A total of 4,323 migrants arrived in the Balearics irregularly between 1 and 15 August 2025, which is 77% more than in the same period in 2024, when 2,443 people arrived, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of the Interior, collected by Europa Press. Meanwhile, data from the department headed by Fernando Grande-Marlaska reveal that 22,040 migrants arrived in Spain irregularly up to 15 August, 29.3% less than in the same period last year.
This year, 20,153 migrants have arrived by sea, 31.7% less than in the same period last year, with 29,512 arrivals. They did so in 738 boats, 170 fewer than the previous year. With regard to the Canary Islands, as of 15 August, 11,883 migrants have entered the region this year, almost half (46.7%) fewer than those who arrived in the same period in 2024 (22,304). This year, they arrived on board 196 boats, 42.4% fewer than in 2024, with 340.
Meanwhile, 3,928 migrants arrived on the mainland by sea, 17.1% fewer than in the same period in 2024, when 4,741 arrived. In this case, they arrived in 306 boats, 105 fewer than last year.
As for Ceuta and Melilla, a total of 1,887 people entered the autonomous cities irregularly by land, 14.9% more than in the same period last year.
1,721 migrants arrived in the former, 116 more than last year, while 166 arrived in the latter, representing a 336.8% increase on 2024, when 38 arrived. Four migrants arrived irregularly by sea in Ceuta, compared to 17 last year, and 15 in Melilla, compared to seven in the same period in 2024 (114.3% more).
And, the Guardia Civil and Maritime Rescue Service rescued 58 migrants sailing in three small boats south of the Balearics in the early hours of this Tuesday, according to the Government Delegation.
The first was found at 0.20 a.m. south of Formentera with 20 passengers. Another 20 migrants were rescued at 1.45 a.m. 20 nautical miles south of Cabrera and a third at 5.30 a.m. south of Mallorca. All are North Africans.
These 58 are in addition to the 160 migrants rescued or intercepted on Monday after reaching the southern coast of Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera aboard nine small boats. Last week, the Balearic Port Authority (APB) set up various centres in the ports of Palma, Ibiza and La Savina (Formentera) to temporarily accommodate migrants arriving by boat and ensure adequate humanitarian care.