Observatorio Frontera Sur data: 15 Sep
Map · Canary Islands

Migrants in Canary Islands

How many people are arriving in Canary Islands, how it compares with 2025 and what share of Spain's total it represents.

Cumulative 2026
5,592
to 15 September 2026
Same period 2025
−55.1%
−6,861 people · same-date comparison
Share
25.5 %
of Spain's 21,906

In the latest published period (1–15 September 2026), 429 people arrived in Canary Islands.

The route

Western Sahara and Mauritania → Canary Islands: Tarfaya, Dakhla and Nouadhibou; also Senegal, further south. Entry by sea, on the Atlantic route from West Africa.

SPAINMOROCCOALGERIAW. SAHARAMAURITANIAPORTUGALOverland through Morocco → Ceuta: the Ministry did not update this figureOverland through Morocco → Melilla: 57 arrivalsNorthern Morocco → Mainland Spain: 310 arrivalsWestern Sahara and Mauritania → Canary Islands: 429 arrivalsAlgerian coast → Balearic Islands: 693 arrivalsNorthern Morocco → Mainland Spain: 310 arrivalsOverland through Morocco → Ceuta: the Ministry did not update this figureOverland through Morocco → Melilla: 57 arrivalsStrait of Gibraltar and Alboran SeaMainland Spain310Ceutano dataMelilla57Ceutano dataMelilla57Mainland Spain310Canary Islands429Balearic Islands693

How 2026 is going

Cumulative total at each fortnightly cut-off.

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Year by year

Each bar is a full year; 2026 only runs to 15 September 2026.

2215,6822339,9102446,8432517,788265,592

Frequently asked questions

How many migrants have arrived in Canary Islands in 2026?

5,592 people between 1 January and 15 September 2026, according to the Ministry of the Interior. In the same period of 2025 there were 12,453.

Are arrivals to Canary Islands rising or falling?

Falling: −55.1% (−6,861 people) compared with the same date in 2025.