{"id":148039,"date":"2026-01-01T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/sin-categorizar\/ibiza-and-formentera-will-account-for-almost-half-of-the-immigrants-arriving-by-boat-to-the-balearic-islands-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T12:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:00:04","slug":"ibiza-and-formentera-will-account-for-almost-half-of-the-immigrants-arriving-by-boat-to-the-balearic-islands-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/ibiza-and-formentera-will-account-for-almost-half-of-the-immigrants-arriving-by-boat-to-the-balearic-islands-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibiza and Formentera will account for almost half of the immigrants arriving by boat to the Balearic Islands in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"1010\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/?s=inmigracion+ilegal&amp;lang=es\">migratory phenomenon<\/a> in patera<\/strong> maintains its pressure on the coasts of the Balearic Islands, with a strong impact on<strong> Ibiza and Formentera<\/strong>. The two islands received during 2025 a total of <strong>3,217 people arriving in irregular boats<\/strong>, which means <strong>an increase of 16.45%<\/strong> over the previous year, according to official data from the Government Delegation to which had access <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/\">La Voz de Ibiza.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"1010\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/6-3-million-euros-the-annual-bill-of-the-menas-in-ibiza\/?swcfpc=1\">6.3 million euros, the annual bill of the &#8216;menas&#8217; in Ibiza<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1351\"><strong data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1071\">Formentera is once again the most critical point of entry of the pitiusas<\/strong>, with <strong data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1109\">167 pateras <\/strong>(identical to the number registered last year)<strong data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1109\"> and 2,791 people<\/strong> arriving in 2025. The number of immigrants is slightly lower than in 2024 as a whole, when 2,670 immigrants were registered. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1351\">In the case of <strong data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1151\">Ibiza<\/strong>, the official registry indicates the arrival of <strong data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1232\">27 boats and 426 immigrants<\/strong>, representing a growth of <strong data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1282\">23.12%<\/strong> compared to 2024, when 346 people were counted in 22 boats.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1503\"><strong data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1409\">The combined figure for the Pitiusas (3,217 people)<\/strong> represents <strong data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"1455\">44.2% of the total number of immigrants<\/strong> who entered the Balearic Islands by sea in 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1573\">Balearic Islands surpassed 7,200 irregular immigrants in one year<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1873\">Overall, the Balearic Islands received <strong data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1640\">397 boats<\/strong> with <strong data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1666\">7,279 immigrants<\/strong> throughout the year, compared to the 5,846 registered in 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1873\">This represents an overall increase of <strong data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1777\">24.51% in vessels<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1806\">24.5% in persons<\/strong>, consolidating the upward trend of the Algerian migratory route.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/housing-immigration-and-tourism-mari-marks-ibizas-priorities-in-his-christmas-message\/?swcfpc=1\">Housing, immigration and tourism: Vicent Mar\u00ed sets Ibiza&#8217;s priorities in his Christmas message<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"2050\"><strong data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1887\">Mallorca<\/strong> continues to lead the statistics with <strong data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1966\">4,051 immigrants and 202 boats<\/strong>, although the percentage increase is more moderate<strong data-start=\"2014\" data-end=\"2025\">(43.14 %<\/strong>) compared to other islands.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2184\">In the case of <strong data-start=\"2066\" data-end=\"2077\">Menorca<\/strong>, only one patera was registered with 11 people, which confirms its status as a marginal area on this route.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2257\">Formentera quadruples the data of 2022<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2482\">Formentera, with similar figures in terms of the number of boats with respect to 2024<strong data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2351\">(167 in both years<\/strong>), <strong data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2414\">has once again increased the number of people rescued<\/strong>, from 2,670 to 2,791, which represents an increase of <strong data-start=\"2471\" data-end=\"2481\">4.53%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2719\"><strong data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2498\">Since 2022<\/strong>, when 700 arrivals were recorded, the island has quadrupled the volume of irregular maritime immigration, consolidating its position as one of the <strong data-start=\"2646\" data-end=\"2718\">main entry points along the entire Spanish Mediterranean coast.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2726\" data-end=\"2763\">Origin of immigrants in 2025<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2765\" data-end=\"2954\">Most of the immigrants intercepted this year are of <strong data-start=\"2825\" data-end=\"2858\">sub-Saharan (49.77%)<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2861\" data-end=\"2882\">North African (48.58%)<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"2825\" data-end=\"2858\">origin<\/strong>, with a testimonial presence of people of Asian origin (0.37%).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/la-cara-b-del-abandono-de-pedro-sanchez-menas-en-un-adosado-con-piscina-en-una-zona-de-lujo-de-ibiza\/?swcfpc=1\">The B-side of Pedro S\u00e1nchez&#8217;s abandonment: &#8216;menas&#8217; in a townhouse with swimming pool in a luxury area of Ibiza<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/el-consell-de-ibiza-justifica-la-instalacion-de-centros-de-menas-en-apartamentos-residenciales-estamos-en-un-3375-por-encima-de-ocupacion\/?swcfpc=1\">The Consell de Ibiza justifies the installation of &#8216;menas&#8217; centers in residential apartments: &#8220;We are 337.5% above occupancy&#8221;.<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"2961\" data-end=\"2982\">Annual comparison in all the Balearic Islands<\/h3>\n<p><strong>2025: 397 boats and 7,279 migrants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2024: 347 boats and 5,846 immigrants<\/p>\n<p>2023: 137 boats and 2,194 immigrants<\/p>\n<p>2022: 176 boats and 2,637 migrants<\/p>\n<p>2021: 164 boats and 2,402 immigrants<\/p>\n<p>2020: 112 boats and 1,464 migrants<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/illegal-and-deadly-immigration-12-corpses-found-in-formentera-waters-so-far-this-year\/?swcfpc=1\">Illegal and deadly immigration: more than 30 corpses found in the waters off Ibiza and Formentera so far this year<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>&#8220;Notable increase in the presence of vulnerable profiles among migrants.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The Government delegate of the Balearic Islands, <strong>Alfonso Rodr\u00edguez Badal<\/strong>, has made a specific reference to the management of irregular migration, at the end of a year in which the number of people arriving in patera to the islands <strong>has increased by 24.5% compared to 2024,<\/strong> &#8220;with a significant increase in the presence of vulnerable profiles among migrants, which led to the <strong>declaration of emergency by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration<\/strong>,&#8221; they detailed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/guerra-de-propietarios-por-el-centro-de-acogida-para-menas-en-illa-plana-la-surrealista-historia-de-la-piscina-desconectada\/?swcfpc=1\">Landlord war over Illa Plana &#8216;menas&#8217; shelter: the surreal story of the &#8220;disconnected&#8221; pool<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/menas-en-ibiza-a-cuerpo-de-rey-no-me-extrana-que-el-efecto-de-llamada-se-produzca-masivamente\/?swcfpc=1\">&#8216;Menas&#8217; in Ibiza. &#8220;A king&#8217;s body, no wonder the call effect is massively produced.&#8221; <\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this regard, they reported that there was an &#8220;allocation of <strong>6.7 million euros<\/strong> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/camps-for-immigrants-in-the-ports-of-ibiza-and-formentera-are-set-up-amid-a-new-wave-of-pateras-small-boats\/?swcfpc=1\">new transit reception facilities<\/a> in the ports of Palma and Ibiza, and the module for police custody of the port of La Savina de Formentera, along with other measures to strengthen the police and Maritime Rescue&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119834\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/los-campamentos-para-inmigrantes-en-los-puertos-de-ibiza-y-formentera-cuando-estaran-operativos\/attachment\/captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-09-050610\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-119833\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119833\" src=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-09-050610.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025 09 09 050610\" width=\"1280\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-09-050610.png 1280w, https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-09-050610-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-09-09-050610-768x422.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tent for immigrants set up in the port of Ibiza (image IB3 Noticias)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among them, he referred to the <strong>recent incorporation of the ocean patrol boat &#8220;Duque de Ahumada&#8221;, of the Guardia Civil<\/strong>, the &#8220;largest and most advanced in its history&#8221;, designed for surveillance, the fight against drug trafficking and rescue at sea, and &#8220;the improvement of surveillance and detection resources, thanks to an urgent investment of 3.3 million euros by the Ministry of the Interior&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Rodr\u00edguez Badal has valued<strong>&#8220;the intense and professional work of the State Security Forces and Corps, Maritime Rescue, Red Cross and all the institutions and entities that collaborate in the operations<\/strong>&#8221; and that &#8220;have made possible that, while complying with what the law dictates, a dignified treatment is guaranteed to these people fleeing dramatic personal situations, which lead them to risk their lives&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The migratory crisis in the Balearic Islands has led the Interior to extend until the end of October the usual campaign to reinforce the Civil Guard and National Police on the islands.<\/p>\n<h2>Continue reading:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/vox-critica-al-consell-y-denuncia-un-negocio-millonario-con-los-menores-migrantes-en-ibiza\/?swcfpc=1\">VOX criticizes the Consell and denounces a &#8220;millionaire&#8217;s business&#8221; with migrant minors in Ibiza<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/la-propietaria-del-adosado-para-menas-advierte-a-la-fundacion-la-capacidad-maxima-es-de-siete-personas-en-total\/?swcfpc=1\">The owner of the townhouse for &#8216;menas&#8217; warns the Foundation: &#8220;The maximum capacity is seven people in total&#8221;.<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/actualidad\/siete-nuevos-menas-colapsan-aun-mas-el-servicio-de-menores-de-ibiza-ya-son-85-bajo-la-tutela-del-consell\/?swcfpc=1\">Seven new &#8216;menas&#8217; further collapse the service of minors in Ibiza: there are already 85 under the guardianship of the Consell.<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/current-news\/illegal-and-deadly-immigration-12-corpses-found-in-formentera-waters-so-far-this-year\/?swcfpc=1\">Illegal and deadly immigration: more than 30 corpses found in the waters off Ibiza and Formentera so far this 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