| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 25,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Milan,Palermo,Rome | |
| Languages | |
| Tamil,Italian,English | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism (~95%),Catholicism (~5%) |
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Tamils in Italy are people of ethnicTamil ancestry who reside inItaly. Recent estimates indicate that around 25,000 Tamils from bothSri Lanka andIndia are living in Italy.[1][2]
Though it is not established when the migration of Tamil people to Italy started, Tamils were reported to have migrated toMilan during the 1980s.[3] More migrants came during theSri Lankan Civil War, which commenced in 1983. It is estimated thatSri Lankan Tamils constitute at least a third of the Sri Lankan immigrants in Italy.[3]
The Tamil Diaspora is concentrated predominantly inPalermo,Catania,Milan,Reggio Emilia,Naples,Bologna andLecce, where a number of cultural and linguistic organizations are based.[3]
