As a result of the crisis between Belarus and the European Union, Polish border services recorded approximately 2.5 thousand illegal attempts to cross the Polish-Belarusian border in December 2023. Around 26 thousand immigrants, mainly from Middle Eastern and African countries, attempted to cross the border illegally in 2023. It was nearly 10 thousand more than in the previous year.
In 2021, due to the actions of Alexander Lukashenko's government, a migration crisis was initiated on Belarus's border with the European Union. The Belarusian authorities contributed by organizing the transfer of refugees and immigrants from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries of the Middle East and Africa across the Belarusian-Lithuanian and Belarusian-Polish-Latvian borders. These actions were meant to respond to EU sanctions against Belarus caused by the rigged presidential election in 2020 and the repression of oppositionists.
Number of attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border in Poland from August 2021 to May 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of attempts in thousands*
May '24
7.28
Apr '24
5.46
Mar '24
3.44
Feb '24
0.35
Jan '24
0.09
Dec '23
0.49
Nov '23
1.49
Oct '23
2.24
Sep '23
1.1
Aug '23
2.8
Jul '23
3.7
Jun '23
3
May '23
3.11
Apr '23
2.49
Mar '23
2.64
Feb '23
1.47
Jan '23
1.47
Dec '22
1.5
Nov '22
2.3
Oct '22
2.31
Sep '22
1.3
Aug '22
0.9
Jul '22
0.91
Jun '22
0.6
May '22
1.02
Apr '22
1.07
Mar '22
1.75
Feb '22
0.52
Jan '22
1.02
Dec '21
1.7
Nov '21
8.9
Oct '21
17.3
Sep '21
7.7
Aug '21
3.5
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Twitter (@Straz_Graniczna), & Otwarte Dane. (June 20, 2024). Number of attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border in Poland from August 2021 to May 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271292/poland-attempts-of-illegal-crossing-of-the-polish-belarusian-border/
Twitter (@Straz_Graniczna), und Otwarte Dane. "Number of attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border in Poland from August 2021 to May 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271292/poland-attempts-of-illegal-crossing-of-the-polish-belarusian-border/
Twitter (@Straz_Graniczna), Otwarte Dane. (2024). Number of attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border in Poland from August 2021 to May 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271292/poland-attempts-of-illegal-crossing-of-the-polish-belarusian-border/
Twitter (@Straz_Graniczna), and Otwarte Dane. "Number of Attempts to Illegally Cross The Polish-belarusian Border in Poland from August 2021 to May 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271292/poland-attempts-of-illegal-crossing-of-the-polish-belarusian-border/
Twitter (@Straz_Graniczna) & Otwarte Dane, Number of attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border in Poland from August 2021 to May 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271292/poland-attempts-of-illegal-crossing-of-the-polish-belarusian-border/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Number of attempts to illegally cross the Polish-Belarusian border in Poland from August 2021 to May 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Twitter (@Straz_Graniczna), & Otwarte Dane, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271292/poland-attempts-of-illegal-crossing-of-the-polish-belarusian-border/