IT · 2019 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Italy, 2019
In 2019, Italy's first-time asylum applications decreased by 34.5% compared to 2018, reaching 35,010.
Italy accounts for 5.6% of the EU-27 total of 629,230.
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 45.0% (from 63,660 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.