 2024
−42.8%
−2,752 people

By zone of arrival

Ceuta15.3% of the month
563
Canary Islands15.0% of the month
551
Melilla1.3% of the month
49
Mainland Spainno breakdown published
no data
Balearic Islandsno breakdown published
no data

Fortnight by fortnight

PeriodArrivalsPer day
1–15 August 20251,782118.8
16–31 August 20251,891118.2

What Frontex recorded that month

Detections of irregular crossing on the two routes into Spain in August 2025. Not added to the Ministry's figure: they measure different things.

Western Mediterranean3,182
Atlantic / West African570

The most recent months are provisional: Frontex revises them in later releases, and the last bar tends to be incomplete. Note in Frontex's own file: “The data for the Western Mediterranean land route for 30 and 31 July are currently under review by the respective Member State and have not yet been included.”.

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Frequently asked questions

How many migrants arrived in Spain in August 2025?

3,673 people in 31 days, an average of 118.5 a day, according to the fortnightly reports of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.

Where did they enter?

Ceuta 563; Canary Islands 551; Melilla 49; Mainland Spain no data; Balearic Islands no data.

Was it more or less than the year before?

Less: 3,673 against 6,425 in August 2024 (−42.8%).