Most frequent immigrant nationalities declared upon arrival in Italy 2021

In 2021, 2.6 thousand immigrants who reached Italy came from Bangladesh. Moreover, 2.1 thousand migrants were from Tunisia, whereas 1.4 thousand people originated from Ivory Coast. Bangladeshi represented 21 percent of the individuals arrived, whereas people from Tunisia accounted for 14 percent of the total. Between January and May, the number of migrants who made it to Italy added up to 15 thousand.

Mediterranean routes to Europe

The Mediterranean Sea recorded the largest number of deaths and missing cases of migrants worldwide. The Mediterranean Route leading to Italy is known as the Central Mediterranean Route , which counts the highest number of fatalities among the different Mediterranean routes. This route includes the crossing from North Africa to Italy as well as to Malta. The main departing country is Libya, while Tunisia, Egypt, and East Algeria represent minor departing shores. After the Central Mediterranean Sea, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea registered the second highest number of deaths and missing people. The Eastern Mediterranean route includes migration flows from Turkey to Greece and Cyprus

Main countries of arrival

In 2020, the European country registering the largest number of migrants' arrivals was Greece. The majority of people reached Greece by sea, while over 1.5 thousand migrants arrived in the country by land. Italy was the second country of first arrival in Europe, followed by Spain. The overall number of migrants who set foot on Italian shores decreased in the last years. However, the death and missing cases did not drop in proportion to the number of people who reached the coast.