Mediterranean Update Migration Flows Europe: Arrivals and Fatalities 146,652 arrivals by sea in 2016 455 dead/missing in 2016 published 10:00 CET 11 March 1,011,712 arrivals in 2015
Italy
Spain
Arrivals 9,492
Deaths 4
Greece
Arrivals 137,160
Deaths 97
Deaths 354
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 on. 9/3/16
Arrival points through Europe (2 to 9 March 2016) Hungary 766
Slovenia 662 Croatia 694
Italy 391
Serbia 997 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1,163
Bulgaria 173
Greece 11,341 (Sea arrivals ) All numbers are estimates of newly arrived migrants, including refugees.
Comparison of monthly Mediterranean sea arrivals 220,579 130,450 67,193 5,000
62,262
6,834
27,936 17,197* 8,866
Jan
Feb
Mar
3,528 1,472
4,354 2,480
2,283 6,583
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Apr
54,223
154,467
163,563
118,379
78,085
2016 2015
39,110 * 1 to 9 March
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: 621 migrant deaths in 2016 (est.)
NORTH AMERICA
14
455
Europe
Deaths
Deaths
US/Mexico
1
Border
8
Death
16
Deaths
Caribbean
Deaths
Central
4
13 Mediterranean
Sahara & North Africa
America
Deaths
Middle East
ASIA
36 Horn of Africa
35
Deaths
South-East Asia
Deaths
Deaths
25
South America
Sub-Saharan Africa
14 14 Deaths Deaths
AUSTRALIA
Deaths
5,394 fatalities in 2015 Missing Migrants Project Tracking deaths along migratory routes worldwide
Comparison of monthly Mediterranean fatalities
50
455*
37*
* Running total to 10 March
Deaths between 1 January - 10 March 2016
Regions Mediterranean Horn of Africa South-East Asia South America US/Mexico Border Sub-Saharan Africa Europeb Middle East Sahara & North Africa Central America Caribbean Total
Deaths a 455 36 35 25 16 14 14 13 8 4 1 621
Missing Migrants Project Missing Migrants Project is a global database tracking data on deceased and missing migrants along migratory routes. Download a copy of Fatal Journeys: Tracking Lives Lost During Migration from the IOM bookstore: publications.iom.int (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 10/3/16. Names and boundaries on maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by IOM.
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