An Afghan mother cries with relief after making the harrowing journey from Turkey. © UNHCR / Giles Duley Europe refugee crisis 2015 1,015,078 arrivals by sea in 2015 3,771 dead/missing at sea in 2015 84% of arrivals come from the world's top 10 refugee producing countries * Sea arrivals to Greece and Italy. Sea and Land arrivals to Spain In 2015, an increasing number of people risked their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea in search of safety and protection. More than 1 million people arrived in Europe by boat during the year, with 84 per cent from the world’s top 10 refugee-producing countries, including the Syrian Arab Republic, Afghanistan, and Iraq in the top three. The majority of the new arrivals – 32 UNHCR Global Trends 2015 at least 850,000 people – crossed the Aegean Sea from Turkey and arrived in Greece. Children made up 25 per cent of total arrivals to Greece, Italy and Spain in 2015, many unaccompanied or separated. During the year, some 3,770 people died or were reported missing in the Mediterranean Sea.