Irregular arrivals at the European Union's external borders have continued to decrease over recent months.

Omissions

• Frontex figures are preliminary and can be revised; the claim does not specify the reference period or route, and the decline is not uniform across all migratory routes (some routes show increases even as the overall total falls).
• The most recent release available just before the session date covers the first seven months of 2026 (through July); an eight-month release (down 35%, nearly 75,000 crossings) may have been published around the session date and reflects data through August 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryFrontex — Irregular border crossings into the EU down 37% in the first seven months of 2026Frontex preliminary data show irregular border crossings into the EU fell 37% in the first seven months of 2026, with around 61000 [crossings].
• PrimaryFrontex — Irregular border crossings into the EU down 37% in the first half of 2026The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union continued to fall in the first six months of 2026, with detections down by 37%... More than 49 000 crossings were recorded, according to preliminary data collected by Frontex.
• PrimaryFrontex — Irregular border crossings into the EU down 1/3 in first 8 months of 2026Frontex preliminary data show irregular border crossings into the EU fell by 35% in the first eight months of 2026, with nearly 75000 [crossings].
• PrimaryFrontex — EU external borders: irregular crossings fall 22% in the first 10 months of 2025Irregular entries into the European Union dropped by 22% in the first ten months of 2025 to 152 000, according to preliminary data from [Frontex].