Irregular immigration drops 63% in 2025 on the Canary route

A total of 14,690 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands irregularly in 2025 up to mid‑November, representing a 63 % decrease compared with the same period in 2024.

Across Spain, 31,742 irregular migrants were recorded, 41.5 % fewer than the previous year, according to the Ministry of the Interior’s latest immigration report.

Maritime Arrivals

• From 1 January to 15 November 2025, 28,362 migrants arrived by sea, 45.3 % less than the 51,849 arrivals recorded in the same period of 2024.
• These arrivals were made in 1,122 vessels, 417 fewer than a year earlier.

Mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands

• 13,642 migrants reached the Spanish Peninsula (6,929) and the Balearic Islands (6,683) by sea, 12.9 % more than the 12,087 recorded in 2024.
• They came aboard 875 vessels, 62 fewer than last year.

Peninsula

• 411 fewer migrants arrived by sea compared with the same period in 2024, a 5.5 % drop.
• Arrivals were made in 510 vessels, 145 fewer than in 2024.

Balearic Islands

• 1,966 more migrants landed than in 2024, a 41.7 % increase.
• They arrived on 365 vessels, 83 more than the previous year.

Canary Islands

• 14,690 irregular migrants entered the archipelago, 63 % fewer than the 39,713 recorded in the same period of 2024.
• These migrants came in 236 vessels, a 59.8 % reduction from the 587 vessels used in 2024.

Ceuta and Melilla (Land Border)

• 3,380 people entered the autonomous cities irregularly by land, 42.8 % more than in the comparable 2024 period.
  • Ceuta: 3,101 arrivals, 820 more than last year.
  • Melilla: 279 arrivals, 193 more than in 2024.

Maritime Arrivals to Ceuta and Melilla

• Ceuta: 5 irregular migrants arrived by sea, down from 28 the previous year (82.1 % decrease).
• Melilla: 25 arrived by sea, up from 21 in 2024 (19 % increase).