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.
 Ethiopian population in Italy by province. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 30,000 (estimate) (2000)[1] 6,851 (Ethiopian-born residents) (2021)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Rome, Milan, Parma, Turin | |
| Languages | |
| Tigrinya · Tigre · Arabic · Saho · Bilen · Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Christian (Eritrean Orthodox, Catholic, P'ent'ay) · Islam |
History
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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.[3][4]
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,[5] contemporary Ethiopian immigration is rather feminized and linked to the domestic work market. It is a contained and constant migratory flow.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
Demographics
editAs of 2021, most Ethiopian nationals residing in Italy live in Rome, Milan, Parma, and Turin.[2] The following table lists Italian provinces by Ethiopian population.
Notable people
edit- 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
edit- Association of the Ethiopian community in Rome
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Terrazas, Aaron Matteo (1 June 2007). "Beyond Regional Circularity: The Emergence of an Ethiopian Diaspora". Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Resident Foreigners on 1st January - Citizenship". Italian National Institute of Statistics. February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Kelly, Samantha (2020). A Companion to Medieval Ethiopia and Eritrea. Boston: Brill. p. 438. ISBN 9789004419582.
- ^ "Chiesa di S. Stefano dei Mori. Vicende edilizie e personaggi – Edizioni Capitolo Vaticano" (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Ambrogetti, Angela. "I cento anni del Pontificio collegio Etiopico in Vaticano raccontano una storia antica". www.acistampa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Ethiopian immigrants, on Action Aid, 2017
- ^ "Dublin regulation leaves asylum seekers with their fingers burnt". the Guardian. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Paola Soriga, A Roma etiopi ed eritrei si riscoprono fratelli, Internazionale, 3 April 2016 (in Italian)