This chart shows the evolution of the number of arrests of foreigners in irregular situations between 2014 and 2024. Thus, the number of arrests increased from 101,349 in 2014 to 147,154 in 2024.
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Ministry of the Interior (France). (February 3, 2025). Evolution of the number of arrests of foreign nationals in irregular situations in France between 2014 and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1630708/number-interpellations-foreigners-irregular-situation/
Ministry of the Interior (France). "Evolution of the number of arrests of foreign nationals in irregular situations in France between 2014 and 2024." Chart. February 3, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/1630708/number-interpellations-foreigners-irregular-situation/
Ministry of the Interior (France). (2025). Evolution of the number of arrests of foreign nationals in irregular situations in France between 2014 and 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/1630708/number-interpellations-foreigners-irregular-situation/
Ministry of the Interior (France). "Evolution of The Number of Arrests of Foreign Nationals in Irregular Situations in France between 2014 and 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 3 Feb 2025, /statistics/1630708/number-interpellations-foreigners-irregular-situation/
Ministry of the Interior (France), Evolution of the number of arrests of foreign nationals in irregular situations in France between 2014 and 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1630708/number-interpellations-foreigners-irregular-situation/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Evolution of the number of arrests of foreign nationals in irregular situations in France between 2014 and 2024 [Graph], Ministry of the Interior (France), February 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1630708/number-interpellations-foreigners-irregular-situation/