Europe

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Arrivals to Europe
67,131
By sea
By land
As of
Arrivals to Europe
99,489
2020
128,536
2019
147,683
2018
188,372
2017
Mediterranean Dead/Missing
1,196
2021
Mediterranean Dead/Missing
1,423
2020
1,885
2019
Latest figures

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Recent trends in arrivals and registrations

Country or area

Arrivals

Percentage
Change

Previous week
23 Jul - 29 Jul

Current week
30 Jul - 05 Aug

First Arrival Countries

Cyprus

0

583

0%

Greece

5

10

100%

Italy

2,539

2,490

-1%

Spain

340

250

-26%

Total*

2,884

3,333

16%

Registered Migrants in Other Countries and Areas

Montenegro

119

26

-78%

Serbia

1,583

1,204

-23%

Total*

1702

1230

-28%

* Arrivals to Cyprus are not available for this period.
** Arrivals include also other countries or areas for which data are available on a monthly basis and not on a weekly basis.

 Main countries or areas of origin for arrivals in Europe in 2020 as of Q1:

To Italy[1]: Bangladesh (14%), Côte d´Ivoire (14%), Sudan (10%), Algeria (9%), Morocco (7%).

To Greece: Afghanistan (39%), Syrian Arab Republic (25%), Somalia (6%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (5%), Iraq (4%).

To Spain: Algeria (33%), unspecified Sub-Saharan nationals (28%), Morocco (17%), Guinea (5%), Côte d´Ivoire (5%),

To Malta: Sudan (33%), Bangladesh (17%), Somalia (15%),  Eritrea[2](10%), Morocco (3%).

To Bulgaria[3]: Afghanistan (32%), Iraq (20%), Turkey (11%), Syrian Arab Republic (8%), Iran (7%).

 

[1] The information on nationality breakdown provided is based on the nationality declared by migrants as reported by the Italian Ministry of Interior.

[2] The information on nationality breakdown provided in this summary is based on the nationality declared by migrants as reported by the Maltese authorities.

[3] Nationality of persons registered at entry to Bulgaria.

 

Over the last months, increasing reports from IOM field staff in various locations along the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Balkan Routes alerted IOM to the acute need for reliable data on the prevalence of trafficking and other forms of exploitation of migrants and refugees.

Les points de suivi des flux sont placés dans des endroits de passages sur la route migratoire du Niger.

Reporting Period: 5—11 April 2016

In October 2015, IOM launched its Early Warning Information Sharing Network to commence sharing data between IOM, government agencies, and other humanitarian actors in affected countries of arriv

Between 8 October 2015 and 4 April 2016 IOM field staff in Greece, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary amassed interviews with 8,987 migrants and refugees, of which 135 people were interviewed over the week from 28 March – 4 April 2016.

Les points de suivi des flux sont placés dans des endroits de passages sur la route migratoire du Niger.

Reporting Period: 29 March — 4 April 2016

In order to gather and disseminate information about the migrant populations moving through the Mediterranean, up to the Western Balkan Route and through the Northern Route into Europe, IOM rolled out a Flow Monitoring

Between 8 October 2015 and 29 March 2016 IOM field staff in Greece, fYROM, Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary amassed interviews with 8,845 migrants and refugees, of which 192 people were interviewed over the week from 22 – 28 March.

Les points de suivi des flux sont placés dans des endroits de passages sur la route migratoire du Niger.

Reporting Period: 22—28 March 2016

In October 2015, IOM launched its Early Warning Information Sharing Network to commence sharing data between IOM, government agencies, and other humanitarian actors in affected countries of arriv

Cumulatively since the first week of June 2015 until 24 March 2016, 45,549 households representing 80,397 individuals have crossed the border into Haitian territory. 34.4% were female while 65.6% were male. 1,185 presumed unaccompanied minors were identified.

Between 8 October 2015 and 21 March 2016 IOM field staff in Greece, fYROM, Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary amassed interviews with 8,652 migrants and refugees, of which 94 people were interviewed over the week from 15 – 21 March.

Les points de suivi des flux sont placés dans des endroits de passages sur la route migratoire du Niger.

Reporting Period: 15—21 March 2016

Between 8 October 2015 and 14 March 2016 IOM field staff in Greece, fYROM, Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary amassed interviews with 8, 544 migrants and refugees, of which 522 people were interviewed over the week from 9 – 14 March Individuals of Syrian, Afghan, Iraqi, nationalities comprised 93% of

Cumulatively since the first week of June 2015, 44,327 households representing 78,632 individuals have crossed the border into Haitian territory. 34.5% were female while 65.5% were male. 1,163 presumed unaccompanied minors were identified.

In October 2015, IOM launched its Early Warning Information Sharing Network to commence sharing data between IOM, government agencies, and other humanitarian actors in affected countries of arriv

These second results take into account the 2,385 migrants and refugees that were interviewed from 07 December 2015 to 14 March 2016. 7.2% of respondents answered ‘yes’ to one of the trafficking and other exploitative practices indicators, based on their own direct experience.

Reporting Period: 1—7 March 2016 Flow monitoring points are placed at known migrant passing points along the Niger migratory route.

Les points de suivi des flux sont placés dans des endroits de passages sur la route migratoire du Niger.

Between 8 October 2015 and 8 March 2016 IOM field staff in Greece, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary amassed interviews with 7, 616 migrants and refugees, of which 722 people were interviewed over the week from 1 – 8 March. The analysis of the responses from

In October 2015, IOM launched its Early Warning Information Sharing Network to commence sharing data between IOM, government agencies, and other humanitarian actors in affected countries of arriv

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Migration.iom.int is an IOM online platform designed to enhance access to Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) migration flow information products, including a visualization of population flows. The DTM also has a second online platform, displacement.iom.int, designed to visualize internal displacement monitored through the DTM systems; this platform facilitates a better understanding of mobility trends within a country in assessed areas.

 

The DTM is a system designed to track and monitor displacement and population mobility, provide critical information to decision-makers and responders during crises, and contribute to better understandings of population flows. The DTM includes four standard components – each comprising various tools and methods – that can be applied, adapted and combined as relevant in a particular context. The standard components are: (i) mobility tracking; (ii) flow monitoring; (iii) registration and (iv) surveys. Data visualized on the flow.iom.int website is retrieved from flow monitoring exercises. 

A Flow Monitoring exercise collects information on the volume and basic characteristics of populations transiting through selected locations - referred to as Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) – during specific observation hours. Data collected includes previous transit point(s), next destination, intended destination (when possible) and means of transportation, as well as the number, sex and nationality of migrants passing through the Flow Monitoring Point. Data is collected overtime through periodic cycles.

Once baseline data is collected through Flow Monitoring exercises. When required and as needed, Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS) are then implemented to collect multi-layer and multi-themed data on mobile populations. FMS collect data at the individual level and include, but are not limited to, information on basic socio-economic profiles, information regarding the journey (cost, routes, modes of transport, intermediaries) and some basic data on the intentions, expectations, and perceptions of the final destination that migrants have. The findings of these surveys are used in the overall analysis presented in the IOM Flow Monitoring reports.

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