The number of people that arrived in Spain illegally by land through the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla fluctuated over the period of time under consideration, peaking in 2018 at 6,800. The number of irregular migrants that arrived in Spain by land via Ceuta and Melilla was estimated to be approximately 1,845 in 2021.
Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by land via Ceuta and Melilla without authorization between 2017 and 2021
*This figure does not include arrivals that took place on May 17 and 18 of 2021, when it is estimated that thousands of migrants crossed the border to Ceuta due to a diplomatic incident between Spain and Morocco, which led the later to relax its border control in retaliation.
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Ministerio del Interior (España). (January 1, 2022). Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by land via Ceuta and Melilla without authorization between 2017 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187514/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-ceuta-melilla-by-land/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by land via Ceuta and Melilla without authorization between 2017 and 2021." Chart. January 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187514/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-ceuta-melilla-by-land/
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Ministerio del Interior (España), Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by land via Ceuta and Melilla without authorization between 2017 and 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187514/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-spain-ceuta-melilla-by-land/ (last visited July 05, 2022)
