Romanians in Italy

Romanians in Italy (Romanian: românii din Italia; Italian: romeni in Italia or rumeni in Italia) became a significant population after 1999, due to a large wave of emigration known in Romania as Fenomenul migrației către UE (the phenomenon of migration toward the European Union). 80% of Romanian emigrants went to Spain or Italy, whose national languages are Romance languages like Romanian. They were followed by another wave beginning in 2002, when Romanian citizens obtained the right to move to any Schengen Zone country without a visa. In 2007 Romania joined the European Union, further increasing the economic and political ties between the countries.

Romanians in Italy

Total population
1,207,919 [1] (not including 124.545 Moldovans)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Rome, Milan, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Brescia, Bergamo, Florence
Languages
Italian, Romanian
Religion
Predominantly Orthodox Christianity; also Roman Catholicism[3]
Related ethnic groups
Romanian people, Romanian Britons, Romanian Germans, Romanian Australians, Romanian Americans, Romanian Canadians, Romanian French people

As of 2019, there were 1,207,000 Romanian citizens living in Italy, the largest Romanian immigrant population in any country as well as the largest immigrant group within Italy. A further 150,021 Moldovans, most of whom also speak Romanian, were also living in Italy.

A Romanian market in Monza (2011)

Demographics

Population

Romanian citizens resident in Italy, 2001-2015
2001 (Census)	74,885	—	[4]
2002	95,039	26.9%	[5]
2003	177,812	87.1%	[6]
2004	248,849	40.0%	[7]
2005	297,570	19.6%	[8]
2006	342,200	15.0%	[9]
2007	625,278	82.7%	[10]
2008	796,477	27.4%	[11]
2009	887,763	11.5%	[12]
2010	968,576	9.1%	[13]
2011 (Census)	823,100	-17.7%	[14]
2012	933,354	13.4%	[15]
2013	1,081,400	15.9%	[16]
2014	1,131,839	4.7%	[17]
2015	1,151,395	1.7%	[18]
2016	1,168,552	1.5%
2017	1,190,091	1.8%
2018	1,206,938	1.4%
2019	1,207,919	0.1%

Religion

In the years 2011 and 2012 the ISTAT made a survey regarding the religious affiliation among the immigrants in Italy, the religion of the Romanian people in Italy were as follows:[19]

• Orthodox Christians: 79.0%
• Catholics: 13.9%
• Protestants: 2.2%
• Muslims: 0.1%
• Non religious: 2.7%
• Other religions: 2.2%

Notable people

This list includes people of Romanian origin born in Italy or people born in Romania but mainly active in Italy.

• Dinu Adameșteanu (1913–2004), archaeologist
• Alexandra Agiurgiuculese (b. 2001), rhythmic gymnast
• Chris Avram (1931–1989), actor
• Ramona Bădescu (b. 1968), actress and television host
• Paolo Bonolis (b. 1961), television host
• Cristian Chivu (b. 1980), football player
• Fritz Dennerlein (1936–1992), freestyle swimmer
• Iosif Drăgan (1917–2008), businessman and historian
• Nicolao Dumitru (b. 1991), football player
• Loredana Errore (b. 1984), singer-songwriter
• Mădălina Ghenea (b. 1987), actress and model
• Claudia Koll (b. 1965), actress and missionary
• Veronica Lazăr (1938–2014), actress
• Marius Mitrea (b. 1982), rugby union referee
• Ana Caterina Morariu (b. 1980), actress
• Gabriele Oriali (b. 1952), football player
• Cristina Pîrv (b. 1972), volleyball player
• Bogdan Rath (b. 1972), water polo player
• Andreea Stefanescu (b. 1993), rhythmic gymnast
• Cristian Stoica (b. 1976), rugby union footballer
• Linda Valori (b. 1978), singer
• Roman Vlad (1919–2013), composer and pianist
• Virginia Zeani (b. 1925), soprano

See also

• Romanian diaspora

References

1. http://dati.istat.it/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=DCIS_POPSTRRES1. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Non-EU citizens legally residing Dec 2019
3. https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/169710
4. ISTAT, ed. (2004-06-16). "14º Censimento della popolazione: dati definitivi. Stranieri residenti in famiglia e in convivenza" (PDF).
5. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2002, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
6. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2003, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
7. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2004, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
8. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2005, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
9. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2006, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
10. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2007, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
11. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2008, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
12. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2009, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
13. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2010, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
14. ISTAT (ed.). "Gli stranieri al 15º Censimento della popolazione" (PDF).
15. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2012, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
16. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2013, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
17. ISTAT (ed.). "Cittadini Stranieri. Popolazione residente per sesso e cittadinanza al 31 Dicembre 2014, Italia - Tutti i Paesi".
18. ISTAT (ed.). "Bilancio demografico nazionale, 2015".
19. "Appartenenza e pratica religiosa tra i cittadini stranieri". www.istat.it (in Italian). 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2020-03-01.

External links

• La comunità romena in Italia website