First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Italy's first-time asylum applications increased by 15.7% compared to 2023, reaching 151,120.

Italy accounts for 16.6% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Italy ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 331.6% (from 35,010 in 2019).

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