IT · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive — humanitarian protection
Italy, 2017
In 2017, Italy's asylum positive increased by 5.4% compared to 2016, reaching 19,515.
Italy accounts for 31.2% of the EU-27 total of 62,620.
Italy ranks 2nd out of 13 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 26.0% (from 15,485 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.