Observatorio Frontera Sur
Map · December 2025

Arrivals in December 2025

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

Arrivals
2,524
in 31 days
Per day
81.4
monthly average
vs December 2024
−63.9%
−4,470 people

By zone of arrival

Canary Islands38.9% of the month
981
Balearic Islands25.1% of the month
633
Mainland Spain24.6% of the month
620
Ceuta10.1% of the month
254
Melilla1.4% of the month
36

Fortnight by fortnight

PeriodArrivalsPer day
1–15 December 20251,684112.3
16–31 December 202584052.5

What Frontex recorded that month

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

Western Mediterranean1,585
Atlantic / West African1,048

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 December 2025?

2,524 people in 31 days, an average of 81.4 a day, according to the fortnightly reports of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.

Where did they enter?

Canary Islands 981; Balearic Islands 633; Mainland Spain 620; Ceuta 254; Melilla 36.

Was it more or less than the year before?

Less: 2,524 against 6,994 in December 2024 (−63.9%).