Italy Refugee Statistics 1960-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Italy refugee statistics for 2023 was 298,296.00, a 0.71% increase from 2022.
  • Italy refugee statistics for 2022 was 296,181.00, a 104.46% increase from 2021.
  • Italy refugee statistics for 2021 was 144,862.00, a 13.14% increase from 2020.
  • Italy refugee statistics for 2020 was 128,033.00, a 38.33% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,593,007.00
Poland 971,478.00
France 664,366.00
United Kingdom 448,620.00
United States 409,202.00
Spain 385,701.00
Czech Republic 377,120.00
Italy 298,296.00
Austria 257,811.00
Netherlands 237,767.00
Sweden 237,632.00
Switzerland 192,507.00
Greece 192,384.00
Canada 169,448.00
Belgium 167,831.00
Slovak Republic 126,866.00
Ireland 113,902.00
Norway 103,606.00
Finland 89,869.00
Lithuania 80,225.00
Denmark 68,912.00
Hungary 63,180.00
Portugal 62,807.00
Latvia 45,761.00
Estonia 42,005.00
Cyprus 39,044.00
Australia 34,502.00
Croatia 25,029.00
Japan 22,335.00
Luxembourg 13,735.00
Malta 11,724.00
Slovenia 10,525.00
Iceland 8,715.00
Argentina 4,104.00
South Korea 4,053.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,205.00
Panama 2,724.00
Chile 2,338.00
New Zealand 1,837.00
UAE 1,416.00
Uruguay 1,285.00
Israel 1,235.00
Liechtenstein 597.00
Kuwait 572.00
Saudi Arabia 477.00
Hong Kong 301.00
Oman 300.00
Bahrain 254.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 49.00
St. Kitts and Nevis 19.00
Monaco 17.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Barbados 5.00
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.00
Italy Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 298,296.00 0.71%
2022 296,181.00 104.46%
2021 144,862.00 13.14%
2020 128,033.00 -38.33%
2019 207,602.00 9.71%
2018 189,227.00 13.09%
2017 167,330.00 13.55%
2016 147,362.00 24.84%
2015 118,036.00 25.96%
2014 93,712.00 22.90%
2013 76,248.00 17.70%
2012 64,782.00 11.57%
2011 58,066.00 2.95%
2010 56,402.00 2.62%
2009 54,962.00 16.79%
2008 47,059.00 23.64%
2007 38,061.00 41.65%
2006 26,870.00 29.97%
2005 20,674.00 31.95%
2004 15,668.00 22.29%
2003 12,812.00 27.72%
2002 10,031.00 17.45%
2001 8,541.00 25.36%
2000 6,813.00 13.47%
1999 6,004.00 10.37%
1998 5,440.00 -91.83%
1997 66,601.00 2.92%
1996 64,712.00 -12.90%
1995 74,298.00 1.70%
1994 73,058.00 45.34%
1993 50,266.00 443.89%
1992 9,242.00 -5.66%
1991 9,796.00 -9.43%
1990 10,816.00 -22.15%
1989 13,893.00 -27.87%
1988 19,260.00 -5.65%
1987 20,413.00 -5.08%
1986 21,505.00 -3.94%
1985 22,386.00 4.21%
1984 21,482.00 -2.63%
1983 22,062.00 -3.51%
1982 22,865.00 1.17%
1981 22,601.00 4.97%
1980 21,531.00 52.70%
1979 14,100.00 20.51%
1978 11,700.00 0.00%
1977 11,700.00 -1.68%
1976 11,900.00 0.00%
1975 11,900.00 -8.46%
1974 13,000.00 3.17%
1973 12,600.00 0.00%
1972 12,600.00 -0.79%
1971 12,700.00 -2.31%
1970 13,000.00 -7.14%
1969 14,000.00 7.69%
1968 13,000.00 0.00%
1967 13,000.00 -7.14%
1966 14,000.00 -6.67%
1965 15,000.00 7.14%
1964 14,000.00 -4.11%
1963 14,600.00 2.10%
1962 14,300.00 -1.38%
1961 14,500.00 -6.45%
1960 15,500.00 -6.45%