The number of illegal border crossings at EU’s external borders in the first eleven months of 2021 rose to 184 180, an increase of 60% when compared to the previous year with COVID-19 restrictions. It is also 45% more than in 2019.
In November, there were about 22 450 detections of illegal border crossings on the main migratory routes into the European Union, nearly in line with 2020 and 35% more than two years ago.