IT · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Italy, 2021
First-time asylum applications
45,195
Italy, 2021
▲ 111.8% vs 2020 (21,340)
Analysis
In 2021, Italy's first-time asylum applications increased by 111.8% compared to 2020, reaching 45,195.
Italy accounts for 8.4% of the EU-27 total of 536,270.
Italy ranks 4th 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 62.7% (from 121,190 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
8.4%
EU-27: 536,270
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2026
Source:
Eurostat · migr_asyappctzm