In 2023, the number of immigrants arriving illegally in Spain by land was 46 percent lower than the previous year. From 2019 to 2020, the number of immigrants who entered the country illegally was approximately 72.3 percent lower.
Percentage change in the number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by land without authorization between 2017 and 2023
*This figure does not include arrivals that took place on May 17 and 18 of 2021, when it is estimated that thousands of migrants crossed the border to Ceuta due to a diplomatic incident between Spain and Morocco, which led the later to relax its border control in retaliation.
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Ministerio del Interior (España). (January 3, 2024). Percentage change in the number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by land without authorization between 2017 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188356/percentage-change-of-irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-land/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Percentage change in the number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by land without authorization between 2017 and 2023." Chart. January 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188356/percentage-change-of-irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-land/
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Percentage change in the number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by land without authorization between 2017 and 2023 [Graph], Ministerio del Interior (España), January 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188356/percentage-change-of-irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-land/
