Italy
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
6554000
Immigrant Population
11%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
2941000
Emigrant Population
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How Europe Was Transformed by the 2015-16 Migration and Refugee Crisis
Ten years after the 2015-16 migration and refugee crisis, the European Union has reshaped its process for dividing up asylum claims and controlling external borders. Many systems are stronger and newcomers have integrated into their new countries, but tensions remain and key questions are unresolved.
Countries Are Pushing Borders Outward to Expand Deterrence and Protection Alike
Externalization—the enlistment of partner countries to manage migration before people arrive or assist with removals and returns—has shifted from the policy fringe into the mainstream. Models range from deterrence to protection.
Building Refugee-Inclusive Labour Mobility Pathways: A visa evaluation framework
This visa evaluation framework can help policymakers assess work visa accessibility for well-qualified refugees, permitting them to tap a underutilised pool of talent to fill labour gaps.
Best Practices for Designing and Managing Labour Migration Corridors to Europe
Weak visa access, poor skills recognition, and thin worker-employer matching hobble five EU labour corridors, with targeted reforms key to unlocking shared gains.
Complementary Pathways: Key factors in future growth
About 60 labour, family reunification and education programmes open to refugees operated in 2024. Scaling these complementary pathways requires government buy-in and stable funding.
Trapped by Italy’s Policy Paradox, Asylum Seekers and Other Migrants Can Fall into Exploitative Farm Labor
EU rules can trap asylum seekers in Italy, where restrictive policies and an agriculture sector reliant on unauthorized labor push many into exploitative networks.
Managing the Expectations of Refugees and Other People in Need of International Protection in Sponsorship and Complementary Pathways Programmes
Information gaps strain refugee sponsorship programmes. Orientation sessions, peer voices, and monitoring are key to setting and managing beneficiary expectations.
Managing International Protection Needs at Borders
Amid rising mixed migration flows, managing international protection needs at borders requires differentiated screening, flexible surge capacity, interagency coordination, and proactive investment.
Supporting Self-Sufficiency: Considerations for refugees’ transition out of sponsorship and complementary pathways programmes
Refugees transitioning out of volunteer-based sponsorship programmes face mismatched expectations and structural gaps that undermine their long-term self-sufficiency.
The State of Global Mobility in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 shut down global mobility during the first year of the pandemic. But 2022 saw a rapid rebound. This IOM-MPI report reveals shifting patterns post-pandemic, from Gulf labor flows to climate-driven displacement.
