Romanians in Italy
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| 1,081,836 Romanian citizens (2023) Roman Catholicism[3] | |
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| Romanian people, Romanian diaspora, Romanian Britons, Romanian Australians, Romanian Americans, Romanian Canadians, Romanian French people, Romanian Spanish people |
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Romanians in Italy (
visa. In 2007 Romania joined the European Union
, further increasing the economic and political ties between the countries.
As of 2023[update], there were 1,081,836 Romanian citizens living in Italy, the largest Romanian immigrant population in any country as well as the largest immigrant group within Italy.[4]
Between 2008 and 2020, 98,499 Romanians acquired Italian citizenship.[5]
Demographics
Romanians in Italy live in the following regions of Italy (as of 2022):[6]
- Lazio 18,1%
- Lombardy 15,8%
- Piedmont 12,3%
- Veneto 11,7%
- Emilia-Romagna 8,8%
- Tuscany 6,8%
- Sicily 4,2%
- Campania 3,1%
- Apulia 2,7%
- Calabria 2,4%
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2,4%
- Marche 2,2%
- Umbria 2,1%
- Abruzzo 2,0%
- Liguria 2,0%
- Trentino-Alto Adige1,3%
- Sardinia 1,0%
- Basilicata 0,7%
- Molise 0,3%
- Valle d'Aosta0,2%
Rome and Turin are by far the cities hosting the largest communities of Romanians in Italy; in 2016, there were over 90,000 Romanians in Rome, and over 50,000 Romanians in Turin.[2] The next city with a significant population of Romanians is Milan, with over 14,000 Romanians.[2]
About 60% of Romanians in Italy come from the Romanian region of Western Moldavia.[7]
Population
| Romanian citizens resident in Italy, 2001-2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 (Census) | 74,885 | — | [8] |
| 2002 | 95,039 | 26.9% | [9] |
| 2003 | 177,812 | 87.1% | [10] |
| 2004 | 248,849 | 40.0% | [11] |
| 2005 | 297,570 | 19.6% | [12] |
| 2006 | 342,200 | 15.0% | [13] |
| 2007 | 625,278 | 82.7% | [14] |
| 2008 | 796,477 | 27.4% | [15] |
| 2009 | 887,763 | 11.5% | [16] |
| 2010 | 968,576 | 9.1% | [17] |
| 2011 (Census) | 823,100 | -17.7% | [18] |
| 2012 | 933,354 | 13.4% | [19] |
| 2013 | 1,081,400 | 15.9% | [20] |
| 2014 | 1,131,839 | 4.7% | [21] |
| 2015 | 1,151,395 | 1.7% | [22] |
| 2016 | 1,168,552 | 1.5% | |
| 2017 | 1,190,091 | 1.8% | |
| 2018 | 1,143,859 | -3,9% | |
| 2019 | 1,145,718 | 0.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,076,412 | [23] | |
| 2021 | 1,083,771 | [23] | |
| 2022 | 1,072,001 | [1] | |
| 2023 | 1,081,836 | [24] | |
Religion
In the years 2011 and 2012 the ISTAT made a survey regarding the religious affiliation among the immigrants in Italy, the religion of the Romanian people in Italy were as follows:[25]
- Orthodox Christians: 79.0%
- Catholics: 13.9%
- Protestants: 2.2%
- Muslims: 0.1%
- Non religious: 2.7%
- Other religions: 2.2%
In 2023, the vice president of the local council of Prato, the Romanian-born Claudiu Stănășel, announced that he started the proceedings for the Romanians to be recognized as an official national minority of Italy.[26][27]
Notable people
- This list includes people of Romanian origin born in Italy or people born in Romania but mainly active in Italy.
- Dinu Adameșteanu (1913–2004), archaeologist
- Alexandra Agiurgiuculese (b. 2001), rhythmic gymnast
- Chris Avram (1931–1989), actor
- Ramona Bădescu(b. 1968), actress and television host
- Paolo Bonolis (b. 1961), television host
- Cristian Chivu (b. 1980), football player
- Fritz Dennerlein (1936–1992), freestyle swimmer
- Iosif Drăgan (1917–2008), businessman and historian
- Nicolao Dumitru (b. 1991), football player
- Loredana Errore (b. 1984), singer-songwriter
- Mădălina Ghenea (b. 1987), actress and model
- Alessandro Haber (b. 1947), actor, film director and singer
- Claudia Koll (b. 1965), actress and missionary
- Veronica Lazăr (1938–2014), actress
- Marius Mitrea (b. 1982), rugby union referee
- Ana Caterina Morariu (b. 1980), actress
- Gabriele Oriali (b. 1952), football player
- Cristina Pîrv (b. 1972), volleyball player
- Bogdan Rath (b. 1972), water polo player
- Andreea Stefanescu (b. 1993), rhythmic gymnast
- Adrian Stoica, dog trainer
- Cristian Stoica (b. 1976), rugby union footballer
- Linda Valori (b. 1978), singer
- Roman Vlad (1919–2013), composer and pianist
- Virginia Zeani (1925–2023), soprano
See also
References
- ^ a b "Stranieri residenti al 1° gennaio" [Foreigners resident on January 1st]. dati.istat.it (in Italian).
- ^ a b c "Statistiche: Romeni in Italia".
- ^ "Appartenenza e pratica religiosa tra i cittadini stranieri". 4 September 2019.
- ^ http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=DCIS_POPSTRRES1
- ^ "Acquisizioni di cittadinanza". dati.istat.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Romeni in Italia - statistiche e distribuzione per regione". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ISBN 978-88-917-0625-6.
- ^ ISTAT, ed. (16 June 2004). "14º Censimento della popolazione: dati definitivi. Stranieri residenti in famiglia e in convivenza" (PDF).
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2002, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2003, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2004, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2005, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2006, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2007, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2008, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2009, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2010, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Gli stranieri al 15º Censimento della popolazione" (PDF).
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2012, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2013, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2014, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
- ^ "Bilancio demografico nazionale, 2015". ISTAT.
- ^ a b "Popolazione residente e dinamica demografica" (PDF). istat.it (in Italian). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=DCIS_POPSTRRES1
- ^ "Appartenenza e pratica religiosa tra i cittadini stranieri". www.istat.it (in Italian). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Românii din Italia vor să fie recunoscuți oficial drept minoritate națională". euronews (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Românii din Italia ar putea deveni minoritate naţională, anunţă vicepreşedintele Consiliului local din Prato". agerpres.ro (in Romanian). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
External links
- La comunità romena in Italia website
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