The published figure represents an increase of 2.1 % compared to 2023 and is the fourth consecutive year in which victims have been increasing since 2020. They are data from the International Organization for United Nations Migration (IIM).
At least 8,938 people died in 2024 on migration routes worldwide, the highest figure since the International Organization for United Nations Migrations (IOM) started in 2014.
The published figure represents an increase of 2.1 % compared to 2023, when the death of at least 8,747 migrants was registered and the Fourth consecutive year in which victims have been increasing since 2020The year with fewer deaths partly due to the reduction of streams produced by the COVID-19 Pandemie.
For the first time since 2019 The Mediterranean route has not been the most deadly for migrants: At least 2,452 people died last year, while the largest number of deaths took place on the routes of Asia (2,778), where streams such as Afghanos to Iran were among the most dangerous in the world.
Source: EITB
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