Observatorio Frontera Sur data: 15 Sep
Map · Melilla

Migrants in Melilla

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

Cumulative 2026
647
to 15 September 2026
Same period 2025
+156.7%
+395 people · same-date comparison
Share
3.0 %
of Spain's 21,906

In the latest published period (1–15 September 2026), 57 people arrived in Melilla.

The route

Overland through Morocco → Melilla: via the Nador and Beni Ensar border perimeter. Entry by land, over the border fence.

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.

221,34423372241372535226647

Frequently asked questions

How many migrants have arrived in Melilla in 2026?

647 people between 1 January and 15 September 2026, according to the Ministry of the Interior. In the same period of 2025 there were 252.

Are arrivals to Melilla rising or falling?

Rising: +156.7% (+395 people) compared with the same date in 2025.