In 2020, Italy counted roughly 22.8 thousand people illegally present on the Italian territory, according to national laws relating to immigration. In Europe, the largest number of migrants illegally present in the national territories was found in Germany, Greece, France, and Hungary.
In the same year, about 14 thousand asylum requests submitted in Italy were denied.
Number of third-country nationals found to be illegally present in Italy from 2012 to 2020
The source adds the following information: "Third country nationals who are detected by Member States' authorities and have been determined to be illegally present under national laws relating to immigration (see Art. 2.1 (r) and 5.1(b) of the Council Regulation (EC) no 862/2007). This category relates to persons who have been found to have entered illegally (for example by avoiding immigration controls or by employing a fraudulent document) and those who may have entered legitimately but have subsequently remained on an illegal basis (for example by overstaying their permission to remain or by taking unauthorized employment).Only persons who are apprehended or otherwise come to the attention of national immigration authorities are recorded in these statistics. [...]"
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Eurostat. (June 25, 2021). Number of third-country nationals found to be illegally present in Italy from 2012 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084824/third-country-nationals-found-to-be-illegally-present-in-italy/
Eurostat. "Number of third-country nationals found to be illegally present in Italy from 2012 to 2020." Chart. June 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084824/third-country-nationals-found-to-be-illegally-present-in-italy/
Eurostat. (2021). Number of third-country nationals found to be illegally present in Italy from 2012 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084824/third-country-nationals-found-to-be-illegally-present-in-italy/
Eurostat. "Number of Third-country Nationals Found to Be Illegally Present in Italy from 2012 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084824/third-country-nationals-found-to-be-illegally-present-in-italy/
Eurostat, Number of third-country nationals found to be illegally present in Italy from 2012 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084824/third-country-nationals-found-to-be-illegally-present-in-italy/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
