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Migrants in Ceuta

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

Cumulative 2026
4,078
to 30 September 2026
Same period 2025
+53.9%
+1,428 people · same-date comparison
Share
16.5 %
of Spain's 24,646

In the latest published period (16–30 September 2026), 2 people arrived in Ceuta.

The route

Overland through Morocco → Ceuta: via the Fnideq border perimeter and the Tarajal coast. Entry by land, over the border fence and by swimming around it.

SPAINMOROCCOALGERIAW. SAHARAMAURITANIAPORTUGALOverland through Morocco → Ceuta: 2 arrivalsOverland through Morocco → Melilla: 46 arrivalsNorthern Morocco → Mainland Spain: 370 arrivalsAlgerian coast → Balearic Islands: 781 arrivalsWestern Sahara and Mauritania → Canary Islands: 1,541 arrivalsNorthern Morocco → Mainland Spain: 370 arrivalsOverland through Morocco → Ceuta: 2 arrivalsOverland through Morocco → Melilla: 46 arrivalsStrait of Gibraltar and Alboran SeaMainland Spain370Ceuta2Melilla46Ceuta2Melilla46Mainland Spain370Balearic Islands781Canary Islands1,541

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 30 September 2026.

221,238231,135242,559253,527264,078

Frequently asked questions

How many migrants have arrived in Ceuta in 2026?

4,078 people between 1 January and 30 September 2026, according to the Ministry of the Interior. In the same period of 2025 there were 2,650.

Are arrivals to Ceuta rising or falling?

Rising: +53.9% (+1,428 people) compared with the same date in 2025.