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.
Interior data up to 31 October 2026 · next report: cut-off 15 November 2026 · Frontex up to August 2026
Per day
81.4
monthly average
vs December 2024
−63.9%
−4,470 people
Fortnight by fortnight
| Period | Arrivals | Per day |
|---|
| 1–15 December 2025 | 1,684 | 112.3 |
| 16–31 December 2025 | 840 | 52.5 |
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.
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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%).