Last 12 months
115
September 2025 to August 2026
vs the previous 12
+19.8%
+19 detections
Share
0.3 %
rank 14 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 | 28 | — |
| 2010 | 41 | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 36 | −12.2% |
| 2012 | 23 | −36.1% |
| 2013 | 17 | −26.1% |
| 2014 | 61 | +258.8% |
| 2015 | 46 | −24.6% |
| 2016 | 89 | +93.5% |
| 2017 | 196 | +120.2% |
| 2018 | 231 | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | −98.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | −66.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | +550.0% |
| 2023 | 39 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 89 | +128.2% |
| 2025 | 100 | +12.4% |
| 2026 (in progress) | 69 | +27.8% 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 Sierra Leonean migrants have arrived in Spain in the last year?
115 detections between September 2025 and August 2026 according to Frontex, 0.3% of all detections on the routes into Spain. In the previous twelve months there were 96.
Which route do people from Sierra Leone use?
Mainly the Western Mediterranean route: 73 of the 115 detections in the last twelve months (63.5%).