How Many Immigrants Live In Italy?
Italy is a nation situated in southern Europe consisting of the peninsula of Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, and many other smaller islands. It was inhabited in ancient times by Italic tribes, Etruscans as well as Greek colonists. The non-Romans were slowly replaced as the power of Rome increased from the fourth century B C onwards. After the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini and his downfall after the Second World War, Italy was reincorporated as a republic in the year 1946. The provisional citizenship law of Italy permits immigrants to apply only after 10 years of living in the country. The law is also consisted of prerequisites that are not easy to fulfil. The net migration rate of Italy is about 2.07 migrants for every 1000 of the population. In 2002, the population of Italy was around fifty-seven million, out of which the immigrant number goes up to around 1, 50,000, and the number is increasing every year.
