Migrant and Refugee Fatalities in Europe: 2000–2026 Incident Data

Fatality and missing person incidents involving migrants and refugees attempting to reach Europe are documented from 2000 to 2026. Compiled by The Migrants' Files, the data includes cause of death, casualty counts, and precise geographic coordinates for each event.

Use Cases

• Geospatial mapping of high-risk migration routes using coordinates and location fields
• Temporal analysis of fatality trends from 2000 to 2026 to evaluate policy impacts
• Categorization of migration risks based on the cause of death column

Strengths

• Covers a 26-year longitudinal period from 2000 to 2026
• Includes precise geographic coordinates for mapping
• Available in SHP format for direct GIS integration

Limitations

• The Migrants' Files organization is inactive, which may affect data maintenance
• Relies on reported incidents, likely undercounting deaths in unmonitored maritime or remote land routes

Provenance

Source

The Migrants' Files

Time Range

2000-2026

Freshness

Last updated March 2026; covers a longitudinal period starting in 2000.

Geography

Europe