Mediterranean Update Migration Flows Europe: Arrivals and Fatalities 74,676 arrivals by sea in 2016 374 dead/missing in 2016 as of 10:00 CET 5 February 1,011,712 arrivals in 2015
Italy
Spain
Arrivals 5,898
Greece
Arrivals 68,778 Deaths 90
Deaths 284
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 (28 January to 3 February 2016) Hungary 181
Slovenia 12,262
Serbia 9,687
Croatia 12,107
former Yugoslav 148 Republic of Macedonia
Greece 16,732 (Sea arrivals ) All numbers are estimates of newly arrived migrants, including asylum seekers as of 3/2/16
Comparison of monthly Mediterranean sea arrivals 220,579 130,450 67,193 5,000
54,223
6,834
7,483* 8,866
Jan
Feb
Mar
3,528 1,472
4,354 2,480
2,283 6,583
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27,936
154,467
163,563
118,379
78,085
2015 total 2016 total
39,110 * 1 to 4 February
Apr
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 11,873 17,889 31,318 54,899 107,843 147,639 211,663 151,249 108,742
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GLOBAL OVERVIEW: 491 MIGRANT DEATHS IN 2016 (est.)
15 NORTH AMERICA
Europe
374
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
SubSaharan Africa
Deaths
35
South-East Asia
Deaths
14 Deaths Deaths
Oceania
AUSTRALIA
5,394 fatalities in 2015 Missing Migrants Project Tracking deaths along migratory routes worldwide
Comparison of monthly Mediterranean fatalities 3,770 1,244
368 82 12
Jan
3,279
864 616
346
24
6
329 10
Feb
318
50
2014 432
May
Jun
374*
126
106 22
10
Apr
Mar
Jul
Aug
2015
813
268
230
95
61
686
Sept
2016
Oct
Nov
95
210
Dec *Running total to 4 Feb
Deaths between 1 January - 4 February 2016
Regions Mediterranean Horn of Africa South-East Asia Central America Sub-Saharan Africa Europeb US/Mexico Border
Deaths a 374 36 35 16 14 15 1
TOTAL
491
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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 4/2/16. Names and boundaries on maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by IOM.
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