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Guinean migrants

How many people from Guinea are detected entering Spain irregularly, by which route and how it is changing, with Frontex data.

Last 12 months
2,508
August 2025 to July 2026
vs the previous 12
−45.5%
−2,098 detections
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7.3 %
rank 4 among nationalities

By route

Detections in the last twelve months on each of the two routes into Spain.

Atlantic / West African1,471
Western Mediterranean1,037

Month by month, last three years

Each bar is a month; the label marks January.

242526

The most recent months are provisional: Frontex revises them in later releases, and the last bar tends to be incomplete. Note in Frontex's own file: “The data for the Western Mediterranean land route for 30 and 31 July are currently under review by the respective Member State and have not yet been included.”.

Year by year

0910111213141516171819202122232425261,169
YearDetectionsChange
2009472—
2010251−46.8%
2011396+57.8%
2012263−33.6%
2013154−41.4%
2014765+396.8%
20152,311+202.1%
20162,358+2.0%
20173,320+40.8%
201812,257+269.2%
2019205−98.3%
2020202−1.5%
2021133−34.2%
20221,227+822.6%
20232,698+119.9%
20244,613+71.0%
20252,954−36.0%
2026 (in progress)1,169−27.6% 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 Guinean migrants have arrived in Spain in the last year?

2,508 detections between August 2025 and July 2026 according to Frontex, 7.3% of all detections on the routes into Spain. In the previous twelve months there were 4,606.

Which route do people from Guinea use?

Mainly the Atlantic / West African route: 1,471 of the 2,508 detections in the last twelve months (58.7%).