Congolese people in Italy

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Congolese people in Italy

Total population
7,066 (11,000 estimated in 2018) (ISTAT: 2014)
Regions with significant populations
Lazio Lombardy Piedmont
Languages
Italian French Kongo Lingala • Swahili
Religion
Protestantism Catholic Church
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Italians • French Congolese

Congolese people in Italy consist of migrants from Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo and their descendants living and working in Italy. The presence of Congoleses in Italy dates back to the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}