Ecuadorians in Italy

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Ecuadorians in Italy
Total population
79,249 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Lombardy, Lazio, Liguria
Languages
Italian, Spanish
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Peruvians in Italy
Paraguayans in Italy

The presence of Ecuadorians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.

Numbers

The 2019 Census recorded 79.249 Ecuadorian-born people. [2] The three cities with most number of Ecuadorians are: Genoa (13.775), Milan (11.965) and Rome (7.821), according to the ISTAT data.

YearEcuadorian-born populationMigrants
200112,752 [3] 14,081 [1]
201979,249 [1]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Country-of-birth database" (PDF). International Organization for Migration . Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  2. Perfil Migratorio Ecuador 2012 IOM.
  3. "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2014-08-20.