IT · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm

First-time asylum applications

Italy, 2019

First-time asylum applications
35,010
Italy, 2019
▼ 34.5% vs 2018 (53,440)
Analysis

In 2019, Italy's first-time asylum applications decreased by 34.5% compared to 2018, reaching 35,010.

Italy accounts for 5.6% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.

Italy ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 45.0% (from 63,660 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
5.6%
EU-27: 629,230
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