Migrant deaths hit ten-year high

At least 8,500 migrants died or went missing on land and sea routes in 2023, up 20% on the previous year and the highest since the UN agency for migration began counting a decade ago

Minimum estimates

 2014 5,548
 2015 6,750
 2016 8,084
 2017 6,290
 2018 5,008
 2019 5,318 
 2020 4,302
 2021 6,201
 2022 7,141
 2023 8,565

MIGRANT DEATHS

2023   Total since 2014

Americas 1,275 9,101
Mediterranean 3,129 29,132
Europe 157 1,124
Asia  1,568 7,267
Western Asia    570 2,701
Africa 1,866 14,394

MEDITERRANEAN ROUTE 2016-24
Deaths and disappearances 1%
Interceptions at sea 29%
Irregular arrivals in Europe 70%



    Source: International Organization for Migration Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS