Bangladeshis in Italy
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 118,790[1] (2016) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Lazio, Lombardy, Veneto | |
| Languages | |
| Bengali, Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bangladeshi diaspora |
Bangladeshis form one of the largest immigrant populations in Italy. As of 2013, there were more than 100,000 Bangladeshis living in Italy. Most of the Bangladeshis in Italy are based in the regions of Lazio, Lombardy and Veneto with large concentrations in the cities of Rome, Milan and Venice.
History
Bangladeshis first started immigrating to Italy in the 1980s. Between late 1989 and mid-1990 the number of Bangladeshis living in Rome increased from 200-300 by an estimated twenty-fold to become the largest Bangladeshi community in continental Europe. Subsequently, the population has doubled in size, mainly through undocumented migration, to an estimated 82,000 people.[2]
Demography
Most of the Bangladeshis in Italy hail from the districts of Faridpur, Comilla and Noakhali.[2] 70.4% of them are male. 58.9% of the Bangladeshi population (15 years and older) is employed – a figure 1.3 percentage points higher than that recorded for the non-EU nationals in the country. The prevalent age class within the Bangladeshi community is between 30 and 39 years, accounting for 38% of those in Italy. This is followed, at 24.3%, by minors. The Bangladeshi community in Italy has an unemployment rate slightly lower than the whole of non-EU nationals (12.9% against 14.5%). On its own, the tertiary sector absorbs almost 70% of the workers belonging to the community: 20.2% work in the hospitality sector, 16.6% in other public and social services, and 26.9% in trade. The percentage of Bangladeshi employed in industry is 28.3%. About 57% of Bangladeshi employed earn a monthly income in excess of €1,000 – more than 15 percentage points higher than that among workers originating from other non-EU countries. Preponderant is the income class between €1,001 and €1,250, accounting for 37.6% of the community’s employed.[1]
References
- 1 2 "The Bangladeshi Community in Italy - Annual report on the presence of immigrants - 2013" (PDF). Integrazione Migranti Vivere e Lavorare in Italia. Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- 1 2 Knights, Melanie (11 September 1995). "Bangladeshi Immigrants in Italy: From Geopolitics to Micropolitics". Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 21 (1): 105–123.
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