IT · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive — refugee status
Italy, 2017
In 2017, Italy's asylum positive increased by 22.8% compared to 2016, reaching 5,895.
Italy accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 211,070.
Italy ranks 7th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 187.6% (from 2,050 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.