Migratory routes map

Main migratory routes into the EU / land & sea

  • Western African route
  • Western Mediterranean route
  • Central Mediterranean route
  • Apulia and Calabria route
  • Circular route from Albania to Greece
  • Western Balkan route
  • Eastern Mediterranean route
  • Eastern Borders route
  • Schengen area
  • Schengen associate countries
  • Central Mediterranean route
    Number of illegal border crossings in 2017 (Jan-Jun): 85 063

    Top 3 nationalities of migrants:
    Nigeria 12 926
    Not specified 8 596
    Bangladesh 7 899
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  • Western Mediterranean route
    Number of illegal border crossings in 2017 (Jan-May): 6 410

    Top 3 nationalities of migrants:
    Côte d'Ivoire 1 197
    Guinea 1 058
    Gambia 733
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  • Western African route
    Number of illegal border crossings in 2017 (Jan-May): 113

    Top 3 nationalities of migrants:
    Morocco 46
    Guinea 37
    Côte d'Ivoire 17
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  • Western Balkan route
    Number of illegal border crossings in 2017 (Jan-Jun): 5 551

    Top 3 nationalities of migrants:
    Pakistan 1 663
    Afghanistan 1 482
    Iraq 741
  • Eastern Borders route
    Number of illegal border crossings in 2017 (Jan-May): 271

    Top 3 nationalities of migrants:
    Viet Nam 63
    Ukraine 43
    Russian Federation 32
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  • Eastern Mediterranean route
    Number of illegal border crossings in 2017 (Jan-Jun): 13 060

    Top 3 nationalities of migrants:
    Syria 4 600
    Iraq 1 516
    Pakistan 1 478
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  • Circular route from Albania to Greece
    Number of illegal border crossings in 2017 (Jan-May): 2 723

    Top 3 nationalities of migrants:
    Albania 2 641
    Syria 12
    Algeria 11
  • Apulia and Calabria route
    Number of illegal border crossings in 2017 (Jan-May)

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Source: FRAN and JORA data as of 3 July 2017. The data presented refer to detections of illegal border-crossing rather than the number of persons, as the same person may cross the external border several times. However, there is currently no EU system in place capable of tracing each person’s movements following an illegal border-crossing. Therefore, it is not possible to establish the precise number of persons who have illegally crossed the external border.