Western Europe
Making aliyah from Italy
1,391 people moved from Italy to Israel between 2015 and 2025, including 56 in 2025. Here is what the official record shows about them, and what the process looks like from Italy specifically.
Olim in 2025
56
granted oleh status on arrival
Total since 2015
1,391
11 years of the record
Busiest year
2015
377 arrivals
Most chosen town
Tel Aviv-Yafo
440 people
Settlement concentration
59.2% of olim from Italy registered in three towns: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Netanya, Jerusalem. That is the 2nd most concentrated of the 23 countries with at least 1,000 olim on record.
The record
Aliyah from Italy, in the ministry's own files
Every arrival counted once, in the year they landed and the town they registered in.
Arrivals from Italy by year
Where they settled
Absorption town recorded on arrival.
- 1Tel Aviv-Yafo440
- 2Netanya193
- 3Jerusalem191
- 4Ra'anana103
- 5Ramat Gan46
- 6Herzliya37
- 7Ashdod28
- 8Haifa25
- 9Holon20
- 10Givat Shmuel19
Age on arrival
15% arrived as children, 14% at 65 or over.
- 10-17208
- 218-24274
- 325-34284
- 435-49202
- 550-64230
- 665+193
What they did before moving
Occupation recorded at registration. "School pupil" and "student" reflect how many arrive as dependants.
- 1Not stated158
- 2Student141
- 3Retired135
- 4School pupil133
- 5Professional services67
- 6Homemaker60
- 7Wholesaler37
- 8Self-employed33
Destination
More went to Tel Aviv-Yafo than anywhere else
440 of the 1,391 arrivals from Italy registered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, ahead of Netanya, Jerusalem, Ra'anana.
That is 32% of everyone arriving from Italy, against 12.3% of olim from all countries.
The town is recorded once, on arrival, so the chart above shows where people registered rather than where they live now.
How it works
The process from Italy
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Commercial flights, with group flights organised around the summer and holiday periods in the larger communities.
Western European olim concentrate on the coastal centre: Netanya, Ashdod, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ra'anana.
Documents are the slow part everywhere: birth certificates, proof of Jewish descent, police clearance and, in most countries, apostilles. Start collecting before you open the file, not after. The full sequence is in the aliyah guide.
Arriving with Italian as your first language, ulpan is the single biggest determinant of how fast your first year goes. New olim are entitled to free Hebrew study, and the Hebrew alphabet and essential phrases pages are a no-cost head start.
Before you go
Work out what your money is worth: the cost of living page has rent, groceries and salaries in real numbers, and the shekel converter gives today's rate.
A market stall in Jerusalem with prices marked in shekels.
Check the calendar you are moving into: holiday dates close the country for whole weeks in autumn and spring, and Shabbat times govern the week.
A sesame-topped challah loaf, freshly baked.
See how Italy compares with everywhere else on the full statistics explorer.
An open-plan office floor of screens and desks.
Aliyah from elsewhere in Western Europe
Total arrivals 2015 to 2025, in brackets.
Start here
The move itself, in six steps
Eligibility, opening the file, the documents, the visa, landing day and the absorption benefits that follow. The guide is the same wherever you are starting from.
Frequently asked questions
How many people make aliyah from Italy each year?+
56 in 2025, and 1,391 in total between 2015 and 2025. The strongest single year was 2015, with 377 arrivals.
Where do olim from Italy settle?+
Tel Aviv-Yafo takes the largest share, followed by Netanya, Jerusalem, Ra'anana. 32% of olim from Italy settled in Tel Aviv-Yafo, against 12.3% of olim overall.
Who handles an aliyah application from Italy?+
The Jewish Agency for Israel runs the process through its regional office and the Israeli consulate.
Is aliyah from Italy mostly families or individuals?+
Of the 1,391 arrivals recorded, 15% were children under 18 and 14% were 65 or over. That skews towards adults moving without school-age children.
Source: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, published on data.gov.il. Figures count people granted oleh status on arrival. Rebuilt 2026-08-05.