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The first three months of 2016 saw an increase in the number of migrants rescued at sea being brought to southern Italian ports. [58] [59] [60] In April 2016, nearly 6,000 mostly sub-Saharan African migrants landed in Italy in four days. [61] In June 2016, over 10,000 migrants were rescued in four days. [62]
A huge number of migrants have reached Italy by sea from North Africa, causing problems for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government after it promised tighter controls. Since Jan. 1 ...
Italian government data, in its annual report for 2019, estimated the number of foreign nationals residing within Italy, including immigrants, at about 5.234 million. [3] Due to such large-scale immigration to the country, particularly from the early 2000s to 2014, the population peaked at 60.79 million.
These are lists of countries by foreign-born population and lists of countries by number native-born persons living in a foreign country (emigrants).. According to the United Nations, in 2019, the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia and France had the largest number of immigrants of any country, while Tuvalu, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, and Tokelau had the lowest.
Italy has sought help from other EU nations to handle the increasing number of arrivals. Data from its Interior Ministry showed that migrant arrivals in Italy jumped 50% in 2023 from the previous ...
According to the Interior Ministry, nearly 126,000 migrants reached Italy by sea this year as of Thursday morning, nearly double the number as by the same time last year. On Thursday, another 180 ...
Compared to Maghrebis/Berbers from North Africa, the percentage of Sub-Saharan Africans as a proportion of immigrants to Italy from Africa is 35.7% (370,068 official residents in 2015). [1] Most come from Nigeria (98,176), Senegal (77,264) and Ghana (48,637).
The number of migrants making the perilous sea journey to Italy has nearly doubled from last year and is on pace to reach record numbers hit in 2016 when most migrants left from Libya.