IT · 2023 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Italy, 2023
In 2023, Italy's first-time asylum applications increased by 69.1% compared to 2022, reaching 130,570.
Italy accounts for 12.4% of the EU-27 total of 1,049,905.
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 144.3% (from 53,440 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.