Middle East

Reported Date
September 2014 3
November 2014 38
March 2015 2
August 2015 10
August 2015 1
September 2015 1
January 2016 4
January 2016 7
January 2016 1
January 2016 1
January 2016 1
January 2016 1
January 2016 5
January 2016 1
January 2016 1
January 2016 1
February 2016 1
February 2016 1
February 2016 1
February 2016 1
February 2016 4
February 2016 1
February 2016 1
March 2016 1
March 2016 1
March 2016 1
March 2016 1
March 2016 1
March 2016 1
March 2016 1
April 2016 2
April 2016 1
April 2016 1
April 2016 1
April 2016 2
April 2016 1
April 2016 1
April 2016 1
April 2016 1
April 2016 1
April 2016 1
May 2016 1
May 2016 1
May 2016 1
May 2016 1
May 2016 2
May 2016 1
May 2016 1
May 2016 1
June 2016 1
June 2016 3
June 2016 1
June 2016 8
July 2016 1
August 2016 1
September 2016 1
October 2016 1
December 2016 7
December 2016 3
January 2017 2
February 2017 1
February 2017 1
March 2017 1
March 2017 3
March 2017 1
April 2017 2
May 2017 1
May 2017 1
June 2017 1
June 2017 5
June 2017 12
July 2017 2
July 2017 3
July 2017 6
July 2017 2
July 2017 4
August 2017 1
August 2017 2
August 2017 1
August 2017 1
August 2017 1
August 2017 1
August 2017 1
August 2017 1
August 2017 1
September 2017 1
September 2017 1
September 2017 2
September 2017 1
September 2017 1
September 2017 4
September 2017 6
October 2017 2
October 2017 1
November 2017 2
November 2017 1
December 2017 10
December 2017 1
December 2017 7
January 2018 16
January 2018 1
February 2018 1
February 2018 7
February 2018 6
March 2018 1
March 2018 17
April 2018 1
April 2018 2
April 2018 1
April 2018 2
April 2018 2
April 2018 2
April 2018 1
April 2018 1
May 2018 2
May 2018 1
May 2018 1
May 2018 1
May 2018 1
May 2018 1
May 2018 2
June 2018 1
June 2018 1
June 2018 1
June 2018 1
June 2018 1
June 2018 1
July 2018 1
July 2018 1
July 2018 4
July 2018 3
July 2018 8
August 2018 1
August 2018 1
August 2018 1
August 2018 2
September 2018 1
September 2018 3
September 2018 1
October 2018 22
October 2018 6
November 2018 1
November 2018 5
November 2018 1
November 2018 1
December 2018 3
December 2018 1
December 2018 1
December 2018 1
January 2019 3
January 2019 1
February 2019 2
February 2019 3
February 2019 4
February 2019 1
March 2019 1
April 2019 1
April 2019 6
April 2019 4
April 2019 1
May 2019 1
May 2019 5
May 2019 1
May 2019 1
June 2019 1
June 2019 10
July 2019 16
July 2019 10
August 2019 1
August 2019 5
September 2019 1
September 2019 1
September 2019 1
September 2019 2
September 2019 3
September 2019 6
October 2019 1
October 2019 3
October 2019 1
November 2019 10
November 2019 26
December 2019 12
December 2019 7
January 2020 1
January 2020 2
February 2020 1
February 2020 12
February 2020 1
March 2020 1
March 2020 1
March 2020 1
April 2020 1
April 2020 2
April 2020 1
June 2020 1
June 2020 1
June 2020 61
June 2020 2
September 2020 1
September 2020 1
September 2020 2
October 2020 2
October 2020 4
October 2020 1
October 2020 1
October 2020 1
October 2020 1
November 2020 2
December 2020 1
December 2020 6
December 2020 1
January 2021 2
January 2021 1
January 2021 1
January 2021 2
January 2021 1
January 2021 1
January 2021 2
March 2021 1
March 2021 4
April 2021 1
May 2021 2
May 2021 1
Reported Date Number of Children Number of Females Number of Males Number Dead Minimum Estimated Number of Missing
2014 13 4 3 30 11
2015 1 4 10 14
2016 12 17 40 100
2017 20 10 29 98
2018 27 22 55 140 5
2019 12 22 58 174
2020 4 3 25 102 11
2021 3 3 12 18 1
Reported Date Region of Origin Number Dead Minimum Estimated Number of Missing
2017 Middle East 90
2016 Middle East 97
2018 Middle East 79 5
2018 Unknown 33
2019 Middle East / South Asia (P) 64
2020 South Asia 6 5
2020 Unknown 8
2020 Horn of Africa 1
2021 Sub-Saharan Africa 1
2017 South Asia 5
2016 Sub-Saharan Africa 1
2018 South Asia 2
2017 Middle East / South Asia (P) 3
2019 South Asia 25
2020 Middle East / South Asia 68 5
2020 North Africa 2
2021 South Asia 1
2014 South Asia 27 11
2016 Horn of Africa 1
2018 Middle East / South Asia 20
2014 Middle East 3
2019 North Africa 1
2019 Unknown 6
2020 South Asia (P) 2
2021 Middle East 8 1
2015 Middle East 14
2016 South Asia 1
2018 Middle East / South Asia (P) 6
2019 Middle East 20
2019 Horn of Africa 58
2020 Middle East 9 1
2020 Middle East / South Asia (P) 6
2021 Unknown 8
Note: (P) indicates that the region of origin is presumed.
Data represent minimum estimates.

Regions in focus

Spotlight on the Mediterranean
Europe
Spotlight on the Middle East
Africa
Asia
Americas

Publications

Familias de personas migrantes desaparecidas: su búsqueda de respuestas, el impacto de la pérdida y recomendaciones para mejorar las respuestas institucionales a sus necesidades - Informe sobre: España
Families of Missing Migrants: Their Search for Answers, the Impacts of Loss and Recommendations for Improved Support - Country report: Spain
Families of Missing Migrants: Their Search for Answers, the Impacts of Loss and Recommendations for Improved Support - Country report: United Kingdom
Examining Missing Migrants in the East and Horn of Africa Region in the Context of COVID-19

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