Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016 Pass 84,000; Deaths Reach 410
Greece - An estimated 78,333 migrants or refugees have crossed into Greece since the beginning of 2016. Of these 16,140 arrived in February and 62,193 arrived in January, according to IOM.
While migrants are continuing to arrive in Greece, February arrivals have declined by 36 percent from the first half of January. The highest daily total was on February 3rd (3,036) and the lowest on February 6th (7).
Mediterranean Developments
Arrivals by sea and deaths in the Mediterranean
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1 Jan – 14 Feb 2016 |
1 Jan – 28 Feb 2015 |
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Country |
Arrivals |
Deaths |
Arrivals |
Deaths |
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Greece |
78,333 |
320 (Eastern Med route) |
3,952 |
428 (includes all Med routes) |
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Italy |
5,987 |
90 (Central Med route) |
7,882 |
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Estimated Total |
84,320 |
410 |
11,834 |
428 |
Arrivals by sea
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Country |
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2014 |
1 Jan – 31 Dec 2015 |
1 Jan – 14 Feb 2016 |
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Greece |
34,442 |
853,650* |
78.333 |
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Italy |
170,100 |
153,842 ** |
5,987*** |
* Unofficial data collected by IOM Greece and the Greek authorities of arrivals by sea.
**Data provided by the Italian Ministry of Interior
*** IOM estimate
According to the Greek coastguard, 1,472 migrants arrived in Greece by sea in January 2015, and 2,480 in February 2015. 2016 totals are therefore about 20 times those of this time last year.
This weekend there were multiple landings on the islands of Chios, Kos, Megisti, Lesvos, and Kalymnos. A total 582 migrants arrived between 12-14 February. All the migrants landed safely.
IOM Greece estimates that of the 62,193 migrants and refugees who reached the Greek islands in January 2016, 44 percent were male, 22 percent female and 34 percent children.
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Arrivals by sea in Greece - January 2016 |
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Main Countries of Origin |
Total |
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Syria |
30,979 |
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Afghanistan |
18,983 |
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Iraq |
12,335 |
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Pakistan |
2,532 |
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Iran |
2,304 |
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Total: All Countries of Origin |
70,623 |
For the latest Mediterranean Update infographic please go to:
http://missingmigrants.iom.int/sites/default/files/Mediterranean_Update_16_February_2016_0.pdf
For latest arrivals and fatalities in the Mediterranean, please visit: http://migration.iom.int/europe
Learn more about Missing Migrants Project at: http://missingmigrants.iom.int
For further information please contact IOM Greece. Daniel Esdras, Tel: +30 210 9912174, Email: iomathens@iom.int or Kelly Namia, Tel: +302109919040, +302109912174, Email: knamia@iom.int
Or Flavio Di Giacomo at IOM Italy, Tel: +39 347 089 8996, Email: fdigiacomo@iom.int
Or Ivona Zakoska at IOM Skopje, Tel. +389 2 30 88 100, Ext. 133 Email: izakoska@iom.int,
Or IOM Geneva, Leonard Doyle, Tel: +41-792857123, Email: ldoyle@iom.intor Joel Millman, Tel: + 41 79 103 87 20, Email: jmillman@iom.int