MONTHLY DATA UPDATE: JULY 2016

REFUGEES & MIGRANTS SEA ARRIVALS IN EUROPE

In 2015 and until July 2016, an increasing number of people risked their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea in search of safety. More than 1 million people arrived by boats in 2015 and more than 257,000 people between January and July 2016. A 64 per cent come from the world’s top 10 refugee-producing countries.

Main trends: 

In July 2016, 25,930 people arrived by sea through the Mediterranean. Among those, 1,920 people arrived to Greece, 23,552 people to Italy and 458 people arrived to Spain. Total arrivals to Greece, Italy and Spain in July increased by 5% compared to June (24,583), but decreased by 67% compared to July (78,431) in 2015.



Between January and July 2016, 257,005 people arrived by sea, including 160,297 to Greece, 93,774 to Italy and 2,934 to Spain. This constitutes 14% increase compared to the same period in 2015 (225,595).

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In 2016, the top three countries of origin of arrivals were Syrian Arab Republic, Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The majority of arrivals are from the Syrian Arab Republic (30.0%), Afghanistan (15.7%), Iraq (9.6%), Nigeria (7.2%), Eritrea (4.5%), Pakistan (3.0%), Côte d'Ivoire (2.9%), Gambia (2.8%) and Guinea (2.7%) amongst others.

1,014,973

Sea arrivals in 2015

257,005

Sea arrivals in 2016 (January to July)

Figure 1. Sea arrivals to Greece, Italy and Spain between January and July 2016

4,408

Arrivals in 2015

153,842

Arrivals in 2015

856,723

Arrivals in 2015

2,934

Arrivals in 2016

93,774

Arrivals in 2016

160,297

Arrivals in 2016

(January to July)

(January to July)

(January to July)

For monthly updates 2015, see the document

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Figure 2. Top-10 main nationalities by arrivals (January – July 2016)

0%

10%

20%

30% 77,210

Syrian Arab Republic

30.0%

40,431

Afghanistan

15.7%

24,623

Iraq

9.6%

18,604

Nigeria

7.2%

11,576

Eritrea Pakistan Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Guinea (Conakry)

40%

4.5%

7,710 3.0%

7,407 2.9%

7,114 2.8%

6,961 2.7%

55,369

Other

21.5%

Figure 3. Arrivals to each country by month (January - July 2016) 80,000

Monthly Total 73,135

70,000

Monthly Total 61,074

60,000 50,000

Monthly Total 36,923

40,000 30,000

Monthly Total 22,112

Monthly Total 24,583

Monthly Total 25,930

June 24,583

Jul-16 25,930

Monthly Total 13,248

20,000 10,000 0 Monthly Total

January 73,135

February 61,074

March 36,923

April 13,248

Greece

67,415

57,066

26,971

3,650

1,721

1,554

1,920

Italy

5,273

3,828

9,676

9,149

19,925

22,371

23,552

447

180

276

449

466

658

458

Spain

May 22,112

In July there were 25,930 refugees and migrants arriving by sea which decreased by 65% compared to January (73,135). Arrivals to Greece decreased by 97% in July (1,920) compared to January (67,415) in 2016. Arrival to Italy increased in July in line with seasonal trend recorded in 2015.

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Figure 4:Total Arrivals by nationality to first arrival country (January – July 2016) Syrian Arab Republic

77,210

Afghanistan

40,431

Iraq

24,623

Nigeria

18,604

Eritrea

11,576

Pakistan

7,710

Somalia

5,084

Iran

4,771

Other

66,996 0

10000

20000

Other

Iran

Greece

6955

Italy

57141

Spain Grand Total

30000

40000

Somalia

Pakistan

4721

0

7108

50

5079

602

2900

0

5

0

66,996

4,771

5,084

7,710

50000 Eritrea

60000

70000

80000 90000 Syrian Arab Republic 40188 76882

Nigeria

Iraq

Afghanistan

0

0

24443

11564

18587

180

243

12

17

0

0

0

11,576

18,604

24,623

40,431

77,210

328

‘Other’ category includes all other nationalities not listed in the top ten nationalities of arrival.

DEMOGRAPHICS OF REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS ARRIVAL IN EUROPE Main findings: 

In July 2016, men constituted 69% of the sea arrivals, while women and children were 16% and 15% respectively.

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On average, men made up for 57% of the total arrivals between January and July 2016, while women and children constituted 17% and 26% of the arrivals respectively.

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In July 2016, arrival of men (69%) increased compared to January (46%), but decreased compared to the arrival of men in May (74%). The portion of women decreased from 20% in January to 16% in July. Portion of children also dropped from 34% in January to 15% in July 2016.

Figure 5. Demographic breakdown by month – Cumulative arrivals to Greece and Italy – (January – July 2016) 74% 69% 65% 58% 47%

46% 40%

39%

34%

20%

34% 21%

25% 19%

17% 11%

Jan 16

Feb 16

Mar 16

Apr 16 Men

Women

15%

May 16

17%

19%

Jun 16

16% 15%

Jul 16

Children

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GREECE The charts below are based on figures from the Hellenic Coast Guard and Police. All figures are provisional and subject to change. Data includes sea arrivals to Greece from January 2016 to July 2016.

Some 856,700 people arrived in Greece in the whole of 2015. There were 160,297 arrivals between January and July 2016 which is 23% higher compared to the same period in 2015 (130,102). The number of people arriving in Greece decreased by 97% between January (67,415) and July (1,920).

Figure 6. Percentages of nationalities arriving to Greece 0%

20%

40%

Syrian Arab Republic

48.0%

Afghanistan

25.1%

Iraq

15.2%

Pakistan

4.4%

Other

4.3%

The majority of people are from the Syrian Arab Republic (48.0%), Afghanistan (25.1%) and Iraq (15.2%).

60%

Iran

2.9%

Figure 7. Greece: Trend of Monthly sea arrivals by nationality 35,000 30,309

30,000

29,412

25,000 20,000

18,846

15,000

14,399

13,943

11,964

10,000

9,134 6,133 2,515

5,000 -

Jan-16

Feb-16

Mar-16

Apr-16

May-16

Jun-16

Jul-16

Syrian Arab Republic

30,309

29,412

14,399

1,268

525

459

510

Afghanistan

18,846

13,943

6,133

580

270

215

201

Iraq

11,964

9,134

2,515

381

162

183

104

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,243

1,539

1,880

637

231

233

345

Eritrea Pakistan Somalia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1,860

1,445

1,370

711

469

413

687

Iran

2,193

1,593

674

73

64

51

73

Between January and July 2016, the top three nationality of arrival were Syrian Arab Republic, (76,882), Afghanistan (40,188) and Iraq (24,443). Arrivals of Syrian nationals decreased by 3% between January and July 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 (79,325), arrivals of Afghan nationals increased by 28% compared to same period in 2015 (31,286) and Iraqi arrivals increased by 431% compared to the period between January and July in 2015 (4,602). Figure 8. Breakdown of Men, Women and Children arrived by month (January – July 2016)* 0% Jan-16

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

43%

Feb-16

38%

Mar-16

38%

Apr-16

60% 21%

22%

34%

54%

17%

Jun-16

53%

20% 63%

29% 27% 17%

21% Men

Women

100%

40% 18%

41%

90%

40%

May-16

Total Jan-Jul 2016

80% 36%

22% 47%

Jul-16

70%

21% 38%

Children

In Greece the portion of men among arrivals increased from 43% (29,103) in January to 63% (1,202) in July, children decreased to 21% (399) in July from 36% (24,221) in January, whereas women portion decreased from 21% (14,091) in January to 17% (319) in July 2016. ‘source: Hellenic Police based on partial data

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ITALY The charts below are based on figures from the Italian Ministry of Interior. All figures are provisional and subject to change. Data includes sea arrivals to Italy from January 2016 to July 2016.

Some 153,842 people arrived in Italy in the whole of 2015. Between Janauary and July 2016 93,774 people arrived. These figures remained almost the same by comparing with the 93,540 arrivals between January and July in 2015. In 2016, the highest number of people arriving in Italy were in July (23,552) compared to January (5,273) and February (3,828). Figure 9. Proportions of nationalities arriving to Italy 0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

Nigeria

20% 19.8%

Eritrea

12.3%

Gambia

7.3%

Côte d'Ivoire

7.1%

Sudan

6.9%

Guinea (Conakry)

6.7%

Somalia

5.4%

Mali

5.4%

Senegal

5.3%

Egypt

3.2%

Bangladesh

3.0%

Ghana

2.9%

Ethiopia

2.7%

Cameroon

1.9%

Other

10.0%

The vast majority of arrivals to Italy are from Nigeria (19.8%), Eritrea (12.3%), Gambia (7.3%) and Côte d'Ivoire (7.1%). The portion of Syrian (0.3%), Iraqi (0.2%) and Afghan (0.3%) arrivals to Itlay remain very low. Figure 10. Italy: Top nationalities of Mediterranean sea arrivals - Trends in 2016 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 *

-2,000

Jan-16

Feb-16

Mar-16

Apr-16

May-16

Jun-16

Jul-16

3,904

2,893

6,352

5,564

13,201

12,391

12,836

Nigeria

905

713

1,797

896

1,656

6,196

6,424

Eritrea

123

51

441

1,587

3,874

2,739

2,749

Somalia

274

170

1,060

1,025

921

653

976

Pakistan

60

1

11

3

50

178

299

Syrian Arab Republic

6

-

10

10

109

54

139

Afghanistan

1

-

-

8

68

93

73

Iraq

-

-

-

56

40

43

41

Iran

-

-

5

6

24

15

Other

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Nigeria (18,587) Eritrea (11,564) and Somalia (5,079) were the top nationalities of sea arrivals to Italy among others. The number of Syrians (328), Iraqis (180) and Afghans (243) arriving to Italy was very low. *Other category includes all other nationalities not listed in the top ten and a number of other refugees and migrants, grouped by the MoI under the “Sub-Saharan” label and originating from unspecified African countries.

Figure 11. Breakdown of Men, Women and Children arrived by month 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Jan 16

73%

Mar 16

73%

Jul 16

70%

80%

90% 9%

9%

17% 11% 16%

69%

16%

Men

Women

12%

16% 21%

76% 66%

100%

18%

11%

62%

May 16 Jun 16

60%

79%

Feb 16

Apr 16

50%

14% 18% 15%

Children

In Italy, the number of men decreased from 79% in January to 69% in July 2016, while the portion of women increased from 9% to 16% and the portion of children increased from 12% in January to 15% in July. The majority of children (90%) are Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASCs), a number that surged by 116% compared to the same period in 2015 (13,705 in 2016 vs 6,354 in 2015).

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SPAIN The charts below are based on figures from the Spanish Ministry of the Interior and the Spanish Police. Arrivals to the Canary Islands have been excluded from this analysis, as they are not part of the Mediterranean refugee movement.

Between January and July 2016, there were 2,934 arrivals in Spain. Majority of them come from North and West Africa, mostly from Côte d'Ivoire (25.1%), Guinea (21.9%), Cameroon (10.4%), Algeria (9.2%), Gambia (8.8%), and Morocco (5.9%).

Figure 12. Percentages of top nationalities arriving to Spain 0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

Côte d'Ivoire

25.1%

Guinea (Conakry)

21.9%

Cameroon

10.4%

Algeria

9.2%

Gambia

8.8%

Morocco

5.9%

Burkina Faso

4.1%

Mauritania

3.2%

Congo-Brazzaville

1.6%

Guinea-Bissau Mali

30%

1.4% 1.3%

Other

7.0%

Figure 13. Spain: Trend of Monthly sea arrivals by nationality

250 200 150 100 50 -

Jan-16

Feb-16

Mar-16

Apr-16

May-16

Jun-16

Jul-16

Côte d'Ivoire

73

27

36

124

127

221

129

Guinea (Conakry)

109

45

121

130

135

94

9

Cameroon

101

17

17

56

62

25

27

Algeria

10

3

35

12

90

121

Gambia

37

40

28

17

45

58

34

Sources: Arrival figures for Greece are collected in the framework of UNHCR border activities and are provided by Hellenic Coastguard and Hellenic Police; arrival figures for Italy are provided by Italian Ministry of Interior. Arrival figures for Spain are provided by Spanish Ministry of Interior and Spanish Police. Figures are subject to future adjustment and should not be considered final. Links: data.unhcr.org/mediterranean

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