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Ethnic group
Nigerian people in Italy
Italy Nigeria
Stefano OkakaOsarimen Giulio EbaguaEddy Wata
Joel ObiStephen Makinwa
Total population
119,435 (ISTAT: 2021)
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.

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.

Notable people

See also

References

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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