Migrants arriving in Canary Islands by boat plunge in 2025, total 12,487
A total of 12,487 irregular migrants arrived in the Canary Islands between 1 January and 15 September 2025, marking a 53.3 % drop compared with the same period in 2024 (26,758).
Sharp Decline in Boat Landings
- Only 204 vessels reached the Canaries this year, 48.2 % fewer than the 394 boats recorded in 2024.
- The data come from the Ministry of the Interior’s irregular immigration report released on Tuesday and cited by Europa Press.
Balearic Islands Contrast
- The Balearic Islands saw 5,465 irregular migrants arrive by 15 September 2025, 70.9 % more than in the same period of 2024.
National Overview
- 26,211 migrants entered Spain irregularly (by sea and land) in 2025 so far, 31 % fewer than the 37,970 recorded in the same period of 2024.
By Sea
- 23,583 migrants arrived by sea, a 34.3 % decrease from 35,882 the previous year.
- These arrivals were made in 921 vessels, 201 fewer than in 2024.
By Land
- 2,628 people entered the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla illegally by land, 25.9 % more than the same period last year.
- Ceuta: 2,401 migrants (up 375).
- Melilla: 227 migrants (up 165).
Mainland and Balearic Arrivals
- By sea, 11,065 migrants reached the Spanish Peninsula (5,600) and the Balearic Islands (5,465), 21.8 % more than the 9,084 arrivals recorded in the same period of 2024.
- These migrants came in 706 vessels, 10 fewer than the previous year.
Ceuta and Melilla by Sea
- Six migrants arrived by sea in Ceuta, down from 19 the year before.
- Twenty‑five migrants landed in Melilla, up from 21 in the same period of 2024 (a 19 % increase).