Nigerian people in Italy

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Nigerian people in Italy
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Total population
119,435 (ISTAT: 2021) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Flag of Veneto.svg Veneto  · Emilia-Romagna  · Flag of Lombardy.svg Lombardy  · Flag of Sicily.svg Sicily
Languages
English ·Italian · Niger–Congo languages
Religion
Protestantism  · Catholic Church  · Sunni Islam

The presence of Nigerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.[ citation needed ]

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Demographics

In 2021, there are 119,435 immigrants from Nigeria in Italy. In 2014 in Italy there are 71,158 regular immigrants from Nigeria, while In 2006 there were 37,733. The three cities with most number of Nigerians are: Turin, Rome and Padua. [2]

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Notes

  1. ↑ https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=P03&l=it
  2. ↑ "Comuni Italiani". Comuni (in Italian). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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