Irregular immigration breaks records in Spain this year with the arrival of 46,862 foreigners without documentation to the country until November 15, a balance driven by the skyrocketing numbers in the Canary Islands, which has received 118% more immigrants than last year.

The fortnightly balance released this Thursday by the Ministry of the Interior confirms that the Canary Islands have already exceeded this month the figure recorded in all of 2006 (31,678), the year of what is known as the cayucos crisis.. The 46,862 irregular immigrants counted until the middle of the month are 62% more than those registered in the same period last year.

The vast majority, 45,707, arrived by sea and their main destination was the Canary Islands, where 32,436 people have arrived this year in precarious boats, compared to 14,875 in 2022..

475 canoes and boats have been recorded in the archipelago, 42.6% more than in 2022 at this time, and an average of 10 boats per week. For their part, arrivals by sea to the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, 13,044, have increased by 11.5%. In the case of Ceuta, 60 entries by sea have been registered, half that of last year, and in Melilla, 167, 23% more.

By land, 1,155 arrivals have been registered in both autonomous cities, which represents a decrease of nearly 45%, mainly due to the drop registered in Melilla, from 1,167 to 151..