Swiss people in Italy

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Swiss people in Italy
Total population
50,170, 8,153 of those without Italian citizenship (DFAE: 2020, ISTAT: 2020)
Regions with significant populations
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Religion

The presence of Swiss people in Italy is especially on the border, Campione d'Italia and in Milan. [1]

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Numbers

In 2021 in Italy there are 8,153 regular citizens from Switzerland. The three cities with most number of Swiss people are: Milan, Rome and Florence. [2]

Between 2008 and 2019 1,723 Swiss citizens acquired Italian citizenship. [3]

Notable Swiss people in Italy

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References

  1. "Quei 50 mila svizzeri in Italia che nessuno accusa di "rubare" il lavoro" (in Italian). Redattoresociale.it. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  2. "Comuni Italiani". Comuni (in Italian). 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. "Acquisition of citizenship eurostat".