(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 17 - Italy issued 449,118 residence permits to non-EU nationals in 2022, the highest number in over 10 years and an increase of 85.9% compared to 2021, Istat said on Tuesday.
The war in Ukraine was a big factor.
The national statistics agency said 148,000 new temporary protection permits were issued to Ukrainian citizens last year.
Istat said 3.7 million non-EU nationals were legally living in Italy with a residence permit on January 1, 2023, an increase of 4.7% on the same date in 2022.
The agency said the increase was almost entirely down to the arrival of Ukrainians.
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Italy issued almost 450,000 residence permits in 2022
Highest level in over 10 years, arrivals from Ukraine big factor