Italy's foreign population stood at just over 6 million at the start of 2022, marking a rise of 88,000 over the previous year according to the 28th annual report on migration presented by the ISMU Foundation in Milan on Wednesday.

Irregular immigrants accounted for 8.4% of the total foreign population, down from 519,000 at the start of 2021 to 506,000 last year. The drop is due to progress made in the amnesty for undeclared foreign workers launched by Italy in 2020, the ISMU report said.