As of 2020, Italy's foreign population was 5.3 million. Lombardy had the largest foreign population, with 1.2 million people. Lombardy has a population of about 10 million people and is Italy's most populous region.
Foreign population in Italy in 2020, by region
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Statistics on Migration in Italy
Overview: foreign population
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- Premium Statistic Net migration in Italy 2010-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of foreign residents in Italy 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Foreign population in Italy 2020, by country of origin
- Basic Statistic Number of foreigners by region in Italy 2020
- Basic Statistic Percentage of foreigners in the population in Italy 2019, by gender
Migration flows
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- Premium Statistic Annual inflows of non-EU citizens in Italy 2020, by reason
- Premium Statistic Distribution of visa given to non-EU citizens in Italy 2015-2020, by reason
- Basic Statistic Migrant arrivals in Italy 2014-2021
- Basic Statistic Unaccompanied migrant minors arriving in Italy 2014-2021
- Basic Statistic Most frequent immigrant nationalities declared upon arrival in Italy 2021
- Basic Statistic Distribution of immigrants in Italy 2021, by region
Asylum seekers
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- Premium Statistic Number of asylum applicants in Italy 2019-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of final positive decisions on asylum applications in Italy 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of successful grants of humanitarian status in Italy 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of final negative decisions on asylum applications in Italy 2012-2020
- Basic Statistic Asylum applications by unaccompanied children in Italy 2014-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of asylum applications in Italy 2021, by nationality
Opinions on migration
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Further related statistics
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- Number of foreign citizens in Poland 2014-2018, by citizenship
- Number of foreign citizens in Hungary 2014-2020, by citizenship
- Number of foreigners in Czechia 2014-2019, by citizenship
- Number of foreign citizens in Slovakia 2014-2019, by citizenship
- Number of foreign citizens in Hungary 2008-2021, by gender
- Share of foreigners in Slovakia 2008-2019, by gender
- Number of foreigners in Czechia 2008-2019, by gender
- Share of foreigners in Czechia 2008-2019, by gender
- Number of foreign citizens in Poland 2008-2018, by gender
- Share of foreign citizens in Hungary 2008-2021, by gender
- Share of foreign citizens in Poland 2008-2018, by gender
- Number of foreign citizens in Slovakia 2008-2019, by gender
- Share of foreign citizens in Poland 2014-2018, by citizenship
- Share of foreign citizens in Czechia 2014-2019, by citizenship
- Share of foreign citizens in Slovakia 2014-2019, by citizenship
- Attitude toward interacting with foreigners Japan 2019
- Number of Japanese residents in Austria 2013-2021
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- Number of foreign citizens in Poland 2014-2018, by citizenship
- Number of foreign citizens in Hungary 2014-2020, by citizenship
- Number of foreigners in Czechia 2014-2019, by citizenship
- Number of foreign citizens in Slovakia 2014-2019, by citizenship
- Number of foreign citizens in Hungary 2008-2021, by gender
- Share of foreigners in Slovakia 2008-2019, by gender
- Number of foreigners in Czechia 2008-2019, by gender
- Share of foreigners in Czechia 2008-2019, by gender
- Number of foreign citizens in Poland 2008-2018, by gender
- Share of foreign citizens in Hungary 2008-2021, by gender
- Share of foreign citizens in Poland 2008-2018, by gender
- Number of foreign citizens in Slovakia 2008-2019, by gender
- Share of foreign citizens in Poland 2014-2018, by citizenship
- Share of foreign citizens in Czechia 2014-2019, by citizenship
- Share of foreign citizens in Slovakia 2014-2019, by citizenship
- Attitude toward interacting with foreigners Japan 2019
- Number of Japanese residents in Austria 2013-2021
Istat. (December 4, 2020). Foreign population in Italy in 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/991546/number-of-foreigners-by-region-italy/
Istat. "Foreign population in Italy in 2020, by region." Chart. December 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991546/number-of-foreigners-by-region-italy/
Istat. (2020). Foreign population in Italy in 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991546/number-of-foreigners-by-region-italy/
Istat. "Foreign Population in Italy in 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991546/number-of-foreigners-by-region-italy/
Istat, Foreign population in Italy in 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991546/number-of-foreigners-by-region-italy/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Foreign population in Italy in 2020, by region [Graph], Istat, December 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/991546/number-of-foreigners-by-region-italy/