Jan. 1, 2023 to Sep. 20, 2023 Over 128,000 migrants have arrived in Italy this year, with over half coming from only five countries: Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Tunisia and Bangladesh. The figure is more than a 25% increase from the 2022 total of 105,131 sea arrivals and almost double the 67,477 arrivals by sea in 2021, according to the UNHCR.
