According to the source, the number of people that arrived in Spain illegally by sea fluctuated over the period of time under consideration, peaking in 2018 at around *. The number of irregular migrants that arrived in Spain by sea was estimated to be approximately * in 2024. In the previous years more than half of these migrants arrived at Spanish territory via the Canary Islands.
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Ministerio del Interior (España). (January 2, 2025). Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2024." Chart. January 2, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). (2025). Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Number of Foreigners Entering Spanish Territory by Sea without Authorization between 1999 and 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Jan 2025, /statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España), Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea without authorization between 1999 and 2024 [Graph], Ministerio del Interior (España), January 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1187510/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-by-sea/
