Mediterranean Update Migration Flows Europe: Arrivals and Fatalities 110,054 arrivals by sea in 2016 413 dead/missing in 2016 as of 10:00 CET 23 February 1,011,712 arrivals in 2015
Italy
Spain
Arrivals 7,507
Greece
Arrivals 102,547 Deaths 321
Malta
Deaths 92
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 (11 to 17 February 2016) Hungary 456
Slovenia 11,557 Croatia 11,045
Italy 553
Serbia 7,819 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 7,286
Greece 6,175 (Sea arrivals ) All numbers are estimates of newly arrived migrants, including asylum seekers.
Comparison of monthly Mediterranean sea arrivals 220,579 130,450 67,193
54,223
42,861* 5,000
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
154,467
163,563
118,379
78,085
2016 2015
39,110 * 1 to 22 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: 567 migrant deaths in 2016 (est.)
NORTH AMERICA
13
413
Europe
Deaths
Deaths
US/Mexico
1
Border
8
Death
2
Deaths
Caribbean
Deaths
Central
7
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
413* 45* * Running total to 22 Feb
Deaths between 1 January - 22 February 2016
Regions Mediterranean Horn of Africa South-East Asia South America Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East Europeb Central America Sahara & North Africa US/Mexico Border Caribbean Total
Deaths a 413 36 35 25 14 13 13 7 8 2 1 567
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