More than 2,000 unaccompanied minors remained in Ceuta after the irregular border crossings.
55% confidence
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The most recent official figure at the session date (15 September 2026) was 1,612 registered migrant minors in Ceuta (Spain's Ministry of Childhood and Youth, 1 September 2026; reported by RTVE on 15 September 2026), which is below the claimed 'more than 2,000'.
The 2,168 figure was an identification count by the National Police (18 August 2026) that was subsequently revised down to around 1,500 after duplicate records were found in the database (Euronews, 26 August 2026).
The figures refer to different metrics (minors 'identified' by police vs. minors 'filiados'/registered), and RTVE reported that Ceuta's president also estimated 700-1,000 minors remaining on the streets, so the exact number of minors 'present' is not a single settled figure.
Earlier in the crisis the figures were much lower (more than 800 on 3 August, more than 1,000 on 5 August, around 1,200 on 6 August), illustrating that 'more than 2,000' corresponds to the peak of the range.
Sources
PrimaryLa Moncloa (Presidencia del Gobierno de España)En cuanto a los menores, desde el Ministerio de Infancia y Juventud se cifra en 1.612 el número de menores filiados en Ceuta: 1.129 lo han ...
SecondaryAntena 3 NoticiasInterior cifra en 2.168 los menores de edad identificados en Ceuta ... La Policía Nacional ha localizado, identificado y puesto a disposición del Gobierno regional en Ceuta a 2.168 menores de edad.
SecondaryRTVE NoticiasTorres cifra en 1.612 los menores migrantes filiados en Ceuta tras la entrada masiva y calcula entre 700 y 1.000 en las calles · Casi 2.000 ...
SecondaryEuronewsSpain cuts estimate of minors in Ceuta after duplicates found in database. Following a review of the records, the figure now stands at around 1,500. The total also includes minors who were already in the care of Ceuta's ...
SecondaryReutersSpain's Ceuta seeks transfer of unaccompanied migrant minors to mainland Spain after border rush · Ceuta government says more than 1,000 migrant ...
SecondaryEl PaísHoy Ceuta está atendiendo en este momento a 1.200 menores migrantes, según su presidente Vivas, muy por encima de sus 29 plazas disponibles de ...