Observatorio Frontera Sur
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All the figures

Arrivals by sea and land, by zone, year by year, and the 18-year Frontex series.

Cumulative 2026
24,646
to 30 September 2026
Same period 2025
−10.3%
−2,829 people
Daily average
90.3 /day
over 273 days
By sea
19,900
854 boats
By land
4,746
Ceuta and Melilla
Reports
114
fortnightly reports read

How 2026 is going

Cumulative total at each fortnightly cut-off, against the same point of 2025.

EFMAMJJASOND
20262025

Source: fortnightly reports of the Ministry of the Interior.

By zone of arrival

Cumulative 2026, with the change against 2025 at the same date.

Canary Islands28.9% of the total
7,133−44.5%
Balearic Islands26.0% of the total
6,408+9.7%
Mainland Spain25.7% of the total
6,334+8.0%
Ceuta16.5% of the total
4,078+53.9%
Melilla2.8% of the total
693+158.6%

Year by year

Closing figure of each year according to the Ministry; 2026 is in progress.

2231,2192356,8522463,9702536,7752624,646

18 years of data

Monthly detections on the two routes that reach Spain, from January 2009 to August 2026.

201020132016201920222025
Western MediterraneanAtlantic / West African

Source: Frontex. Detections of crossings, not distinct people. The most recent months are provisional: Frontex revises them in later releases, and the last bar tends to be incomplete.

Frequently asked questions

How many irregular migrants have arrived in Spain in 2026?

24,646 people from 1 January to 30 September 2026 according to the Ministry of the Interior, −10.3% compared with the same date in 2025.

How many arrive by sea and how many by land?

19,900 by sea (on 854 boats) and 4,746 by land through Ceuta and Melilla.