In 2020, Italy rejected 14.1 thousand asylum applications. In total, 27 thousand asylum requests were processed in Italy during that year. Out of this number of requests, roughly 9.7 thousand asylum applications were accepted.
Data related to the nationality of asylum seekers show that 500 asylum applications made in March 2021 were submitted by Nigerian citizens.
Number of rejected asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2020
Data refer to the final decisions on the 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 [...]."
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Eurostat. (June 25, 2021). Number of rejected asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083955/number-of-final-negative-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
Eurostat. "Number of rejected asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2020." Chart. June 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083955/number-of-final-negative-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
Eurostat. (2021). Number of rejected asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083955/number-of-final-negative-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
Eurostat. "Number of Rejected Asylum Applications in Italy from 2012 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083955/number-of-final-negative-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/
Eurostat, Number of rejected asylum applications in Italy from 2012 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083955/number-of-final-negative-decisions-on-asylum-applications-in-italy/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
