Worldwide, the majority of Italians living abroad stayed in Europe. More specifically, 55 percent of Italians who left Italy moved to another country in Europe. America represented the second most common area of emigration, where 40 percent of expats lived.
In total, 5.7 million Italian people were reported living abroad in 2021, of which over three million stayed in Europe.
Data refer to the Italians reported in the Registry of Italians Resident Abroad (A.I.R.E.).
Distribution of Italians reported to live abroad as of 2021, by continent
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Fondazione Migrantes. (November 9, 2021). Distribution of Italians reported to live abroad as of 2021, by continent [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1073788/distribution-of-italians-reported-to-live-abroad-by-continent/
Fondazione Migrantes. "Distribution of Italians reported to live abroad as of 2021, by continent." Chart. November 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1073788/distribution-of-italians-reported-to-live-abroad-by-continent/
Fondazione Migrantes. (2021). Distribution of Italians reported to live abroad as of 2021, by continent. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1073788/distribution-of-italians-reported-to-live-abroad-by-continent/
Fondazione Migrantes. "Distribution of Italians Reported to Live Abroad as of 2021, by Continent." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1073788/distribution-of-italians-reported-to-live-abroad-by-continent/
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Distribution of Italians reported to live abroad as of 2021, by continent [Graph], Fondazione Migrantes, November 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1073788/distribution-of-italians-reported-to-live-abroad-by-continent/