Observatorio Frontera Sur
Map · January 2025

Arrivals in January 2025

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

Arrivals
5,456
in 31 days
Per day
176.0
monthly average
vs January 2024
—
that month is not in the series

By zone of arrival

Canary Islands87.1% of the month
4,752
Ceuta1.6% of the month
89
Melilla0.1% of the month
6
Mainland Spainno breakdown published
no data
Balearic Islandsno breakdown published
no data

Fortnight by fortnight

PeriodArrivalsPer day
1–15 January 20253,460230.7
16–31 January 20251,996124.8

What Frontex recorded that month

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

Western Mediterranean752
Atlantic / West African4,713

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 January 2025?

5,456 people in 31 days, an average of 176.0 a day, according to the fortnightly reports of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.

Where did they enter?

Canary Islands 4,752; Ceuta 89; Melilla 6; 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.