IT · 2022 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Italy, 2022
In 2022, Italy's first-time asylum applications increased by 70.8% compared to 2021, reaching 77,195.
Italy accounts for 8.8% of the EU-27 total of 874,040.
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 39.0% (from 126,560 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.