Romani people in Italy

Roma have been living in Italy since the 15th century.[1] The Sinti, who regard themselves as a subgroup distinct from the Roma, arrived from the north. Other Romani groups migrated from the Balkans and settled in Southern Italy and Central Italy.[2]

Romani people in Italy
Total population
150,000 (ISTAT: 2015)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
Roman Catholicism

Numbers

In 2015 in Italy there are at about 150,000 (70,000 Italian citizens) of Romani people origins. The three cities with most number of Romanis are: Rome, Milan and Naples.[3]

Life in Italy

A 2015 poll conducted by Pew Research found that 86% of Italians have unfavourable views of Romani people.[4]

Romanis in Italy

See also

References

  1. Illuzzi, Jennifer (2014). Gypsies in Germany and Italy, 1861-1914: Lives Outside the Law. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-13740-171-7.
  2. Hooper, John (2015). The Italians. Penguin Books. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-525-42807-7.
  3. "Il Sole 24 ore". Comuni (in Italian). 29 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. "Nine in ten Italians don't like Roma: survey". The Local Italy. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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