During 2025.. more than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain
More than 3,000 migrants died in 2025 trying to reach Spain, according to a report published Monday by a Spanish non-governmental organization that showed a noticeable decrease in the number of these deaths as a result of the decline in cases Migration by sea.
The association reported "Caminando Fronteras" Which is concerned with defending migrants, that the bulk of the deaths recorded up to December 15, numbering 3,090, occurred on the Atlantic migration route between Africa and The Canary Islands, which is considered one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world.
A report allowed "Caminando Fronteras" Which is based on the testimonies of migrant families and official statistics of migrants who were helped by confirming the latest figures issued by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior.
Containing migration flows
The official figures indicated a 40.4% decrease in the number of irregular migrants who arrived in Spain between January 1 and December 15 compared to the same period last year (35,935 in 2025 compared to 60,311 in 2024).
In the year 2024, a total of 10,457 migrants died or went missing while trying to reach Spain, the highest number of deaths recorded. "Caminando Fronteras" Since the beginning of recording these data in 2007.
The organization attributed the decline in the influx of irregular migrants to a series of factors, the most prominent of which are "Increase funding provided to the three countries to contain migration flows, starting with the country of origin".
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