Eritreans in Italy

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]

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

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

• Melissa Chimenti
• Elvira Banotti
• Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher
• Gabriella Ghermandi
• Ines Pellegrini
• Senhit (singer)

See also

•  Eritrea portal
•  Italy portal

• Demographics of Eritrea
• Eritreans
• Eritrea–Italy relations

References

1. "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. "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.