Ukrainians in Italy

Ethnic group

Ukrainians in ItalyTotal population

380,000
Languages
Italian, Ukrainian

Ukrainians in Italy are mostly recent labor migrants.[1] As of 31 December 2010, there were 380,000 Ukrainians in Italy. Many Ukrainian women make a living in Italy as caretakers for the elderly, terminally ill, children or entire families.[2] Mistrustful of retirement homes, Italians have embraced Ukrainian migrants as an answer to a shortage of Italian in-home caregivers (making Ukrainians the fourth-largest immigrant community in Italy),[3] a professional role snubbed by many native Italians, due to its physical difficulty and emotional stress.[4]

## Numbers and gender

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According to a National Institute of Statistics (Istat) report about foreigners in Italy, there are 223,782 Ukrainians in Italy as of 2012, and about 80% of them are women.[5] With many Ukrainian caregivers believed to be working or residing in Italy illegally, other estimates of their numbers range broadly, from 600,000 to 1 million.[6] And while most Ukrainian immigrants eventually want to come back to Ukraine, some are choosing to stay permanently, becoming a part of the Italian society.

## Religion

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In the years 2011 and 2012 the ISTAT made a survey regarding the religious affiliation among the immigrants in Italy, the religion of the Ukrainian people in Italy were as follows:[7]

* Christianity: 90.8%, of which Orthodox Christians 68%, Catholics 22.5% and Protestants 0.3%
* Muslims: 0.1%
* Non religious: 5.6%
* Other religions: 3.5%

## Ukrainian-Italian institutions

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* Amateur theatre "Berehynia"[8]

## Notable people

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Further information: Category:Italian people of Ukrainian descent

## See also

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* Italy–Ukraine relations

## References

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1. ^ Migrationonline.cz Death in the Life of Ukrainian labor migrants in Italy by Olena Fedyuk
2. ^ BBC News: Why are Ukrainians working abroad?
3. ^ The Christian Science Monitor. "Italy's alternative to nursing homes: Ukrainian caregivers" by David Berretta
4. ^ Migrationonline.cz Death in the Life of Ukrainian labor migrants in Italy by Olena Fedyuk
5. ^ "Cittadini non comunitari regolarmente soggiornanti (Non-EU citizens regularly residing)" (PDF) (in Italian).
6. ^ The Christian Science Monitor. "Italy's alternative to nursing homes: Ukrainian caregivers" by David Berretta
7. ^ "Appartenenza e pratica religiosa tra i cittadini stranieri". www.istat.it (in Italian). 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
8. ^ Ukrainians in Italy Stage Protest Against FEMEN

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Immigration to Italy

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* Albanians
* Bosnians
* British
* Bulgarians
* Croats
* French
* Greeks
* Kosovars
* Macedonians
* Moldovans
* Poles
* Romanians
* Russians
* Serbs
* Slovenians
* Spaniards
* Swiss
* Ukrainians

Africa|

* Algerians
* Cape Verdeans
* Congolese
* Egyptians
* Ethiopians
* Eritreans
* Ghanaians
* Moroccans
* Nigerians
* Senegalese
* Somalis
* Tunisians

Asia|

* Arabs
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* Bangladeshis
* Chinese
* Filipinos
* Indians
* Nepalis
* Pakistanis
* Sri Lankans
* Tamils
* Turks

Americas and Australia|

* Brazilians
* Australians
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* Peruvians
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Ukrainian diaspora

Europe|

* Belarus
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Hungary
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Moldova
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia (Kuban)
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Sweden
* United Kingdom

Americas|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile [uk]
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia and Oceania|

* Armenia
* Australia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Jordan [uk]
* Kazakhstan
* New Zealand
* Qatar [uk]

Portals:

* Italy
* Ukraine

Дель Ґаудіо (Del Gaudio), С. 2023. Ukrainian Studies in Italy: present and future developments (Original title: “Україністика в Італії: сучасність і перспективи розвитку”). IV Міжнародна наукова конференція: Актуальні проблеми романо-германської філології. Матеріали міжнародної наукової конференції. Київ: Український державний університет імені Михайла Драгоманова, с.8-12.
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