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Overview of statistical practice
Due to a lack of disaggregated public data on asylum applications, statistics have been collected through the Eurostat Database.
According to the database, a total of 158,605 applications were presented in 2024. Out of these, 151,120 (95.3%) were first-time applications, while 7,485 (4.7%) were subsequent application. 78,565 first-instance decisions were issued throughout the year; the overall protection rate (including special protection) at first instance stood at 35.9%.
Total final decisions issued in 2024 were 13,530, out of which 11,460 (84.7%) were positive decisions, while 2,070 (15.3%) were rejected. Most final decisions (10,095, 74.6% of the total) granted special protection to the applicant.
Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: figures for 2024
| Applicants in 2024 (1) | Pending applications at the end of 2024 | Total decisions in 2024 (2) | Total rejection (3) | Refugee status | Subsidiary protection | Special protection* (4) | |
| Total | 158,605 | 207,285 | 78,565 | 50,375 | 6,000 | 10,730 | 11,455 |
| Bangladesh | 33,415 | 15,384 | 12,360 | 200 | 140 | 2,685 | |
| Peru | 15,705 | 1,930 | 1,270 | 125 | 35 | 505 | |
| Pakistan | 12,360 | 9,375 | 6,415 | 345 | 890 | 1,720 | |
| Egypt | 11,956 | 6,995 | 6,030 | 80 | 20 | 870 | |
| Tunisia | 10,055 | 5,420 | 4,635 | 225 | 40 | 520 |
Source: Eurostat, Migration and Asylum Database, available here.
Note 1: “Applicants in year” refers to the total number of applicants, and not only to first-time applicants.
Note 2: Statistics on decisions cover the decisions taken throughout the year, regardless of whether they concern applications lodged that year or in previous years.
Note 3: Total rejections include inadmissibility decisions.
Note 4: Special protection is the humanitarian form of protection available in Italy. See Content of Protection.
Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: rates for 2024
| Overall rejection rate | Overall protection rate (1) | Refugee rate | Subsidiary protection rate | Special protection rate | |
| Total | 64.1% | 35.9% | 7.6% | 13.7% | 14.6% |
| Bangladesh | 80.3% | 19.7% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 17.5% |
| Peru | 65.8% | 34.2% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 26% |
| Pakistan | 68.4% | 31.6% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 18.3% |
| Egypt | 86.2% | 13.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 12.4% |
| Tunisia | 85.5% | 14.5% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 9.6% |
Source of the percentages: Calculated by the authors of the report, based on Eurostat statistics as indicated in the table above.
Note 1: Rates include humanitarian protection.
Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2024
| Adults | Children | ||
| Accompanied | Unaccompanied | ||
| Number | 145,770 | 10,805 | 2,030 |
| Percentage | 91.9% | 6.8% | 1.3% |
| Men | Women | |
| Number | 128,295 | 30,310 |
| Percentage | 80.9% | 19.1% |
Source: Eurostat, Migration and Asylum Database, available here.