IT · 2020 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Italy, 2020
First-time asylum applications
21,340
Italy, 2020
▼ 39.0% vs 2019 (35,010)
Analysis
In 2020, Italy's first-time asylum applications decreased by 39.0% compared to 2019, reaching 21,340.
Italy accounts for 5.1% of the EU-27 total of 415,480.
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 74.2% (from 82,790 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
5.1%
EU-27: 415,480
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm