Moroccans in Italy
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (452,424 ~0.74% of total population) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Lombardy · Piedmont · Emilia-Romagna | |
| Languages | |
| Italian · Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam · Atheism |
There is a large population of Moroccan people in Italy. According to Italy's 2011 census, 452,424 Moroccans (0.74% of total population) consider themselves to be of Moroccan origin. Moroccans continue to be the third largest non-indigenous minority ethnic group in Italy after Romanians and Albanians.
Geographical distribution
Based on Demo Istat statistics
- Turin 19,185 (2.11% of total residents)
- Milan 7,634
- Rome 4,026
- Genoa 3,807
- Bologna 3,475
- Modena 3,430 (1.86%)
- Reggio Emilia 3,240 (1.90%)
Notable people
- Mostafa Errebbah (1971), long-distance runner
- Nadia Ejjafini (1977), long-distance runner
- Khalid Chaouki (1983), politician
- Malika Ayane (1984), singer
- Jonis Khoris (1989), footballer
- Yonese Hanine (1990), footballer
- Adam Masina (1994), footballer
- Hachim Mastour (1998), footballer
See also
Further reading
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