Immigration Database

The Cnel, through the National Coordination Body for the social integration policies of foreign citizens to a local level and with the scientific advice of the Immigration Statistical Dossier Caritas / Migrantes, promoted the creation of a database completely dedicated to the presentation of all available data on immigration to a national and regional level. This is a database, unique of its kind that allows a cross-reading of data from multiple institutional sources responsible for the detection of the phenomenon of migration. Despite the complexity of the structure, the use of database has been made easier by its versatility and facility of use.

Topics are divided into three macrofenomena (residents, integration and employment)containing many points which are then subvided into numerous statistical tables. It represents a huge amount of data that CNEL intends to make available to all those who in various ways deal with immigration as academic researchers, operators of public and private social up to the high school students and above. The ambition is to ensure a quick and objective information on the phenomenon of migration not only through the publication of statistical tables but also through the inclusion in the database of pathways that can help users to the understand individual phenomena. The structure of the database will be enriched by a section called "country profile" where users can get a range of information about the presence of foreign immigrants in Italy.

The database can be consulted selecting the " national summary " level and the regional level, by clicking the button" Start geographical navigation"and then by choosing then the region of interest.

Geographical navigation allows a vertical comparison of the data between the territorial levels selected and the relative aggregations to which they belong (the region, the macro area, and Italy), allowing an immediate assessment of the relative positioning of the observed area.

The following features are available for all the information presented : by selecting the "information" icon the user can provide definitions, as well as relevant notes and remarks; by selecting the "Magnifying glass" icon , the user can view any available details (in other words, the data segmentation), or draw graphics (graphic icon ). By selecting the text of the chosen indicator the user will obtain a corresponding table including all the selected territorial aggregations (e.g. all the regions).

For those who would like advice and suggestions on the use of data and indicators to analyse local situations and dynamics, we have provided a specific section containing several paths of guided navigation. A final section shows you useful documents on methodological instructions, classifications and disclaimers, as well as links to sites of specific interest.

You can navigate the database through the CnelStats tool.