| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 260,000 (by citizenship)[1] c. 143,000 (by birth)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Catalonia, theCommunity of Madrid, theValencian Community, theBalearic Islands, theCanary Islands | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish · Italian andItalian dialects | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Italians,Italian Belgians,Italian Britons,Italian Finns,Italian French,Italian Germans,Italian Romanians,Italian Swedes,Italian Swiss,Corfiot Italians,Genoese in Gibraltar,Italians of Crimea,Italians of Odesa |
Italians in Spain are one the largest communities of immigrant groups inSpain, with260,000 Italian citizens in the country,[1] of which143,000 were born inItaly.[3]
From the 18th century, many Italians settled in Spain and in theSpanish Empire to work in the administration of theBourbon dynasty.[4] The ItalianGiulio Alberoni was appointed as minister of foreign affairs in 1715.[5]
In the 19th century, after the departure ofQueen Isabella II, the parliament chose the Italian princeAmedeo of Savoy to reign in Spain and did so (as Amedeo I) between 1871 and 1873.
Nowadays Italians in Spain are one of the largest communities of immigrant groups inSpain, with257,256 Italian citizens in the country;[1] conversely,142,401 residents in Spain were born inItaly.[2] part of the Italian citizens in Spain are not native from Italy but emigrated from countries likeArgentina orUruguay.[6][7]
The immigration rate of Italian nationals increased in the second part of the 2010s, and, in 2018, Italians trumpedChinese nationals as the third biggest foreign nationality in the Spanish workforce.[8] Most of the Italians citizens dwell inCatalonia, theCommunity of Madrid, theValencian Community, theBalearic Islands and theCanary Islands.[8]
| Vertical bar chart of foreign population of Italian nationality in Spain between 2003 and 2022 |
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Population (2003-2022) Foreign population in Spain of Italian nationality according to theInstituto Nacional de Estadística.[1] |
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