First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Italy

Italy: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 95.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
95.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2008
All-time low
79.2%
in 2020
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Italy, 2008–2025

0204060801002008201620252008: 100 Percentage2009: 98 Percentage2010: 100 Percentage2011: 100 Percentage2012: 99 Percentage2013: 96.6 Percentage2014: 98.5 Percentage2015: 99.1 Percentage2016: 98.6 Percentage2017: 98.2 Percentage2018: 89.1 Percentage2019: 80 Percentage2020: 79.2 Percentage2021: 84.3 Percentage2022: 91.6 Percentage2023: 96.1 Percentage2024: 95.3 Percentage2025: 95 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Italy recorded 95.0% for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in 2025.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Italy peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2020.

That places Italy 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Italy, year by year

Annual values for First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Italy, 2008 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2008 100.0%
2009 98.0% -2.0%
2010 100.0% +2.0%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 99.0% -1.0%
2013 96.6% -2.4%
2014 98.5% +2.0%
2015 99.1% +0.6%
2016 98.6% -0.5%
2017 98.2% -0.4%
2018 89.1% -9.3%
2019 80.0% -10.2%
2020 79.2% -1.0%
2021 84.3% +6.4%
2022 91.6% +8.7%
2023 96.1% +4.9%
2024 95.3% -0.8%
2025 95.0% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.0% 98.0% 100.0% 2
2010s 95.9% 80.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 90.2% 79.2% 96.1% 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 11 Hungary 96.4% compare
  2. 12 Luxembourg 96.3% compare
  3. 13 Denmark 95.8% compare
  4. 14 Slovenia 95.0% compare
  5. 14 Slovenia 95.0% compare
  6. 17 Netherlands 93.3% compare
  7. 17 Netherlands 93.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Italy?
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Italy was 95.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2020.
How does Italy rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
Italy ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 661 data points, 2008–2025
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