Eritreans in Italy

Eritreans in Italy
Eritrean population in Italy by province.
Total population
13,592 (Eritrean migrants in Italy) (2015)[1]
6,912 (Eritrean foreign residents) (2021)[2]
Languages
Tigrinya · Tigre · Kunama  · Nara  · Afar,  · Beja · Saho · Bilen · Arabic  · English  · Italian
Religion
Christian (Eritrean Orthodox, Catholic) · Islam

Eritreans in Italy are residents of Italy who were born in Eritrea or are of Eritrean descent. According to the United Nations, there were 13,592 Eritrean migrants in Italy in 2015.[1]

History

Main article: Italian Eritrea

Italy has had a connection with Eritrea since the acquisition of Assab in 1869 by Raffaele Rubattino.[3] Eritrea officially became an Italian colony in 1889.[4] Prior to the racial laws of Fascist Italy, mixed race children of Italian fathers and Eritrean mothers were entitled to Italian citizenship, as long as they were legally recognized by their fathers.[5] Since Eritrea's independence, Italy has become a destination for Eritrean migrants and asylum seekers.[6]

Demographics

As of 2021, most Eritrean nationals residing in Italy live in Rome, Milan, and Bologna.[2] The following table lists Italian provinces by Eritrean population.

Rank Province Population (2021)[2]
1 Rome 1790
2 Milan 1373
3 Bologna 462
4 Parma 167
5 Bari 163
6 Turin 152
7 Florence 127
8 Catania 118
9 Bergamo 108
10 Ragusa 87
11 Naples 79
11 Syracuse 79
13 Venice 75
14 Trapani 69
15 Verona 65
16 Lodi 64
17 Brescia 58
18 Vicenza 57
19 Reggio Calabria 55
20 Agrigento 53
21 Genoa 52
22 Pescara 51
23 Lecco 50
24 Varese 48
25 Latina 44
26 Pordenone 43
27 Udine 42
28 Piacenza 40
29 Cosenza 39
30 Cremona 37
30 Reggio Emilia 37
32 Palermo 36
33 Ancona 35
34 Brindisi 34
34 Como 34
34 Rieti 34
34 Terni 34
38 Perugia 33
39 Campobasso 32
39 Lecce 32
39 Pistoia 32
42 Trentino 31
43 Ravenna 30
44 Monza and Brianza 29
44 Sassari 29
46 Crotone 28
46 Fermo 28
46 Forli-Cesena 28
46 Vercelli 28
50 Matera 27
51 Padova 24
51 Prato 24
51 Teramo 24
54 Modena 23
55 Pisa 22
56 Caserta 20
56 Mantua 20
58 Asti 19
58 Messina 19
58 Rimini 19
58 Treviso 19
62 Chieti 18
62 L'Aquila 18
62 Pavia 18
65 Salerno 17
65 Taranto 17
67 Arezzo 16
67 Cuneo 16
69 Benevento 15
69 Cagliari 15
69 Lucca 15
69 Massa-Carrara 15
73 Biella 14
74 Frosinone 13
75 Savona 12
75 South Tyrol 12
75 Viterbo 12
78 Potenza 10
78 Siena 10
78 Sondrio 10
81 Alessandria 9
81 Livorno 9
83 Avellino 8
83 Caltanissetta 8
83 Macerata 8
83 Trieste 8
87 Ferrara 7
88 Aosta Valley 6
88 Ascoli Piceno 6
88 Catanzaro 6
88 Imperia 6
92 Enna 5
92 Foggia 5
92 Grosseto 5
92 La Spezia 5
92 Rovigo 5
97 Belluno 4
97 Novara 4
97 Nuoro 4
97 Vibo Valentia 4
101 Pesaro and Urbino 2
102 Barletta-Andria-Trani 1
102 Isernia 1
102 Verbano-Cusio-Ossola 1
105 Gorizia 0
105 Oristano 0
N/A South Sardinia Information unavailable

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.2015)" (XLS). United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Resident Foreigners on 1st January - Citizenship". Italian National Institute of Statistics. February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ The Ethiopians: An Introduction to Country and People, second edition (London: Oxford University Press, 1965), p. 90. ISBN 0-19-285061-X.
  4. ^ Ullendorff, Edward. The Ethiopians: An Introduction to Country and People 2nd ed., p. 90. Oxford University Press (London), 1965. ISBN 0-19-285061-X.
  5. ^ Ballinger, Pamela (2020). The World Refugees Made: Decolonization and the Foundation of Postwar Italy. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 149. ISBN 9781501747601.
  6. ^ "UNHCR warns of mounting refugee and migrant deaths in the Central Mediterranean". UNHCR. 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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