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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European Immigrants in the United States
Once the leading source of immigrants to the United States, Europeans made up just 10 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2022. War in Ukraine pushed more Ukrainians to the United States.
Disinformation on Migration: How Lies, Half-Truths, and Mischaracterizations Spread
Migration disinformation exploits fears about health, economic anxiety, or identity to spread hostile narratives.
Destination-Country Policies to Foster Diaspora Engagement in Development
Few Western destination countries sustain diaspora-for-development programs. Patience, capacity support, and long-term commitment are key to success.
Promoting the Inclusion of Europe’s Migrants and Minorities in Arts and Culture
Europe's cultural institutions trail societal diversity. Anti-racism movements and the COVID-19 pandemic have heightened the push to include migrants and minorities in the arts.
The Winding Road to Marrakech: Lessons from the European Negotiations of the Global Compact for Migration
EU negotiations of the 2018 Global Compact for Migration exposed deep divisions. Compromise diluted ambition and left legal pathways largely nonbinding.
Healing the Gap: Building inclusive public-health and migrant integration systems in Europe
COVID-19 deepened migrant health disparities in Europe. This report suggests a coordinated, prevention-focused approach that shifts beyond emergency-driven responses.
‘Diversifying’ Social Investment: European welfare states and immigrant integration in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
COVID-19 exposed deep welfare gaps for migrants in Europe. Diversifying social investment with tailored, needs-based support can advance integration outcomes and social cohesion.
Taking the Long View: Options for inclusive post-pandemic labor markets
Migrants in Europe bore outsized COVID-19 job losses. Entrepreneurship, social economy pathways, and employment services reform can support a more inclusive recovery.
Borderless Europe: Seven Decades of Free Movement
Europe's free-movement regime faces its greatest stress test, with Brexit, COVID-19, and rising nationalism challenging an area of mobility spanning more than 460 million people.
Managing the Pandemic and Its Aftermath: Economies, Jobs, and International Migration in the Age of COVID-19
Global migration fell 46 percent in the first half of 2020. This report examines the COVID-19 pandemic's economic toll on migration systems and paths toward recovery.
