Algerians in Italy

Algerians in Italy

Total population
19,661 (ISTAT: 2019)
Regions with significant populations
Campania Emilia-Romagna Veneto
Languages
Arabic (Algerian Arabic), and Italian
Religion
mainly Sunni Islam

The presence of Algerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.

Numbers

As of 2019, in Italy, there are 19,661 regular immigrants from Algeria. The three cities with most number of Algerians are: Naples, Rome and Milan.^[1]

Notable Algerians in Italy

Further information: Category:Italian people of Algerian descent

• Matteo Ferrari (1979), footballer
• Samir Lacheheb (1988), footballer
• Faouzi Ghoulam (1991), footballer
• Saphir Taïder (1992), footballer
• Mohamed Salim Fares (1996), footballer
• Tahar Lamri (1958), writer
• Amara Lakhous (1970), writer and anthropologist
• Luca Guadagnino (1971), filmmaker born to an Italian father and an Algerian mother
• Yaniss Saidi

See also

• Arabs in Italy
• Algerian Americans
• Algerian Canadians
• Algerians in the United Kingdom
• Algerians in France
• Algeria–Italy relations

References

1. "Comuni Italiani". Comuni (in Italian). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.