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Ethiopians in Italy are citizens and residents of
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.
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
A Roma etiopi ed eritrei si riscoprono fratelli
''Internazionale'', 3 April 2016 (in Italian)
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
who are of Ethiopian
Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...
descent. Many people of Ethiopian
Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...
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.
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 Regulation
The Dublin Regulation (Regulation No. 604/2013; sometimes the Dublin III Regulation; previously the Dublin II Regulation and Dublin Convention) is a European Union (EU) law that determines which EU Member State is responsible for the examina ...
s, 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 SorigaA Roma etiopi ed eritrei si riscoprono fratelli
''Internazionale'', 3 April 2016 (in Italian)
Demographics
As of 2021, most Ethiopian nationals residing in Italy live inRome
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, Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...
, and Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
. The following table lists Italian provinces by Ethiopian population.
Notable people
* Saba Anglana, singer * Dagmawi Yimer, filmmaker * Yohanes Chiappinelli, runner and steeplechaser *Yemaneberhan Crippa
Yemaneberhan "Yeman" Crippa (born 15 October 1996) is an Ethiopian-born Italians, Italian Long-distance running, long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze for the 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championsh ...
, runner
*Gabriella Ghermandi
Gabriella Ghermandi (born 1965) is an Italo-Ethiopian writer and performer. Ghermandi's writing focuses on the intersection of African (specifically Ethiopian) and Italian identity.
Early life
Ghermandi was born in Addis Ababa to an Italian fath ...
, 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 RomeReferences