India vs Italy: Total number of international immigrants
India
4.80 million immigrants
in 2024
Italy
6.55 million immigrants
in 2024
India rank
15th
Italy rank
12th
Total number of international immigrants over time
- India
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.55 million immigrants against 4.80 million immigrants in India, a difference of 1.76 million immigrants.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 15th and Italy ranks 12th of 232 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.02 million immigrants | 1.67 million immigrants | 5.35 million immigrants | India |
| 2000s | 6.17 million immigrants | 2.71 million immigrants | 3.46 million immigrants | India |
| 2010s | 5.43 million immigrants | 5.11 million immigrants | 314,055 immigrants | India |
| 2020s | 4.86 million immigrants | 6.39 million immigrants | 1.53 million immigrants | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of international immigrants, India or Italy?
- Italy, at 6.55 million immigrants against 4.80 million immigrants in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between India and Italy?
- 1.76 million immigrants, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Italy rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
- India ranks 15th and Italy ranks 12th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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