Between the years 2001 and 2011
there were 608,623 foreign births in Italy, representing an
increase of 282.6% for that ten-year span, national statistics
bureau Istat said Wednesday.
More than half of these births came from citizens of just
four countries: Morocco, with 15.2% of the total, followed by
Romania, Albania, and China.
Families reporting at least one foreign member increased by
164% in the same ten-year period, comprising a total of
1,160,101 households.
"The significant influx of foreigners in the past ten years
translates into families putting down stronger roots in Italy
with the arrival of relatives," Istat said.
In the same ten-year period, Italy granted citizenship to
607,000 people. Two thirds were female, 47.8% were from other
European countries, and 23.7% were from Central and South
America.
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