Italian Emigration and Immigration

Part of The Encyclopedia of Southern Italy.

Italian Emigration and Immigration:
Italian Emigration by Region

Region

1883

1884

1885

1886

1887

1906

1907

1908

1911

1913

Piedmont

52,335

78,663

Liguria

7,052

9,428

Lombardy

65,069

87,133

Venetia

97,588

123,853

No. Italy

222,044

299,077

Emilia

32,459

39,134

Tuscany

37,442

45,599

Marches

17,232

32,069

Umbria

12,098

17,851

Latium

9,121

25,962

Cent. Italy

108,352

160,615

Abruzzi e Molise

32,025

62,038

Campania

54,149

78,633

Apulia

21,318

41,837

Basilicata

10,426

16,153

Calabria

30,382

55,910

Sicily

50,789

146,061

Sardinia

5,359

12,274

So. Italy

203,448

412,906

Total Italy

169,101

147,017

157,193

167,829

215,665

787,977

704,675

486,674

533,844

872,598

Source: Rothwell. Foerster. The Italian Emigration of Our Times. 1924/1969; The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8
Destination of Italian Emigrants

1887

1906

1907

1908

Europe

82,474

Europe & Mediterranean

276,042

288,774

248,101

Egypt

867

Tunis

633

Algeria

1,375

Transoceanic

511,935

415,901

238,573

U.S. & Canada

38,853

Argentine Republic,
Uruguay, & Paraguay

54,499

Brazil & rest of South
America, Mexico and
Central America

33,003

South America (w/o
declared destination)

3,108

Asia, Africa, Oceania

853

Total # Emigrants

215,665

787,977

704,675

486,674

Source: Appleton’s Annual Cyclopedia 1888; The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 8.


Italian Immigration to the United States

1831-1870

25,082

1870-1880

55,759

1880-1890

307,309

1890

52,093

1891

76,055

1892

62,137

1893

72,916

1894

43,967

1895

36,961

1896

68,060

1897

59,431

1898

58,613

1899

77,419

1900

100,135

1901

135,996

1902

178,375

1903

230,622

1904

193,296

1905

221,479

1906

273,120

1907

285,731

1908

128,503

Total: 1831-1908

2,743,059

Source: The Catholic Encyclopedia

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