Ethiopians in Italy are citizens and residents of Italy who are of Ethiopian descent. Many people of Ethiopian origin have become Italian citizens and are therefore no longer included in the demographic statistics.
History
Ethiopian pilgrims have been recorded in Rome since the early 15th century. By the early 16th century, the Ethiopian community was well-established in Rome, centered on the church of Santo Stefano degli Abissini.
Ethiopians in Italy were 7,772 in 2016, up from 6,656 in 2007. While the historical presence is linked to the training of priests at the Ethiopian College, contemporary Ethiopian immigration is rather feminized and linked to the domestic work market. It is a contained and constant migratory flow.Ethiopian immigrants, on Action Aid, 2017
Asylum requests in Italy by Ethiopian citizens remain limited compared to the total (2,155 in 2015). Of these, 85% obtained a residence permit for international or humanitarian protection. Italy is also a crossing point for Ethiopian refugees headed to Northern Europe (United Kingdom and Sweden). Often, due to the Dublin Regulations, such asylum seekers are then sent back to Italy.
In Rome the Ethiopian community (as well as the Eritrean one) is concentrated in the Termini station area: via Milazzo and via dei Mille, via Volturno and via Montebello.Paola Soriga, A Roma etiopi ed eritrei si riscoprono fratelli, Internazionale, 3 April 2016 (in Italian)
Demographics As of 2021, most Ethiopian nationals residing in Italy live in Rome, Milan, Parma, and Turin. The following table lists Italian provinces by Ethiopian population.
Rank Province Population (2021)1Rome22432Milan7133Parma4174Turin2365Bari2166Bologna2027Udine1318Florence1239Bergamo12010Brescia9411Pisa8812Modena8613Naples8114Viterbo7715Venice6916Terni6517Varese6018Perugia8418Reggio Emilia5618Trentino5621Como5121Palermo5123Genoa5024Pavia4925Arezzo4526Frosinone4226Teramo4226Trapani4229Piacenza4130Padua4030Ragusa4032South Tyrol3633Verona3334Lecco3235Rieti3136Ancona3036Catania3036Macerata3039Agrigento2939Syracuse2941Cosenza2842Latina2742Messina2744Mantua2644Livorno2646Lucca2546Pistoia2548Alessandria2449Pesaro and Urbino2350Cuneo2250Vicenza2252Massa-Carrara2152Pordenone2152Treviso2155Siena2056Gorizia1956Lodi1956Monza and Brianza1959Brindisi1859Forli-Cesena1861Chieti1761Savona1763Rimini1663Trieste1665Fermo1565Prato1565Salerno1565Taranto1569Caserta1470Asti1371Ascoli Piceno1271Cagliari1271Campobasso1274Cremona1174L'Aquila1174Pescara1174Reggio Calabria1174Verbano-Cusio-Ossola1174Vercelli1180Belluno1080Catanzaro1080Crotone1080Lecce1084Barletta-Andria-Trani884Potenza886Imperia786La Spezia786Nuoro789Avellino689Biella689Enna689Foggia689Grosseto694Benevento594Matera594Sassari597Sondrio498Caltanissetta398Novara398Oristano3101Ferrara2101Rovigo2103Isernia1103Vibo Valentia1105Aosta Valley0N/ASouth SardiniaInformation unavailable
Notable people
Saba Anglana, singer Dagmawi Yimer, filmmaker Yohanes Chiappinelli, runner and steeplechaser Yemaneberhan Crippa, runner Gabriella Ghermandi, writer and performer Aida Girma-Melaku, writer and UNICEF representative in Pakistan Agitu Ideo Gudeta, entrepreneur and environmentalist Mel Taufer, football player Eyob Zambataro, football player
Associations Association of the Ethiopian community in Rome
See also
Ethiopian diaspora Immigration to Italy Ethiopia–Italy relations
References