A 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 arrived in small boats.
The total is down 20% on the record 45,774 arrivals in 2022, however.
The last crossings of the year took place on 29 December, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats.
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