Western Sahara and Mauritania → Canary Islands: Tarfaya, Dakhla and Nouadhibou; also Senegal, further south. Entry by sea, on the Atlantic route from West Africa.
16–31 October 2026
4,357
1 dot = 5 people · average pace of the period
Line width and dots are the arrivals in the latest published period, at a steady pace: the Ministry does not publish a day-by-day breakdown.
How 2026 is going
Cumulative total at each fortnightly cut-off.
Year by year
Each bar is a full year; 2026 only runs to 31 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How many migrants have arrived in Canary Islands in 2026?
13,327 people between 1 January and 31 October 2026, according to the Ministry of the Interior. In the same period of 2025 there were 14,099.
Are arrivals to Canary Islands rising or falling?
Falling: −5.5% (−772 people) compared with the same date in 2025.