Mediterranean Update Migration Flows Europe: Arrivals and Fatalities 67,193 arrivals by sea in 2016 368 dead/missing in 2016 as of 10:00 CET 2 February 1,011,712 arrivals in 2015
Italy
Spain
Arrivals 5,000
Greece
Arrivals 62,193 Deaths 96
Deaths 272
Malta
Cyprus
Arrivals Deaths Land migration routes Maritime migration routes
Arrival figures refer to maritime arrivals only. Estimates based on data from respective governments and IOM field offices.
Arrival points through Europe (21 to 27January 2016) Hungary 130
Slovenia 10,204
Serbia 11,480
Croatia 12,220
former Yugoslav 12,457 Republic of Macedonia Greece 62,193 (Sea arrivals ) 1 to 31 January
All numbers are estimates of newly arrived migrants, including asylum seekers as of 31/01/16 Names and boundaries on maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by IOM.
Recap of Mediterranean Sea Arrivals 2015 220,579 130,450 67,193 5,000
54,223
6,834
8,866
Jan
Feb
Mar
3,528 1,472
4,354 2,480
2,283 6,583
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27,936
Apr
154,467
163,563
118,379
78,085
2015 total 2016 total
39,110
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
3,218 9,637 16,063 21,221 22,905 23,186 22,607 15,924 8,916 151,249 108,742 211,663 147,639 54,899 11,873 17,889 31,318 107,843
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GLOBAL OVERVIEW: 485 MIGRANT DEATHS IN 2016 (est.)
15 NORTH AMERICA
Europe
368
Deaths
Deaths
US/Mexico
Mediterranean
ASIA
Border
1
Caribbean
Deaths
Sahara &
Central
16 Deaths
36
North Africa
America
SOUTH AMERICA
East Asia
Horn of Africa
Deaths
35
South-East Asia
Deaths
14
SubSaharan Africa
Deaths Deaths
Oceania
AUSTRALIA
5,394 fatalities in 2015 Missing Migrants Project Tracking deaths along migratory routes worldwide
Comparison of monthly fatalities in the Mediterranean 3,770 1,244 368
12
82
Jan
346
864 616
329
Feb
318
686
50
230
May
368* 106
126 10
Apr
Mar
432
268
Jun
2016 2015 2014
813
95
10 61
24
3,279
95
210
22
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec *Running total to 31 Jan
Deaths between 1 to 31 January 2016
Regions Mediterranean Horn of Africa South-East Asia Central America Sub-Saharan Africa Europeb US/Mexico Border
Deaths a 368 36 35 16 14 15 1
TOTAL
485
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Legend: (a) Figures refer to documented instances and potentially depict only a small share of the actual number thus representing a base minimum. (b) Includes deaths in Central Europe, Southeastern Europe, and Western Europe. All numbers are estimates based on data from respective governments and IOM field offices as 31/1/16.
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