Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025, IOM says
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday that approximately 7,900 individuals died or disappeared on migration routes during 2025. This latest figure pushes the recorded…
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- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday that approximately 7,900 individuals died or disappeared on migration routes during 2025
- Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025, IOM says
The stakes
- The IOM characterised the 2025 data as "a continuation and escalation of a global failure to end these preventable deaths." Rising mortality rates coincide with a decrease in transparency and support
- According to the agency, "2025 was marked by an unprecedented level of aid cuts and restriction of information on dangerous irregular routes, rendering more and more missing migrants invisible." This lack of data hampers the ability of humanitarian organisati…
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- The United Nations Migration agency confirmed its Missing Migrants Project “has documented more than 80,000 deaths and disappearances […]
- The United Nations Migration agency confirmed its Missing Migrants Project "has documented more than 80,000 deaths and disappearances during migration since 2014." These statistics represent a conservative estimate of the actual loss of life
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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday that approximately 7,900 individuals died or disappeared on migration routes during 2025. This latest figure pushes the recorded…
Current trends indicate a worsening humanitarian crisis despite international awareness. The IOM characterised the 2025 data as "a continuation and escalation of a global failure to end these preventable deaths." Rising mortality rates coincide with a decrease in transparency an…
What happened
- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday that approximately 7,900 individuals died or disappeared on migration routes during 2025
- Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes in 2025, IOM says
- This latest figure pushes the recorded death toll of the last decade to a staggering milestone
- The United Nations Migration agency confirmed its Missing Migrants Project “has documented more than 80,000 deaths and disappearances […]
- The United Nations Migration agency confirmed its Missing Migrants Project "has documented more than 80,000 deaths and disappearances during migration since 2014." These statistics represent a conservative estimate of the actual loss of life
Why this matters
- The IOM characterised the 2025 data as "a continuation and escalation of a global failure to end these preventable deaths." Rising mortality rates coincide with a decrease in transparency and support
- According to the agency, "2025 was marked by an unprecedented level of aid cuts and restriction of information on dangerous irregular routes, rendering more and more missing migrants invisible." This lack of data hampers the ability of humanitarian organisati…
- Northbound movements along the Central American corridor saw a sharp decline relative to 2024 levels
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