Over 4 million migrants have come to Europe illegally since 2015.
35% confidence
MigrationEuropean Union
Omissions
The MEP does not specify whether 'Europe' refers to the EU only or includes non-EU countries
The claim conflates 'irregular border crossings' with 'migrants' - Frontex data counts crossings, not unique individuals (some may cross multiple times)
No distinction made between asylum seekers and economic migrants
The MEP provides no source for this figure
Sources
PrimaryFrontex - InBrief 2025In 2025, the number of irregular border crossings at the European Union's external borders reached a total of just over 178,000
PrimaryFrontex - 2024 in briefIn 2024, the number of irregular border crossings at the European Union's external borders reached a total of just over 239,000