In 2023 approximately 60,073 illegal border crossings were detected on the Eastern Mediterranean route to the European Union, compared with 38,690 in the previous year.
Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union (EU) over the Eastern Mediterranean route (Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus) from 2009 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of illegal border-crossings
2023
60,073
2022
38,690
2021
22,793
2020
20,280
2019
83,333
2018
56,561
2017
42,319
2016
182,277
2015
885,386
2014
50,834
2013
24,799
2012
37,224
2011
57,025
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Frontex. (November 11, 2024). Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union (EU) over the Eastern Mediterranean route (Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus) from 2009 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454914/eastern-mediterranean-immigration-eu/
Frontex. "Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union (EU) over the Eastern Mediterranean route (Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus) from 2009 to 2023." Chart. November 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454914/eastern-mediterranean-immigration-eu/
Frontex. (2024). Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union (EU) over the Eastern Mediterranean route (Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus) from 2009 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454914/eastern-mediterranean-immigration-eu/
Frontex. "Number of Illegal Border-crossings to The European Union (Eu) over The Eastern Mediterranean Route (Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus) from 2009 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454914/eastern-mediterranean-immigration-eu/
Frontex, Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union (EU) over the Eastern Mediterranean route (Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus) from 2009 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454914/eastern-mediterranean-immigration-eu/ (last visited March 03, 2025)
Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union (EU) over the Eastern Mediterranean route (Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus) from 2009 to 2023 [Graph], Frontex, November 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/454914/eastern-mediterranean-immigration-eu/
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