Visualizing Missing Migrants

Project by Eleonore M. © 2025

Data source: the International Organization for Migration (IOM), data updated in Feb-2025

According to IOM's records, 72,504 people have died or gone missing on their migration routes

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'255,441 victims in 20146,957 victims in 20158,099 victims in 20166,293 victims in 20175,016 victims in 20185,430 victims in 20194,330 victims in 20206,276 victims in 20217,205 victims in 20228,746 victims in 20238,279 victims in 2024432 victims in 2025
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'252014 423 victims in North America2014 22 victims in Europe2014 3,289 victims in Mediterranean2014 73 victims in Caribbean2014 842 victims in South-eastern Asia2014 2 victims in Southern Asia2014 509 victims in Eastern Africa2014 117 victims in Central America2014 90 victims in Northern Africa2014 9 victims in Eastern Asia2014 65 victims in Western Asia2015 156 victims in Eastern Africa2015 98 victims in Western Asia2015 511 victims in North America2015 68 victims in Caribbean2015 143 victims in Europe2015 4,055 victims in Mediterranean2015 907 victims in South-eastern Asia2015 152 victims in Central America2015 736 victims in Northern Africa2015 15 victims in Eastern Asia2015 89 victims in Western Africa2015 2 victims in South America2015 22 victims in Southern Asia2015 3 victims in Southern Africa2016 5,136 victims in Mediterranean2016 242 victims in Central America2016 65 victims in Europe2016 359 victims in North America2016 262 victims in Eastern Africa2016 153 victims in Western Asia2016 1,405 victims in Northern Africa2016 45 victims in South America2016 15 victims in Southern Africa2016 115 victims in Caribbean2016 189 victims in South-eastern Asia2016 96 victims in Western Africa2016 3 victims in Eastern Asia2016 14 victims in Southern Asia2017 3,139 victims in Mediterranean2017 351 victims in North America2017 59 victims in Europe2017 1,030 victims in Northern Africa2017 208 victims in Western Asia2017 160 victims in Central America2017 131 victims in Eastern Africa2017 170 victims in Caribbean2017 223 victims in Southern Asia2017 309 victims in South-eastern Asia2017 506 victims in Western Africa2017 1 victims in Eastern Asia2017 2 victims in Southern Africa2017 4 victims in Middle Africa2018 30 victims in South America2018 389 victims in North America2018 117 victims in Europe2018 676 victims in Northern Africa2018 146 victims in Central America2018 2,337 victims in Mediterranean2018 39 victims in Caribbean2018 451 victims in Western Africa2018 34 victims in Southern Asia2018 52 victims in Central Asia2018 252 victims in Eastern Africa2018 302 victims in Western Asia2018 100 victims in South-eastern Asia2018 87 victims in Middle Africa2018 3 victims in Eastern Asia2018 1 victims in Southern Africa2019 1,885 victims in Mediterranean2019 431 victims in North America2019 39 victims in South America2019 859 victims in Northern Africa2019 842 victims in Western Africa2019 236 victims in Central America2019 160 victims in Europe2019 194 victims in Western Asia2019 168 victims in Southern Asia2019 241 victims in South-eastern Asia2019 139 victims in Eastern Africa2019 160 victims in Caribbean2019 71 victims in Middle Africa2019 5 victims in Eastern Asia2020 84 victims in Europe2020 443 victims in Western Africa2020 604 victims in Northern Africa2020 165 victims in Central America2020 399 victims in North America2020 1,450 victims in Mediterranean2020 151 victims in South-eastern Asia2020 421 victims in Southern Asia2020 99 victims in South America2020 19 victims in Middle Africa2020 163 victims in Caribbean2020 122 victims in Western Asia2020 208 victims in Eastern Africa2020 2 victims in Eastern Asia2021 677 victims in North America2021 2,048 victims in Mediterranean2021 13 victims in Southern Africa2021 324 victims in Central America2021 151 victims in South America2021 1,430 victims in Northern Africa2021 99 victims in Western Asia2021 717 victims in Southern Asia2021 135 victims in Europe2021 146 victims in Western Africa2021 77 victims in South-eastern Asia2021 246 victims in Caribbean2021 213 victims in Eastern Africa2022 885 victims in Southern Asia2022 489 victims in Central America2022 755 victims in Northern Africa2022 2,411 victims in Mediterranean2022 632 victims in North America2022 164 victims in Europe2022 64 victims in Southern Africa2022 887 victims in Western Asia2022 58 victims in South America2022 297 victims in South-eastern Asia2022 64 victims in Eastern Africa2022 350 victims in Caribbean2022 115 victims in Western Africa2022 33 victims in Middle Africa2022 1 victims in Eastern Asia2023 158 victims in Europe2023 1,122 victims in Southern Asia2023 3,155 victims in Mediterranean2023 486 victims in North America2023 279 victims in Caribbean2023 811 victims in Western Africa2023 843 victims in Northern Africa2023 564 victims in Central America2023 570 victims in Western Asia2023 76 victims in South America2023 220 victims in Eastern Africa2023 427 victims in South-eastern Asia2023 35 victims in Eastern Asia2024 416 victims in Central America2024 378 victims in Eastern Africa2024 1,258 victims in Southern Asia2024 2,319 victims in Mediterranean2024 1,054 victims in Western Africa2024 260 victims in Western Asia2024 231 victims in Europe2024 381 victims in North America2024 718 victims in Northern Africa2024 341 victims in Caribbean2024 866 victims in South-eastern Asia2024 45 victims in South America2024 2 victims in Eastern Asia2024 8 victims in Middle Africa2024 2 victims in Southern Africa2025 144 victims in Northern Africa2025 125 victims in Mediterranean2025 19 victims in Southern Asia2025 8 victims in Central America2025 19 victims in South-eastern Asia2025 9 victims in Europe2025 3 victims in North America2025 4 victims in South America2025 46 victims in Caribbean2025 25 victims in Western Asia2025 30 victims in Western AfricaIncidents in the Mediterranean SeaOther incidents