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Romania → Italy

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Romania
To
Italy
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
26,711
Change since 2018
-33.3%
Share of all arrivals in Italy, 2023
7.11%
Inflow 202326,711OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Romania to Italy

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

Inflows by year

136k271k200020032006200920122015201820212023
136k271k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200019,332
200117,286
200216,465
200378,385
200466,098
200545,338
200639,715
2007271,443
2008174,554
2009105,597
201092,116
201190,096
201281,666
201358,227
201450,705
201546,439
201645,238
201743,485
201840,058
201939,173
202028,664
202128,410
202231,837
202326,711
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,073,196—
202326,7111,081,83614,409
202231,8371,083,77116,302
202128,4101,076,4129,435
202028,6641,145,71811,449
201939,1731,143,85910,201
201840,0581,190,0916,542
201743,4851,168,5528,042
201645,2381,151,39512,967
201546,4391,131,83914,403
201450,7051,081,4006,442
201358,227933,3544,386
201281,666834,4653,272
201190,096782,0143,921
201092,116726,1514,707
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

477k953k19901995200020052010201520202024
477k953k19902000201020202024
Data table
199031,588
199552,946
200085,677
2005386,795
2010775,003
2015953,353
2020947,155
2024880,402
Estimate, 2024
880,402
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
13.4%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
1
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

Italy's consulates in Romania

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Italy's consulates located in Romania.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202483711214.5%
2023589543447.5%
2022469416469.8%
202113012286.2%
202066531319.7%
20194403528820.0%
20184133506315.3%
201747236111123.5%
201655543911620.9%
201583471611714.0%
201460358910.2%
2013674637223.3%
2012579566132.2%
2011632606264.1%
2010523492315.9%
2009413383307.3%

Applications by year

4178342009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
417834200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009413
2010523
2011632
2012579
2013674
2014603
2015834
2016555
2017472
2018413
2019440
202066
2021130
2022469
2023589
202483
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

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

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBucharestambbucarest.esteri.it
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Italy, 2023; Romania ranks 3.

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 Romania, 2023
  1. Germany202,039
  2. Spain45,663
  3. Austria19,252
  4. Netherlands13,914
  5. Belgium12,889
  6. Switzerland7,520
  7. France6,667
  8. Denmark6,129
  9. Sweden2,216
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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