Border officials documented a decline in irregular migration to Europe last year, primarily due to a decrease in crossings along two key routes. However, numbers are increasing in other areas, partly driven by an influx of migrants from Bangladesh,

The number of migrants entering the European Union by irregualr routes dropped overall by 38% in 2024, reaching the lowest level since 2021, the EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday. However, the number of people crossing from the EU's borders with Belarus and Russia jumped 192% to 17,

The EU border agency, Frontex, reported a significant decline in irregular migration figures from key routes worldwide. ・Irregular migration to the EU dropped by 38% in 2024 ・Irregular migration from African countries was prominently observed along the Western Africa migration route.

Detections of irregular migrants entering the European Union fell in 2024 to the lowest level recorded since 2021 due to a crackdown on traffickers, the bloc's border agency said on Tuesday. The latest data from the Frontex agency were welcomed by Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and come as anti-immigration parties have been performing strongly in elections around Europe.

Around 239,000 people attempted to enter the EU irregularly last year, down 38% from 2023, the EU border protection agency Frontex said in Warsaw on Tuesday. It is the lowest figure since 2021, when migration movements were restricted by the coronavirus pandemic.