Number of immigrants in reception centers in Italy 2021, by region

As of November 2021, Lombardy, in Northern Italy, was the region hosting the highest number of immigrants in reception centers, roughly eight thousand individuals, followed by Emilia-Romagna, and Piedmont. Reception centers host migrants who arrived in Italy irregularly whose stay in the country is still uncertain.
Many asylum seekers and minors reach Italy by sea. Data from 2020 show that the largest number of asylum applicants in Italy were from Pakistan. Also, many unaccompanied minors reached the Italian coasts in the last years. In 2018, Sudan recorded the largest percentage of unaccompanied and separated children who arrived in Italy by sea.