Impact of coronavirus on migration to Italy 2020
In 2020, the number of people who migrated to Italy decreased. The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on the country's migration rate and significant restrictions on movement have been introduced. In particular, during the first wave of infections registered between March and May 2020, the number of immigrants dropped by 66.3 percent compared to the same period of 2019. However, also before the pandemic the number of people who moved to Italy was lower compared to the previous year.