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ITALY

Major countries of destination of migrants from Italy are
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States.

Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty.

Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign Population Living in Italy in 2003

Countries of nationality	Number	Percent of total foreign population
Albania	171,567	11.4
Morocco	170,746	11.4
Romania	94,818	6.3
Philippines	65,575	4.4
China	64,010	4.3
All other countries	936,570	62.3
TOTAL	1,503,286	100.0

Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), based on Ministry of Interior, for January 1 2003 the data come from "La presenza straniera in Italia: caratteristiche socio-demografiche", ISTAT, Roma 2004.

According to estimates by the National Statistical Institute, the foreign population represented 2.7 percent (1,503,286) of the total population of Italy in 2003.

Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html

Migration Information Source:
Italy country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/italy.cfm

Italy's Resources:
Italy National Statistical Institute: http://www.istat.it