Public Schengen visa statistics
Italy Schengen visa statistics
Italy hub page for public Schengen visa application volume, issued visas, not-issued visas, and weighted rejection rates by applicant country.
Explore Italy Schengen visa statistics by applicant country and year, including 1,059,956 applications in 2025 and a 11.4% weighted rejection rate.
- Applications
- 1,059,956
- Visas issued
- 939,333
- Not issued
- 120,599
- Weighted rejection rate
- 11.4%
- Latest year
- 2025
- Confidence
- High confidence
How this rate is calculated
Weighted rejection rate is calculated as total not-issued uniform visa applications divided by total uniform applications for the rows on this page. It is historical context, not an official decision or a legal prediction.
Yearly trend
| Year | Applications | Not issued | Rejection rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,844,140 | 135,882 | 7.4% |
| 2019 | 2,053,521 | 157,557 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 293,553 | 33,684 | 11.5% |
| 2021 | 212,806 | 20,930 | 9.8% |
| 2022 | 727,490 | 92,186 | 12.7% |
| 2023 | 1,108,035 | 133,495 | 12.0% |
| 2024 | 1,233,316 | 134,303 | 10.9% |
| 2025 | 1,059,956 | 120,599 | 11.4% |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Italy Schengen visa rejection rate in 2025?
- In 2025, consulates recorded about 1,059,956 Italy Schengen visa applications, of which 120,599 were not issued — a weighted rejection rate of 11.4%. This is a historical average across all applicant countries and does not predict an individual decision.
- How many Italy Schengen visa applications were recorded?
- About 1,059,956 Italy Schengen visa applications were recorded in 2025, of which 120,599 were not issued.
- Do these statistics guarantee my Italy visa outcome?
- No. These are historical, aggregate statistics from official sources. Every application is decided individually on its own merits by the relevant consulate, so a high or low rejection rate does not guarantee any specific result.