The source specifies that "The data presented refer to detections of illegal border-crossing rather than the number of persons, as the same person may cross the external border several times. However, there is currently no EU system in place capable of tracing each person’s movements following an illegal border-crossing. Therefore, it is not possible to establish the precise number of persons who have illegally crossed the external border."
"The Western African route connects Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania and Morocco (including the Western Sahara region), with the Canary Islands in Spain."
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Number of illegal crossings of Moroccan migrants on West African route to Spain 2022
In April 2022, the number of illegal border crossings by Moroccan migrants on the West African route to Spain amounted to ***. This migration route connects West Africa with the Canary Islands in Spain. In the period under review, the number of illegal border crossings of Moroccan nationals peaked at around in November 2020.
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Frontex. (May 30, 2022). Number of illegal border crossings of Moroccan migrants on the West African route to Spain from April 2020 to April 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/1317449/number-of-illegal-crossings-of-moroccan-migrants-on-west-african-route-to-spain/
Frontex. "Number of illegal border crossings of Moroccan migrants on the West African route to Spain from April 2020 to April 2022." Chart. May 30, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/1317449/number-of-illegal-crossings-of-moroccan-migrants-on-west-african-route-to-spain/
Frontex. (2022). Number of illegal border crossings of Moroccan migrants on the West African route to Spain from April 2020 to April 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/1317449/number-of-illegal-crossings-of-moroccan-migrants-on-west-african-route-to-spain/
Frontex. "Number of Illegal Border Crossings of Moroccan Migrants on The West African Route to Spain from April 2020 to April 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 May 2022, /statistics/1317449/number-of-illegal-crossings-of-moroccan-migrants-on-west-african-route-to-spain/
Frontex, Number of illegal border crossings of Moroccan migrants on the West African route to Spain from April 2020 to April 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1317449/number-of-illegal-crossings-of-moroccan-migrants-on-west-african-route-to-spain/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of illegal border crossings of Moroccan migrants on the West African route to Spain from April 2020 to April 2022 [Graph], Frontex, May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1317449/number-of-illegal-crossings-of-moroccan-migrants-on-west-african-route-to-spain/
