IT · 2018 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Italy, 2018
In 2018, Italy's first-time asylum applications decreased by 57.8% compared to 2017, reaching 53,440.
Italy accounts for 9.5% of the EU-27 total of 564,900.
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 grown by 107.7% (from 25,725 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.