First-time asylum applicants in Italy
Italy received 128,655 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
Italy, 2025
128,655
Change from 2024
−14.9%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
2nd of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Italy over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 128,655 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 151,120 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 130,565 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 77,200 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 45,200 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 21,340 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 35,005 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 53,440 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 126,560 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 121,185 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 82,790 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 63,655 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 25,720 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 17,185 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 40,335 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 10,050 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 17,395 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 30,145 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −14.9% from 151,120 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 82,790 applicants, the figure has changed by +55.4%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
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451,583 immigrants
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Emigration
188,903 emigrants
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Acquisitions of citizenship
217,448 people
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Net migration rate
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2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
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