Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Italy
Italy: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.004 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Italy stood at 0.004 units per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 298.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.004 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
Italy ranks 18th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +231.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +235.3% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per person | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | +66.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 units per person | +87.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | -43.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -55.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 units per person | +54.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 units per person | +83.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 units per person | +41.2% |
| 2025 | 0.004 units per person | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Italy?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Italy was 0.004 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 298.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.