Overview
- Interior’s year-end balance counts 36,775 irregular arrivals in 2025, including 32,925 by sea on 1,235 boats.
- Arrivals via the Canary Islands fell to 17,788 for the year, yet a cayuco carrying 180 people was rescued off El Hierro on Dec. 31.
- Routes linked to Algeria increased, with 7,321 arrivals to the Balearic and peninsular coasts, up 24.5% from 2024.
- Land entries to the enclaves rose to 3,850 in 2025, with Ceuta up 39.2% to 3,523 and Melilla up 181.9% to 327.
- NGO Caminando Fronteras counted 3,090 deaths in 2025 on Spain-bound sea routes, highlighting continuing humanitarian risk.