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Kyrgyzstan → Italy

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kyrgyzstan
To
Italy
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
408
Change since 2018
+89.8%
Share of all arrivals in Italy, 2023
0.11%
Inflow 2023408OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kyrgyzstan to Italy

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

Inflows by year

204408200020042007201020132016201920222023
2044082000200520092013201720212023
Data table
200016
200212
200326
200453
200552
200642
200766
200896
2009110
2010281
2011177
2012172
2013161
201475
2015100
201684
2017133
2018215
201985
2020140
2021262
2022346
2023408
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—2,573—
20234082,28244
20223461,94627
20212621,82414
20201401,5978
2019851,5315
20182151,41618
20171331,33515
2016841,27210
20151001,19319
2014751,10225
201316193131
201217276946
201117767023
201028155915

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

1,4172,83319901995200020052010201520202024
1,4172,83319902000201020202024
Data table
199029
199548
200077
2005374
2010816
20151,338
20201,960
20242,833
Estimate, 2024
2,833
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.04%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
100
Counted by
country of birth, refugees added

Residence permits in Italy

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons281
  2. Education237
  3. Family109
  4. Work24
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025651100
2024538052896
2023807044679
2022602027366
2021423014154
20202160886
20193180529
201820111838
201716801539
201612301032
201515301929
201416702535
20132280310
20122050460
20113100230
20105390150
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities23
  2. EU Blue Card1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,699
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
34
Changed status into work, 2025
105
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
8

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Italy, 2023; Kyrgyzstan ranks 67.

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 Kyrgyzstan, 2023
  1. Türkiye5,494
  2. Lithuania3,227
  3. South Korea2,719
  4. United States2,540
  5. Hungary2,293
  6. Germany2,137
  7. Japan540
  8. Finland280
  9. Czechia243