In 2020, Italy accepted roughly 9.7 thousand asylum applications. In total, about 27.7 thousand asylum requests were submitted in Italy in that year.
Data related to the nationality of asylum seekers shows that 500 applications made in March 2021 were submitted by Nigerian citizens.
Number of accepted asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2022
Data refer to final decisions related to asylum applications.
The source adds the following information: "decision taken by administrative or judicial bodies in appeal or in review and which are no longer subject to remedy. The true 'final instance' may be, according to the national legislation and administrative procedures, a decision of the highest national court [...]."
The total number of positive decisions refers to "the sum of decisions granting refugee status, subsidiary protection status, authorisation to stay for humanitarian reasons (for countries where applicable) and temporary protection."
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Eurostat. (June 25, 2023). Number of accepted asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083839/number-of-final-positive-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
Eurostat. "Number of accepted asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2022." Chart. June 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083839/number-of-final-positive-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
Eurostat. (2023). Number of accepted asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083839/number-of-final-positive-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
Eurostat. "Number of Accepted Asylum Applications in Italy from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083839/number-of-final-positive-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
Eurostat, Number of accepted asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083839/number-of-final-positive-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of accepted asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Eurostat, June 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083839/number-of-final-positive-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
