The number of people that arrived in Spain illegally by sea through this autonomous community presents great fluctuations over the period of time under consideration, having its lowest point in 2017 with less than 450 irregular immigrants. The number of irregular migrants that arrived in Spain by sea through Canary Islands was estimated to be approximately 15,682 in 2022.
Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea via Canary Islands without authorization between 2015 and 2022
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Ministerio del Interior (España). (January 1, 2023). Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea via Canary Islands without authorization between 2015 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188391/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-canary-islands-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea via Canary Islands without authorization between 2015 and 2022." Chart. January 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188391/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-canary-islands-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). (2023). Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea via Canary Islands without authorization between 2015 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188391/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-canary-islands-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Number of Foreigners Entering Spanish Territory by Sea via Canary Islands without Authorization between 2015 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188391/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-canary-islands-spain-by-sea/
Ministerio del Interior (España), Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea via Canary Islands without authorization between 2015 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188391/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-canary-islands-spain-by-sea/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of foreigners entering Spanish territory by sea via Canary Islands without authorization between 2015 and 2022 [Graph], Ministerio del Interior (España), January 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188391/irregular-immigrants-arriving-in-canary-islands-spain-by-sea/