The presence of Algerians in Italy dates back to the 1980s.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 19,661 (ISTAT: 2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Algerian Arabic), and Italian | |
| Religion | |
| mainly Sunni Islam |
Numbers edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Comuni Italiani". Comuni (in Italian). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.