Canary Islands, Spain

Spain's Canary Islands received record 46,843 migrants in 2024: ministry
A record 46,843 migrants reached Spain's Canary Islands illegally in 2024 via the increasingly deadly Atlantic route, the second consecutive year of unprecedented arrival numbers, official data showed on Thursday.
A record number of migrants reached the Canary Islands by sea in 2024, Spain says
The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route.
Spanish authorities say more than 180 migrants have reached the Canary Islands
The latest arrivals in 2025 add to growing concerns about the uptick in irregular migration to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago close to the African coast that has increasingly been used as a stepping stone to continental Europe.
Spain Records Historic Migration Surge as Canary Islands Face Unprecedented Pressure
Spain has recorded one of its highest numbers of irregular migrant arrivals in 2024, with 63,970 people entering the country by land and sea routes, marking a 12.5% increase from 2023, according to the latest data from the Spanish Ministry of Interior.
More than 10,000 migrants died this year trying to reach Spain by sea, aid group says
MADRID (AP) — More than 10,000 migrants died while trying to reach Spain by sea this year, a report released by a Spanish migration rights group said on Thursday.
Spain: Hundreds of migrants arrived in the Balearic and Canary Islands on New Year’s Day
Spanish territory on the first day of 2025 - In the last week of 2024, 1,933 crossed from the North West coast of Africa to the Canary Islands
Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024
Spain received 63,970 people who arrived through irregular routes last year, including 46,843 in the Canary Islands.
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