In 2023 there were over 350,000 illegal border crossing detecting on the borders of the European Union, the most crossings recorded since 2017 when there were over 204,000. Illegal border crossings peaked in 2015 at the height of the European migrant crisis, when over 1.8 million illegal border crossing were detected.
Number of illegal crossings between border-crossing points in the European Union from 2009 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Frontex. (January 26, 2024). Number of illegal crossings between border-crossing points in the European Union from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454775/number-of-illegal-entries-between-bcps-to-the-eu/
Frontex. "Number of illegal crossings between border-crossing points in the European Union from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454775/number-of-illegal-entries-between-bcps-to-the-eu/
Frontex. (2024). Number of illegal crossings between border-crossing points in the European Union from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454775/number-of-illegal-entries-between-bcps-to-the-eu/
Frontex. "Number of Illegal Crossings between Border-crossing Points in The European Union from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454775/number-of-illegal-entries-between-bcps-to-the-eu/
Frontex, Number of illegal crossings between border-crossing points in the European Union from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454775/number-of-illegal-entries-between-bcps-to-the-eu/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of illegal crossings between border-crossing points in the European Union from 2009 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Frontex, January 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/454775/number-of-illegal-entries-between-bcps-to-the-eu/