A total of 6,147 migrants have arrived in Spain in November, of them 4,705 in the Canary Islands, 70% less than in October
MADRID, 1 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
A total of 50,551 migrants have entered Spain irregularly in 2023, which is the second year with the most entries after 2018 (more than 57,000) and the first to the Canary Islands, with 35,410, ahead of 2006, when the called ‘cayucos crisis’ and 31,678 people arrived in the archipelago.
This is demonstrated by the data from the balance sheet of the Ministry of the Interior as of November 30, 2023, consulted by Europa Press, which indicates that the 50,551 migrants who have arrived in Spain irregularly so far this year, represents an increase 73% (21,328 more) compared to the same period last year. In addition, they point out that in the second half of November a total of 3,689 migrants have entered irregularly through any of the routes.
In November, a total of 6,147 migrants arrived irregularly in Spain, 65.5% less than those who arrived in October (17,864). To the Canary Islands, on the other hand, 4,705 people have arrived in this period, which is 70% less than in the previous month (15,729).
Thus, until the second half of November, a total of 35,410 people have arrived irregularly in the Canary Islands in 2023, of which 2,974 have arrived in the last fifteen days of the month. Arrivals this year to the islands more than double (134.8%) those of the previous year at this time.
Specifically, entries by sea to Spain have grown by 82.3%, going from 27,083 between January 1 and November 30, 2022 to 49,376 in the same period of 2023, 22,293 more. Furthermore, the number of vessels increases, going from 1,573 to 1,622, 3.1% more.
The number of migrants who have arrived in the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands by sea has increased by 17%. Thus, this year 13,726 arrivals have been registered compared to 11,727 in 2022.
Likewise, the document reflects that the number of entries by sea to Melilla has increased, going from 152 in 2022 to 180 arrivals in 2023, an increase of 18.4%; while Ceuta has gone from 122 to 60 (-50.8%).
The number of irregular entries to Ceuta and Melilla by land is also reduced. Thus, between January 1 and November 30, 2023, a total of 1,175 migrants arrived through this route, 45.1% less than in the same period of 2022, when 2,140 entries were registered.
Specifically, a total of 1,020 migrants in an irregular situation have arrived in Ceuta by land, 51 more than in the same months of the previous year; and to Melilla, 155, 86.8% less than in the same period of 2022, when a total of 1,171 entries were recorded.
