Last 12 months
2,262
September 2025 to August 2026
vs the previous 12
+3.9%
+85 detections
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6.8 %
rank 6 among nationalities
By route
Detections in the last twelve months on each of the two routes into Spain.
Month by month, last three years
Each bar is a month; the label marks January.
The most recent months are provisional: Frontex revises them in later releases, and the last bar tends to be incomplete.
Year by year
| Year | Detections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 211 | — |
| 2010 | 123 | −41.7% |
| 2011 | 216 | +75.6% |
| 2012 | 163 | −24.5% |
| 2013 | 31 | −81.0% |
| 2014 | 93 | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 280 | +201.1% |
| 2016 | 927 | +231.1% |
| 2017 | 2,669 | +187.9% |
| 2018 | 2,429 | −9.0% |
| 2019 | 40 | −98.4% |
| 2020 | 25 | −37.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | −88.0% |
| 2022 | 180 | +5900.0% |
| 2023 | 4,364 | +2324.4% |
| 2024 | 2,839 | −34.9% |
| 2025 | 1,685 | −40.6% |
| 2026 (in progress) | 1,049 | +122.2% same months |
What this measures. Frontex records the nationality declared on detection, not documented, and counts detections of crossing, not distinct people. It is not the Ministry of the Interior figure and cannot be added to it.
Frequently asked questions
How many Gambian migrants have arrived in Spain in the last year?
2,262 detections between September 2025 and August 2026 according to Frontex, 6.8% of all detections on the routes into Spain. In the previous twelve months there were 2,177.
Which route do people from Gambia use?
Mainly the Atlantic / West African route: 2,199 of the 2,262 detections in the last twelve months (97.2%).