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Illegal sea border-crossing to the EU 2017, by country of origin

Number of illegal sea border-crossings detected in the European Union in 2017, by country of origin (in 1,000 people)

The data displays the total number of individuals illegally crossing sea borders to the European Union (EU) in 2017, by country of origin. In 2017, almost 18.3 thousand Nigerians were detected illegally crossing sea borders to reach the EU.

Nigeria	18.26
Syria	16.33
Cote d'Ivoire	12.76
Guinea	12.16
Morocco	11.3
Bangladesh	9.12
Iraq	8.4
Gambia	8.22
Mali	7.68
Eritrea	7.27

Illegal sea border-crossing to the EU 2017, by country of origin

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