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JAN – SEP 2019

(Jan-Sep 2019) REFUGEE & MIGRANT TOTAL ARRIVALS ¹ 2019 81,300 ARRIVALS TO (Jan - Sep, 2019) 2018 102, 700 IN 2019 (MEDITERRANEAN) (Jan-Sep, 2018; total for 2018: 141,500) 2017 143,400 (Jan-Sep, 2017; total for 2017: 185,100) 2016 308,000 (Jan-Sep, 2016; total for 2016: 373,700) 2015 528,700 (Jan-Sep, 2015; total for 2015: 1,032,400)

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ARRIVALS TO EACH COUNTRY BY MONTH

Total Arrivals to each country (Jan - Sep 2019) OVERVIEW Between 1 January and 30 September 2019, Greece Italy Spain some 81,300 refugees and migrants arrived 46,100 7,600 23,300 via the three Mediterranean routes from North Cyprus (1,500) and . Most crossed the Eastern Malta (2,700) Mediterranean from Turkey. Arrivals in 2019 ARRIVALS’ MOST COMMON COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN most commonly originated from Afghanistan, , and .

Afghanistan 14,300 14,400 Afghanistan In 2019, 46% of arrivals were men, 21% women and 33% children. Syrian Arab Republic 9,200 10,700 Syrian Arab Republic Due to the high risks associated with crossing Morocco 7,200 7,500 Morocco the Mediterranean , it is estimated that some 1,042 refugees and migrants have died Algeria 2,900 3,700 Algeria between January and September 2019, a 44% decrease as compared to the 1,853 deaths 2,500 3,100 Iraq in the same period in 2018. Most deaths occurred between and Italy. Côte d'Ivoire 2,100 3,000 Côte d’Ivoire

Tunisia 2,200 3,000 DEAD AND MISSING (Jan - Sep 2019) TOTAL (ESTIMATED) Mali 2,500 2,800 Mali 2019 1,042 State of 2,000 2,400 2018 1,853 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2100 2,200 Democratic Republic of Congo

DISTRIBUTION PER ROUTE

GREECE ITALY SPAIN CYPRUS MALTA

DEMOGRAPHIC² BREAKDOWN

316 | Western Mediterranean 30%

66 | 6% 46% Men 21% Women 33% Children 63% 660 | Central Mediterranean

United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Information source: see (data.unhcr.org/mediterranean) ¹ All figuresARRIVALS in this factsheet TO are EACH rounded. COUNTRYArrivals to Greece andBY Spain MONTH include both by land and sea. ² Demographic data for Spain is based on UNHCR estimation, pending provision of final figures by Spanish MoI. JAN – SEP 2019

ARRIVALS BY SEA AND LAND ARRIVALS BY SEA ARRIVALS BY SEA AND LAND SPAIN³ ITALY GREECE

JAN – SEP 2019 TOTAL ARRIVALS 23,300 JAN – SEP 2019 7,600 JAN – SEP 2019 46,100 Sea Arrivals: 18,800 Land Arrivals: 4,500 Sea Arrivals : 36,100 Land Arrivals: 10,000

JAN – SEP 2018 43,200 JAN – SEP 2018 21,000 JAN – SEP 2018 37,300

JAN – SEP 2017 17,100 JAN – SEP 2017 105,400 JAN – SEP 2017 20,000

12% Women 9% Women 24% Women DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN 13% Children 75% Men 19% Children 73% Men 36% Children 41% Men

7,200 (31%) Morocco 2,200 (28%) Tunisia 16,700 (38%) Afghanistan ARRIVALS’ MOST COMMON 2,900 (12%) 900 (12%) Pakistan 10,000 (14%) Syrian Arab Republic COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN 2,700 (12%) Algeria 800 (11%) Côte d'Ivoire 4,900 (12%) Turkey

2,500 (11%) Mali 800 (10%) Algeria 2,900 (10%) Iraq

2,100 (9%) Côte d'Ivoire 600 (7%) Iraq 2,800 (6%) DRC

1,700 (7%) Senegal 300 (4%) 2,100 (2%) State of Palestine

800 (4%) Tunisia 300 (3%) Bangladesh 1,600 (1%) Somalia

600 (2%) Syrian Arab Republic 200 (3%) Unkown 1,200 (1%) Islamic Republic of Iran

300 (1%) State of Palestine 200 (2%) Islamic Republic of Iran 700 (1%) Cameroon

Nationalities300 (1%) of seaThe arrivals Gambia to Spain as of 31 July 2017 100 (2%) Morocco 400 (1%) Islamic Republic of Iran

(For Spain, the nationality breakdown represents both land and sea arrivals) (For Greece, gender breakdown represents sea arrivals only)

United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Information source: see(data.unhcr.org/mediterranean) ³ Preliminary figures based on UNHCR and government estimation. Arrival figures will be adjusted pending provision of final figures by Spanish MoI. JAN – SEP 2019

ARRIVALS BY SEA AND LAND ARRIVALS BY SEA MALTA CYPRUS

JAN – SEP 2019 JAN – SEP 2019 1,500 TOTAL ARRIVALS 2,700

JAN – SEP 2018 800 JAN – SEP 2018 400

JAN – SEP 2017 0 JAN – SEP 2017 800

4% Women 15% Women DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN 28% Children 69% Men 29% Children 56% Men

1,200 (52%) Sudan 1,000 (76%) Syrian Arab ARRIVALS’ Republic MOST COMMON 200 (9%) 160 (12%) Cameroon COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN 140 (6%) Nigeria 50 (4%) Nigeria

130 (6%) Morocco 18 (1%) DRC

110 (5%) Bangladesh 13 (1%) Palestine

110 (5%) Somalia 11 (1%) Jordan

100 (5%) Côte d'Ivoire 10 (1%)

100 (5%) Mali 8 (1%) Turkey

80 (3%) 8 (1%) Iran

7 (1%) Nationalities70 (2%) of Guineasea arrivals to Spain as of 31 July 2017

(For Cyprus, the nationality and gender breakdown represents data from Jan to June only) United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Information source: see(data.unhcr.org/mediterranean) ³ Preliminary figures based on UNHCR and government estimation. Arrival figures will be adjusted pending provision of final figures by Spanish MoI.