Regional Representation Southern Europe
Italy Sea Arrivals Dashboard – October 2016
Italy Sea Arrivals Dashboard January – October 2016
159,427
Sea arrivals Jan-Oct 2016
Monthly sea arrivals
30,000
140,987
since January 2013 to October 2016
Sea arrivals Jan-Oct 2015
27,384
23,552
25,000
22,371 21,294 19,925
159,427
154,075
20,000
16,975
140,987 15,000
9,676
9,149
Mar
Apr
10,000
5,273
38,860
3,828
5,000
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2013
2014
2015
2016
Jan
Feb
2013
May
Jun
2014
Jul
2015
Aug
Sep
Oct
2016
Between 1 January and 30 October 2016, 159,427 persons arrived to Italy by sea, compared to 140,987 sea arrivals in the first ten months of 2015. This represents a 13% increase compared to last year. October arrivals this year (27,384) are higher than numbers recorded over the same period of 2015 (8,916) and 2014 (15,279). Last year, monthly arrivals had peaked in July, then slowly decreased to year’s end. In 2014, a peak in sea arrivals was observed in September, with numbers decreasing from October onward. In 2016, the highest number of monthly sea arrivals was registered in October, following a considerable decrease in September. UNHCR is investigating factors that could have led to the surge of arrivals in October.
Sea arrivals: top 5 nationalities by month 8,000 40,000
Sea arrivals originate mainly from sub-Saharan Africa. Between January and October 2016, 21% of all arrivals originated from Nigeria, followed by Eritrea (12%), Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia (each accounting for 7% of the total). Arrivals from Syria continue at a relatively low rate (0.6% of the total arrivals).
7,000 35,000
Nigeria
6,000 30,000 5,000 25,000
Eritrea
4,000 20,000 3,000 15,000 2,000 10,000 1,000 5,000 00 Nigeria Nigeria
Jan Jan 905 905
Feb MarMar Apr AprMay May Feb Jun 713 1,797 1,797 896 8961,656 1,656 713 6,196
Jun Jul 6,196 6,424
Jul Aug Oct Sep Nov OctDec Aug Sep 6,424 4,843 3,742 6,636 4,843 0 6,6360 3,742
33,808
Eritrea Eritrea
123 123
5151
Gambia Gambia
504 504
259 259
441441 1,5871,587 3,874 3,874 2,739
2,739 2,749
2,749 3,479
3,479 3,640605 0 3,6400 605
15,043
831831 530 530712
712 2,289
2,289 1,193
1,193 1,245 1,150 2,421 1,245 0 2,4210 1,150
Côte Côted'Ivoire d'Ivoire
332 332
8,066
402 402
807807 701 701914
914 2,088
2,088 1,426
1,426 1,039 1,006 1,787 1,039 0 1,7870 1,006
Sudan Sudan
676 676
7,750
726 726
868868 631 631881
881 1,908
1,908 1,165
1,165 895
895 1,744995 0 1,7440 995
Total
7,676
The charts below are based on figures from the Italian Ministry of Interior and UNHCR estimates. All figures are provisional and subject to change.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – data.unhcr.org/mediterranean
Regional Representation Southern Europe
Italy Sea Arrivals Dashboard – October 2016
Top ten nationalities of sea arrivals to Italy by gender and age Total Nigeria
33,808
Eritrea
19,288
Guinea
11,134
Côte d'Ivoire
10,502
Gambia
10,489
Sudan
112,974
9,033
Senegal
8,740
Mali
8,564
Bangladesh
2,130
7,327
Somalia
22,772
21,551
Men
6,698
Women
Acc. child.*
UASC
Others
33,844 Others
Men 24,585 Women 3,386 Acc. child.* 609 UASC 5,264 Total 33,844
Somalia 3,361 1,686 190 1,461 6,698
Banglad esh 6,357 5 72 893 7,327
Mali
Senegal
Sudan
Gambia
7,079 254 46 1,185 8,564
7,680 89 18 953 8,740
8,271 287 59 416 9,033
7,377 188 61 2,863 10,489
Côte d'Ivoire 7,503 1,382 161 1,456 10,502
Guinea
Eritrea
Nigeria
Total
8,752 282 120 1,980 11,134
11,022 4,211 486 3,569 19,288
20,987 112,974 9,781 21,551 308 2,130 2,732 22,772 33,808 159,427 * Accompanied children
New arrivals are predominantly male. Like in previous years, women represent 14% of new arrivals so far this year, while accompanied children account for 1.3% of the total. Also, similarly to previous years, significantly more women have arrived this year from Nigeria, Somalia, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Eritreans (29%, 25%, 25%, 24% and 22% of arrivals from each country respectively). An increasing number of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) arrived this year: 14% of new arrivals between January and October 2016 are UASC, as opposed to 7% in 2015. So far, these UASC originate most commonly from Eritrea, Gambia and Nigeria. At the end of October, Gambian and Nigerian UASC outnumbered Egyptian UASC. Eritrean UASC account for 18% of all Eritreans that have arrived by sea. Gambian UASC constitute 27% of all Gambian sea arrivals, while Nigerian UASC account for 8% of the all Nigerians that have arrived so far this year. 59% of all Egyptians that have arrived by sea in the above period are UASC. More detailed information on UASC can be found on the UASC dashboard for Italy.
Country of embarkation from January to October, 2016 vs 2015
Sea arrivals: gender and age by month 100%
89.6%
90%
2015
89.4%
80%
2016
70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 7.7% 6.7%
10% 0%
Men
Women
Acc. Child.
UASC
2.9% 3.7%
2015
Libya 126,101
Egypt 10,856
Others* 4,057
2016
142,909
10,689
5,829
* Others include Algeria, Greece, Tunisia, Turkey and unknown
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – data.unhcr.org/mediterranean
