Statistics

Italy

Country Report: Statistics Last updated: 10/07/24

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Overview of statistical practice

Contrary to the previous year, data have been all collected from Eurostat Database.

Applications and granting of protection status at first instance: figures for 2023

  Applicants in 2023 (1) Pending at

end of 2023

Total decisions in 2023 (2) Total rejection (3) Refugee status Subsidiary protection Special protection* (4)
Total 135,820 146,940 47,150 25,260 4,910 6,495 10,485
Guinea 3,385 3,460
Tunisia 7,785 3,600 5,729 5,038 150 28 513
Ivory Coast 7,120 5,840 2,861 2,282 250 33 296
Bangladesh 23,450 27,770 8,572 6,464 130 45 1,933
Perù 7,528   1,481 862 89 10 520
Pakistan 17,075 23,990 7,078 4,808 290 684 1,296
Nigeria 3,995 3,875 4,792 2,372 673 262 1,125
Egypt 18,295 21,040 4,857 4,229 59 17 552
Morocco 5,225 4,280 2,544 2,218 62 8 256
Burkina Faso 5,680 5,345 529 27 9 372 121

 Source: Eurostat data and National Commission for Asylum data obtained by FOIA request.

 

Note 1: “Applicants in year” refers to the total number of applicants, and not only to first-time applicants. If data is available only on first-time applicants, specify this in the source.

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 2023

  Overall rejection rate Overall protection rate (1) Refugee rate Subsidiary protection rate Special protection rate
Total 53.6% 46.4% 10.4% 13.8% 22.2%
Bangladesh 75% 26% 2% 1% 23%
Pakistan 68% 32% 4% 10% 18%
Tunisia 88 % 12 % 3% 0% 9%
Egypt 87% 12% 1% 0% 11%
Nigeria 57% 42% 14% 5% 23%
Ivory Coast 80% 20% 9% 1% 10%
Morocco 87% 12% 2% 0% 10%
Georgia 64% 36% 4% 0% 32%
Afghanistan 10% 90% 54% 35% 1%
Ukraine 9% 92% 5% 85% 2%

Source of the percentages: National Commission for Asylum.

 

Note 1: Rates include humanitarian protection.

Gender/age breakdown of the total number of applicants: 2023

  Adults Children
Accompanied Unaccompanied
Number 124,940 8,675 2,205
Percentage 92% 6% 2%

 

  Men Women
Number 114,245 21,570
Percentage 84% 16%

Source: MOI

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection
  • ANNEX I – Transposition of the CEAS in national legislation