How many total refugees and migrants will arrive in Europe from around the Mediterranean Sea in 2024?

Started Dec 29, 2023 06:00PM UTC
Closed Jan 01, 2025 08:01AM UTC

The question will be suspended on 31 December 2024 and the outcome determined using data as reported by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for "Total arrivals" on its Mediterranean Situation page (UNHCR - Mediterranean Situation). In 2022, a total of 159,410 arrived in Europe (sea arrivals to Italy, Cyprus, and Malta, and both sea and land arrivals to Greece and Spain (including the Canary Islands)).

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The question closed "More than 150,000 but fewer than 250,000" with a closing date of 1 January 2025.

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Possible Answer Correct? Final Crowd Forecast
Fewer than 100,000 0%
Between 100,000 and 150,000, inclusive 1%
More than 150,000 but fewer than 250,000 97%
Between 250,000 and 400,000, inclusive 1%
More than 400,000 but fewer than 600,000 0%
600,000 or more 0%

Crowd Forecast Profile

Participation Level
Number of Forecasters 39
Average for questions older than 6 months: 178
Number of Forecasts 238
Average for questions older than 6 months: 521
Accuracy
Participants in this question vs. all forecasters average

Most Accurate

Relative Brier Score

1.
-0.081209
2.
-0.064509
3.
-0.062967
4.
-0.06156
5.
-0.05897

Recent Consensus, Probability Over Time

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