IT · 2021 · tps00191
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
Italy, 2021
Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
53,610
Italy, 2021
▲ 99.0% vs 2020 (26,940)
Analysis
In 2021, Italy's asylum applicants by type increased by 99.0% compared to 2020, reaching 53,610.
Italy accounts for 8.4% of the EU-27 total of 638,410.
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 56.4% (from 122,960 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
8.4%
EU-27: 638,410
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191