Refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe

Overview of arrival trends as of 24 August 2015

Evolution of sea arrivals to Europe

2015 arrivals as of 24 August 2015

293,000 arrivals by sea

2,440 dead/missing

Top 5 nationalities for the period Jan - Aug 2015

219,000
Syrian Arab
Rep.

46%

2014

219,000 arrivals by sea

3,500 dead/missing
70,000

60,000

Arrivals by sea

22,500

293,000

2010

2011

2012

2013

4%

Somalia

3%

2014

GERMANY

AUSTRIA

FRANCE

SLOVAKIA

UKRAINE
REPUBLIC
OF MOLDOVA

HUNGARY

SWITZERLAND

ATLANTIC
OCEAN

POLAND

CZECH
REPUBLIC

Sea arrivals

1 Jan - 24 Aug 2015

Arrivals
Main routes

Nigeria

9,700

138,970

2015

9%

Eritrea

Comparison 2014 - 2015 (Jan-Aug)

2014

12%

Afghanistan

SLOVENIA

ROMANIA

CROATIA
BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA

SERBIA*
BULGARIA

MONTENEGRO

ALBANIA

ITALY
109,500

Black
Sea

SPAIN
1,953a

GREECE
181,488

PORTUGAL
Mediterranean Sea

THE FORMER
YUGOSLAV
REPUBLIC OF
MACEDONIA

TURKEY

MALTA - 94a

TUNISIA
MOROCCO

ALGERIA
LIBYA

EGYPT

MAURITANIA

MALI
Ocial gures as of end
of July 2015
*Serbia (AND KOSOSVO: S/RES/1244 (1999))
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply ocial endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

Creation date: 27 Aug 2015

Sources: UNHCR, UNCS

Feedback: mapping@unhcr.org

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