Nearly 8,000 migrants died or vanished on routes worldwide in 2025

At least 7,667 people died or went missing on migration routes globally in 2025, the UN migration agency reported Thursday, warning the true toll is likely higher and calling the ongoing losses a “global failure.”

The Mediterranean Sea crossing from Africa to Europe claimed at least 2,108 lives in 2025, while another 1,047 died or vanished attempting to reach Spain’s Canary Islands, according to IOM data. The first two months of 2026…