Migrants, Sardinia among the top Italian regions by number of arrivals
According to data released by the State Police, 105,131 irregular migrants landed on the national territory in 2022
There are 105,131 irregular migrants who arrived in Italy in the period between 1 January and 31 December 2022.
The data were released by the State Police on the occasion of the celebrations for the 171st anniversary of the foundation of the Corps.
The Italian regions mainly involved were Sicily with 79,016 landings, Calabria with 18,100; the other regions were Puglia (4,908), Sardinia (2,103) , Campania (641), Tuscany (250) and Emilia Romagna (113).
While the territories of departure are largely Libya (53,310), followed by Tunisia (32,371), Turkey (16,205), Lebanon (1,603), Algeria (1,389), Syria (243), Greece (6) and Cyprus (4) .
In 2022 there was an increase, compared to the previous year, of +55.80% (67,477 migrants following 1,718 landing events in 2021). The maximum arrivals peak of 2022 was in August with 16,816 migrants (an average of 542.45 landed per day).
(Unioneonline/ss)
