SOS Méditerranée/Flavio Gasperini Rescued migrants aboard a boat after being saved from a capsized vessel during a perilous sea crossing. Credit Photo UN
The number of Somali migrants to Europe has tripled in 2025, according to a new report by the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). Between January and August, 5,435 Somali migrants reached Europe, most of them crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
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The DTM report said this was three times more than the previous year in 2024, indicating that migration has increased significantly this year. The largest number of Somalis were seen crossing to Italy and Spain, while others reached Greece and Cyprus.
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Somalis have become one of the African countries with the largest number of migrants. The DTM said the data was based on surveys conducted in Spain and Italy.
According to the report, data on the Eastern Mediterranean route was not included in this report because no official surveys have been conducted there, but will be included once the research is complete.
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Migration experts say the reasons for the increase include insecurity in Somalia, unemployment and youth despair, with many families saying they see Europe as a place to start a new life despite the risks to their lives.