Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Italy

Italy: Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders was 8,875 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
8,875
Change on year
up 23.9%
World rank
7th
of 33 countries
All-time high
11,260
in 2017
All-time low
3,700
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Italy, 2008–2025

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2008201620252008: 6.4k2009: 3.7k2010: 4.2k2011: 8.6k2012: 7.3k2013: 7.4k2014: 7.0k2015: 7.4k2016: 9.7k2017: 11.3k2018: 8.2k2019: 9.7k2020: 4.1k2021: 5.8k2022: 5.8k2023: 6.3k2024: 7.2k2025: 8.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 8,875 for third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in 2025.

That represents a change of up 23.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Italy peaked at 11,260 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,700, in 2009.

Italy ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,052 3,700 6,405 2
2010s 8,094 4,215 11,260 10
2020s 6,325 4,060 8,875 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 Croatia 12,090 compare
  2. 5 Spain 10,610 compare
  3. 6 Romania 10,135 compare
  4. 8 Germany 7,465 compare
  5. 9 Ireland 6,610 compare
  6. 10 Greece 5,650 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places β†’

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Italy?
Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders in Italy was 8,875 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest third country nationals refused entry at the external borders recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 11,260 in 2017.
What is the lowest third country nationals refused entry at the external borders recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 3,700 in 2009.
How does Italy rank for third country nationals refused entry at the external borders?
Italy ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is third country nationals refused entry at the external borders rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders - annual data (rounded). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Third country nationals refused entry at the external borders - annual data (rounded)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 579 data points, 2008–2025
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