According to the source, the number of people that arrived in Spain illegally by sea fluctuated over the period of time under consideration, peaking in 2018 at around 57,500. The number of irregular migrants that arrived in Spain by sea was estimated to be approximately 56,000 in 2023. In the previous year more than half of these migrants arrived at Spanish territory via the Canary Islands.
Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2023
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Ministerio del Interior (España). (March 1, 2024). Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2023." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). (2024). Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Number of Foreigners Entering Spanish Territory by Sea without Authorization between 1999 and 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España), Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2023 [Graph], Ministerio del Interior (España), March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/