West and Central Africa — Irregular Migration Routes to Europe (January - June 2023)

This document is a compilation of data collected by IOM from FRONTEX as well as the Italian, Spanish, Greek, and Maltese interior ministries on migratory movements from Africa to Europe between 2017 and 2023**. IOM works closely with a wide range of actors, including government and non-government partners, to collect and compile this data every quarter. This document presents the situation of migrant arrivals in Europe based on data between 2017 and 2023** from the point of view of movements from West and Central Africa (WCA).

** Data for 2023 covers the period up to June 30th, 2023 (January – June 2023). These publications regularly update this data and are available on https://dtm.iom.int/europe/arrivals?type=arrivals and https://missingmigrants.iom.int/. Some data on nationalities are only partially available.