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More than 36,000 migrants crossed Channel in 2024 - up 25% on 2023
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January 1, 2025
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2:52Now PlayingA total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show.
The figure is up 25% on 2023 when 29,437 people arrived in small boats.
The number successfully making the journey in 2024 is the second-highest since records began in 2018. The total, however, is down 20% on the record 45,774 arrivals in 2022.
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