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The presence of Nigerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}
The presence of Nigerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}


==Numbers==
==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]].<ref name="int">{{cite news|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/statistiche/stranieri/sn.html|title= Comuni Italiani|date=11 January 2014|work=Comuni|accessdate=9 February 2014|language=it}}</ref> But many Nigerians also reside on the island of Sicily.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Jason|date=2019-05-22|title=Palermo Is Again a Migrant City, Shaped Now by Bangladeshis and Nigerians|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/22/world/europe/italy-palermo-immigrants-salvino.html|access-date=2021-04-25|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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]].<ref name="int">{{cite news|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/statistiche/stranieri/sn.html|title= Comuni Italiani|date=11 January 2014|work=Comuni|accessdate=9 February 2014|language=it}}</ref>

==Notable people==
== Notable people ==
* [[Awudu Abass]]
* [[Awudu Abass]]
* [[Destiny Udogie]]
* [[Destiny Udogie]]
* [[Eddy Wata]] (1974), singer
* [[Eddy Wata]] (1976), singer
* [[Emeka Jude Ugali]] (1982), [[association football|footballer]]
* [[Emeka Jude Ugali]] (1982), [[association football|footballer]]
* [[Stephen Makinwa]] (1983), footballer
* [[Stephen Makinwa]] (1983), footballer

Latest revision as of 21:38, 6 June 2024

Nigerian people in Italy
Italy Nigeria
Total population
119,435 (ISTAT: 2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Veneto · Emilia-Romagna · Lombardy  · 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]

Demographics[edit]

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]

Notable people[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

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