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Burkina Faso → Italy

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Burkina Faso
To
Italy
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,383
Change since 2018
+255.4%
Share of all arrivals in Italy, 2023
0.90%
Inflow 20233,383OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Burkina Faso to Italy

Inflows of nationals of Burkina Faso recorded by Italy; stock of nationals of Burkina Faso living there; and acquisitions of Italy's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,6923,383200020042007201020132016201920222023
1,6923,3832000200520092013201720212023
Data table
2000438
2002507
20031,310
20041,417
2005856
2006524
2007410
20081,334
20091,105
20101,255
2011913
20121,015
2013829
2014519
2015619
2016809
20171,072
2018952
2019596
2020512
2021788
2022925
20233,383
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—16,768—
20233,38314,204886
202292514,167944
202178814,217545
202051213,979760
201959614,051704
201895214,435688
20171,07214,306983
201680914,6571,130
201561914,939837
201451915,301754
201382914,007319
20121,01512,752166
201191312,124139
20101,25511,119105
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Burkina Faso who live in Italy: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

7,64015k19901995200020052010201520202024
7,64015k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990823
19951,390
20002,250
20055,125
20108,812
201511,052
202013,898
202415,279
Estimate, 2024
15,279
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.23%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
54
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Italy

First residence permits issued by Italy to citizens of Burkina Faso (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons2,682
  2. Family854
  3. Work28
  4. Education13
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20253,577100
20244,586096248
20236,971088644
20221,321094433
20211,078054528
2020476076017
2019654070414
2018742068876
20171,047098373
201689401,13059
2015454083764
2014454075461
201356203190
201278701660
20111,23701390
20102,59501050
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities27
  2. EU Blue Card1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
23,394
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
336
Changed status into work, 2025
223
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
2
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Italy in Burkina Faso, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyOuagadougou—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

New residence permits in Italy

New residence permits issued in Italy to citizens of Burkina Faso, by year and reason (Istat).

YearAllWorkFamilyStudyAsylum and protectionOther reasons
20252,85228845131,88383
20243,7802145393,162135
20233,1072449492,320260
202297091518329068
202177326498919248
20202982820304918
20194346271710248
201874492941438146
20171,0483216977545
20168956234461041

New permits by year

1,8903,7802016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,8903,780201620182020202220242025
Data table
2016895
20171,048
2018744
2019434
2020298
2021773
2022970
20233,107
20243,780
20252,852
Source: Istat, residence permits of non-EU citizens: permits issued in the year and valid permits on 1 January (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Italy, 2023; Burkina Faso ranks 21.

Inflows to Italy, 2023
  1. Ukraine33,897
  2. Albania29,990
  3. Romania26,711
  4. Bangladesh25,969
  5. Egypt21,409
  6. Morocco20,928
  7. Pakistan20,402
  8. Argentina17,065
  9. Brazil15,000
  10. India13,691
  11. Tunisia12,609
  12. Peru11,336
Other destinations for people from Burkina Faso, 2023
  1. United States840
  2. France590
  3. Germany485
  4. Canada435
  5. Belgium285
  6. Japan62
  7. Switzerland33
  8. Netherlands21
  9. South Korea14
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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