In 2023, there were 99,068 incidents of illegal border-crossings occurring on the Western Balkan route into the European Union, compared with just under 6,000 in 2018.
Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union over the Western Balkan route (Croatia, Hungary and Romania) from 2009 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of illegal border-crossings
2023
99,068
2022
144,197
2021
61,735
2020
26,969
2019
15,152
2018
5,869
2017
12,179
2016
130,261
2015
764,038
2014
43,357
2013
19,951
2012
6,391
2011
4,658
0200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,000
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Frontex. (November 11, 2024). Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union over the Western Balkan route (Croatia, Hungary and Romania) from 2009 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455379/western-balkan-illegal-border-crossing-to-the-eu/
Frontex. "Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union over the Western Balkan route (Croatia, Hungary and Romania) from 2009 to 2023." Chart. November 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455379/western-balkan-illegal-border-crossing-to-the-eu/
Frontex. (2024). Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union over the Western Balkan route (Croatia, Hungary and Romania) from 2009 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455379/western-balkan-illegal-border-crossing-to-the-eu/
Frontex. "Number of Illegal Border-crossings to The European Union over The Western Balkan Route (Croatia, Hungary and Romania) from 2009 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455379/western-balkan-illegal-border-crossing-to-the-eu/
Frontex, Number of illegal border-crossings to the European Union over the Western Balkan route (Croatia, Hungary and Romania) from 2009 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455379/western-balkan-illegal-border-crossing-to-the-eu/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
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