Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Italy

Refugees by country of asylum in Italy in 2024 — 312,849 people. Ranked 24 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 1,080.6%.

2024 312,849 people +4.88% vs 2023
World rank 24of 178
Period maximum 312,849 people2024
Period minimum 5,440 people1998

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Italy, 1951–20240100,000200,000300,000400,00019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 26,500 people1953: 24,500 people1955: 18,500 people1957: 21,000 people1959: 18,500 people1961: 14,500 people1963: 14,600 people1965: 15,000 people1967: 13,000 people1969: 14,000 people1971: 12,700 people1973: 12,600 people1975: 11,900 people1977: 11,700 people1979: 14,100 people1981: 22,601 people1983: 22,062 people1985: 22,386 people1987: 20,413 people1989: 13,893 people1991: 9,796 people1993: 50,266 people1995: 74,298 people1997: 66,601 people1999: 6,004 people2001: 8,541 people2003: 12,812 people2005: 20,674 people2007: 38,061 people2009: 54,962 people2011: 58,066 people2013: 76,248 people2015: 118,036 people2017: 167,330 people2019: 207,602 people2021: 144,862 people2023: 298,296 people2024: 312,849 people
Change over the period: +286,349 (+1,080.56%) Average annual rate: 3.44 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 312,849 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Southern Europe computed 1.03M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 312,849 +14,553 +4.88%
2023 298,296 +2,115 +0.71%
2022 296,181 +151,319 +104.46%
2021 144,862 +16,829 +13.14%
2020 128,033 −79,569 −38.33%
2019 207,602 +18,375 +9.71%
2018 189,227 +21,897 +13.09%
2017 167,330 +19,968 +13.55%
2016 147,362 +29,326 +24.84%
2015 118,036 +24,324 +25.96%
2014 93,712 +17,464 +22.9%
2013 76,248 +11,466 +17.7%
2012 64,782 +6,716 +11.57%
2011 58,066 +1,664 +2.95%
2010 56,402 +1,440 +2.62%
2009 54,962 +7,903 +16.79%
2008 47,059 +8,998 +23.64%
2007 38,061 +11,191 +41.65%
2006 26,870 +6,196 +29.97%
2005 20,674 +5,006 +31.95%
2004 15,668 +2,856 +22.29%
2003 12,812 +2,781 +27.72%
2002 10,031 +1,490 +17.45%
2001 8,541 +1,728 +25.36%
2000 6,813 +809 +13.47%
1999 6,004 +564 +10.37%
1998 5,440 −61,161 −91.83%
1997 66,601 +1,889 +2.92%
1996 64,712 −9,586 −12.9%
1995 74,298 +1,240 +1.7%
1994 73,058 +22,792 +45.34%
1993 50,266 +41,024 +443.89%
1992 9,242 −554 −5.66%
1991 9,796 −1,020 −9.43%
1990 10,816 −3,077 −22.15%
1989 13,893 −5,367 −27.87%
1988 19,260 −1,153 −5.65%
1987 20,413 −1,092 −5.08%
1986 21,505 −881 −3.94%
1985 22,386 +904 +4.21%
1984 21,482 −580 −2.63%
1983 22,062 −803 −3.51%
1982 22,865 +264 +1.17%
1981 22,601 +1,070 +4.97%
1980 21,531 +7,431 +52.7%
1979 14,100 +2,400 +20.51%
1978 11,700 +0 +0%
1977 11,700 −200 −1.68%
1976 11,900 +0 +0%
1975 11,900 −1,100 −8.46%
1974 13,000 +400 +3.17%
1973 12,600 +0 +0%
1972 12,600 −100 −0.79%
1971 12,700 −300 −2.31%
1970 13,000 −1,000 −7.14%
1969 14,000 +1,000 +7.69%
1968 13,000 +0 +0%
1967 13,000 −1,000 −7.14%
1966 14,000 −1,000 −6.67%
1965 15,000 +1,000 +7.14%
1964 14,000 −600 −4.11%
1963 14,600 +300 +2.1%
1962 14,300 −200 −1.38%
1961 14,500 −1,000 −6.45%
1960 15,500 −3,000 −16.22%
1959 18,500 −2,500 −11.9%
1958 21,000 +0 +0%
1957 21,000 −500 −2.33%
1956 21,500 +3,000 +16.22%
1955 18,500 −3,000 −13.95%
1954 21,500 −3,000 −12.24%
1953 24,500 −1,000 −3.92%
1952 25,500 −1,000 −3.77%
1951 26,500

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.