The data displays the total number of individuals detected entering the European Union (EU) by hiding in vehicles at border-crossing points (BCPs) from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, the number of clandestine border-crossings amounted to more than 1.6 thousand, a decrease compared to previous years. Overall, clandestine entries had increased by 85% since 2009.
2009 | 296 |
2010 | 242 |
2011 | 282 |
2012 | 599 |
2013 | 599 |
2014 | 3052 |
2015 | 4201 |
2016 | 2219 |
2017 | 1618 |