Observatorio Frontera Sur
Map · May 2025

Arrivals in May 2025

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

Arrivals
1,840
in 31 days
Per day
59.4
monthly average
vs May 2024
—
that month is not in the series

By zone of arrival

Canary Islands24.2% of the month
445
Ceuta11.7% of the month
215
Melilla0.3% of the month
6
Mainland Spainno breakdown published
no data
Balearic Islandsno breakdown published
no data

Fortnight by fortnight

PeriodArrivalsPer day
1–15 May 202598865.9
16–31 May 202585253.2

What Frontex recorded that month

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

Western Mediterranean1,393
Atlantic / West African542

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 May 2025?

1,840 people in 31 days, an average of 59.4 a day, according to the fortnightly reports of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.

Where did they enter?

Canary Islands 445; Ceuta 215; 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.