Editing Milan (section)

=== Foreign residents ===
{{Pie chart
| thumb = left
| caption = Nationality held by residents as of 2023<ref name="municipalitystat02">{{cite web |title=Popolazione straniera residente nel Comune di Milano al 01/01/2021 per sesso e nazionalità |url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/lombardia/18-milano/statistiche/cittadini-stranieri-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810084711/https://www.tuttitalia.it/lombardia/18-milano/statistiche/cittadini-stranieri-2021/ |archive-date=10 August 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
| label1 = Italian
| value1 = 78.76
| color1 = #003399
| label2 = EU area
| value2 = 2.43
| color2 = #4080bf
| label3 = Other European
| value3 = 1.94
| color3 = #ff471a
| label4 = African
| value4 = 4.78
| color4 = #ffff00
| label5 = Asian
| value5 = 8.74
| color5 = #66ff33
| label6 = Latin American
| value6 = 3.20
| color6 = #ac00e6
| label7 = Other
| value7 = 0.15
| color7 = #ffa31a
}}

{| class="wikitable floatright mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ Foreign nationality population as of 1 January 2023
|-
! scope="col" | Country of foreign nationality
! scope="col" | Population
|-
| {{flag|Egypt}} || 45,457
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}} || 38,942
|-
| {{flag|China}} || 37,041
|-
| {{flag|Peru}} || 17,799
|-
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}} || 16,724
|-
| {{flag|Romania}} || 15,673
|-
| {{flag|Bangladesh}} || 12,802
|-
| {{flag|Ukraine}} || 9,704
|-
| {{flag|Ecuador}} || 9,513
|-
| {{flag|Morocco}} || 8,351
|-
| {{flag|El Salvador}} || 6,363
|-
| {{flag|Albania}} || 4,961
|-
| {{flag|France}} || 4,862
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}} || 3,493
|-
| {{flag|Russia}} || 3,407
|-
| {{flag|Iran}} || 3,372
|-
| {{flag|Spain}} || 3,121
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}} || 2,955
|-
| {{flag|Senegal}} || 2,746
|-
|{{flag|India}}
|2,340
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 2,310
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}} || 2,189
|-
| {{flag|Moldova}} || 2,186
|-
| {{flag|Germany}} || 2,133
|-
| {{flag|Bolivia}} || 2,098
|-
| {{flag|Japan}} || 2,006
|-
| {{flag|Georgia}} || 1,976
|-
| {{flag|Tunisia}} || 1,767
|-
| {{flag|United States}} || 1,627
|-
| {{flag|Bulgaria}} || 1,617
|-
| {{flag|Colombia}} || 1,529
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}} || 1,311
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} || 1,275
|-
| {{flag|Nigeria}} || 1,089
|-
|{{flag|South Korea}}
|1,044
|-
|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}
|1,014
|-
| other countries || each <1000
|}

As of 2023, some 301,149 foreign residents lived in the municipality of Milan, representing 21.2% of the total resident population.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Popolazione straniera residente nel Comune di Milano al 31/12/2023 per sesso e nazionalità |url=https://www.comune.milano.it/documents/20126/2313917/stranieri_naz_sex_municipi_2023_e_tot.pdf/236df8e6-0808-86fe-212a-554af779fdac?t=1707307256112}}</ref> These figures suggest that the immigrant population has more than doubled in the last 15 years.<ref name="municipalitystat03">{{cite web|title=Popolazione anagrafica straniera residente nel Comune di Milano Anno Sesso Totale in serie storica dal 1999 al 2016|url=http://mediagallery.comune.milano.it/cdm/objects/changeme:75142/datastreams/dataStream8702777322655070/content?pgpath=/SA_SiteContent/SEGUI_AMMINISTRAZIONE/DATI_STATISTICI/Popolazione_residente_a_Milano|publisher=Municipality of Milan|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022512/http://mediagallery.comune.milano.it/cdm/objects/changeme:75142/datastreams/dataStream8702777322655070/content?pgpath=%2FSA_SiteContent%2FSEGUI_AMMINISTRAZIONE%2FDATI_STATISTICI%2FPopolazione_residente_a_Milano|url-status=live}}</ref>

After World War II, Milan experienced two main waves of immigration: the first, dating from the 1950s to the early 1970s, saw a large influx of migrants from poorer and rural areas within Italy; the second, starting from the late 1980s, has been characterized by the preponderance of foreign-born immigrants.<ref>{{cite web|last=Foot|first=John|title=Mapping Diversity in Milan. Using the administrative division of the Milanese territory in the functional areas some important aspects of the spatial distribution of demographic phenomena can be captured. As well as the aggregated data on the stocks, the individual information (also geographically referenced) by the population register are considered for this purpose. The stocks at the 1st on January of the years from 2005 to 2009 are available. The totals for individuals and family are consistent with the totals published by ISTAT (National Institute of Statistics) by means of appropriate scaling coefficients, since some differences can occur between the two sources. Historical Approaches to Urban Immigration|url=http://www.feem.it/userfiles/attach/Publication/NDL2006/NDL2006-110.pdf|publisher=Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820024558/http://www.feem.it/userfiles/attach/Publication/NDL2006/NDL2006-110.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The early period coincided with the so-called Italian economic miracle of postwar years, an era of extraordinary growth based on rapid industrial expansion and great public works, that brought to the city a large influx of over 400,000 people, mainly from rural and underdeveloped Southern Italy.<ref name="Foot" />
[[File:Lazzaretto di Milano da via San Gregorio 01.JPG|left|thumb|Russian church in Milan]]
Decades of continuing high immigration have made the city one of the most cosmopolitan and multicultural in Italy. Immigrants came mainly from Africa (in particular [[Eritreans in Italy|Eritreans]], [[Egyptians in Italy|Egyptians]], [[Moroccans in Italy|Moroccans]], [[Senegalese people in Italy|Senegalese]] and [[Nigerian people in Italy|Nigerian]]), and the former socialist countries of Eastern Europe (notably [[Albanians in Italy|Albanians]], [[Romanians in Italy|Romanians]], [[Ukrainians in Italy|Ukrainians]], [[Macedonian diaspora|Macedonians]], [[Moldovans]], and [[Russians in italy|Russians]]), in addition to a growing number of Asians (in particular [[Chinese people in Italy|Chinese]], [[Sri Lankans in Italy|Sri Lankans]] and [[Filipino Italians|Filipinos]]) and Latin Americans (Mainly South Americans). At the beginning of the 1990s, Milan already had a population of foreign-born residents of approximately 58,000 (or 4% of the then population), that rose rapidly to over 117,000 by the end of the decade (about 9% of the total).<ref>{{Cite book |author=Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica della Lombardia |title=Lombardia, politiche e regole per il territorio |publisher=Alinea Editrice |year=1999 |isbn=88-8125-332-1 |location=Florence |page=139}}</ref>
[[File:Milano - Quartiere cinese nel 1945.jpg|left|thumb|208x208px|Milan Chinatown in 1945]]
Milan is home to the second-largest [[East Asia|Far East Asian]] community in Europe after [[Vietnamese community in Paris|Paris]], with the Philippines and China, making up about a quarter of its foreign population (around 76,000 out of 301,000 in 2023). Another 4,000 foreigners come from other East Asian countries; notably, Milan hosts more than 2,000 Japanese nationals and 1,000 Koreans, excluding those who also hold Italian citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistiche Demografiche Cittadini stranieri Milano 2021 |url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/lombardia/18-milano/statistiche/cittadini-stranieri-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728131010/https://www.tuttitalia.it/lombardia/18-milano/statistiche/cittadini-stranieri-2021/ |archive-date=28 July 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021 |publisher=tuttitalia.it |language=it}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Foreigners holding East-Asian citizenship thus make up around 5.36% of the city's population. Milan notably hosts the oldest and largest (along with [[Prato]]) [[Chinatown, Milan|Chinese community]] in Italy, with around 37,000 people in 2023, excluding Italians of Chinese descent such as immigrants who have acquired Italian citizenship or their descendants. Situated in the [[Administrative divisions of Milan|8th district]], and centered on [[Via Paolo Sarpi]], an important commercial avenue, the Milanese Chinatown was originally established in the 1920s by immigrants from [[Wencheng County]], in the [[Zhejiang]], and used to operate small textile and leather workshops.<ref>{{Cite book
| author= Antonella Ceccagno
| title= ll caso delle comunità cinesi: comunicazione interculturale ed istituzioni
| publisher= Armando Editore
| year=1997
| location= Rome
| pages= 29–35
| isbn= 88-7144-718-2}}</ref> Milan also hosts a Japanese International school as well as various Chinese schools throughout the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ミラノ日本人学校・Scuola Giapponese di Milano |url=http://www.mngitalia.net/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinese, la lingua del futuro: ecco dove impararlo a Milano |url=https://www.milanotoday.it/formazione/corsi-formazione/quali-sono-scuole-cinese-milano.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=MilanoToday |language=it}}</ref>
[[File:Milano - incrocio via Settala via Vitruvio - 01.jpg|left|thumb|Via Settala, one of the access points to the so-called "Asmarina" area]]
The city also hosts an historical African community originating from the [[Horn of Africa]]. As of 2023, there were around 4,000 Eritrean, Ethiopian or Somali-born people living in Milan, the overwhelming majority being double-citizens of Italy. and not counting second and third generation migrants. The three countries were all Italian colonies at a time, from 1869 ([[Italian Eritrea|Eritrea]])<ref name="EBAb">{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Eritrea|volume=9|page=747}}</ref><ref>Agatha Ramm, "Great Britain and the Planting of Italian Power in the Red Sea, 1868-1885", ''The English Historical Review'', Vol. 59, No. 234 (May, 1944), p. 214–215.</ref><ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Egypt/3 History|display=Egypt: Section III: History|volume=9|page=90–119}}</ref> to 1943 ([[East African campaign (World War II)|East African campaign]]). Due to the historical links with Italy, a small community originating from the Horn of Africa has established its presence near Porta Venezia district starting from the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palmisano |first=Lucio |title=La comunità eritrea ha portato Asmara a Milano |url=https://www.editorialedomani.it/fatti/la-comunita-eritrea-ha-portato-asmara-a-milano-ignrhaop |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.editorialedomani.it |language=it-it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-12 |title=Eritrea, Milano |url=https://www.rivistastudio.com/eritrea-milano/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Rivista Studio |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oltre lo zighinì |url=https://zero.eu/en/news/oltre-lo-zighini/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=zero.eu |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-24 |title=Il mondo a Milano: dal corno d'Africa a porta Venezia |url=https://www.milanofuoriclasse.it/2020/11/24/il-mondo-a-milano-dal-corno-dafrica-a-porta-venezia/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |language=it-IT}}</ref> It is estimated that in the "Asmarina" area (Little Asmara) there are around 2,000-2,500 people from the Horn of Africa still living there, along with multiple restaurants, institutes as well as an Ethiopian Church.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scego |first=Igiaba |date=2015-05-05 |title=Un angolo di Eritrea a Milano |url=https://www.internazionale.it/opinione/igiaba-scego/2015/05/05/eritrea-milano-asmarina |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Internazionale |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chiesa Ortodossa d'Etiopia |url=https://www.consigliochiesemilano.it/elenco-chiese/chiesa-ortodossa-detiopia-763.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Consiglio delle Chiese Cristiane di Milano |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miranda |first=Hari De |date=2023-01-16 |title=L'Asmarina di Buenos Aires: il quartiere più esotico di Milano |url=https://www.milanocittastato.it/milano/quartieri-di-milano/quartiere-eritreo/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Milano Città Stato |language=it-IT}}</ref>

Another notable area with a large presence of foreign residents coming from a specific country is the so-called "quadrilatero di San Siro" or "San Siro casbah" in reference to the large Arab-speaking populaition living in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giuzzi |first=Cesare |date=2021-12-04 |title=Da San Siro il rap delle case popolari Neima Ezza, la generazione «perif» e la rabbia del quartiere-ghetto |url=https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/21_aprile_12/da-san-siro-rap-case-popolari-generazione-perif-rabbia-quartiere-ghetto-3a0f1418-9b57-11eb-a4a1-866c33c02647.shtml |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-22 |title=Milano, sulla frontiera tra le due città: a San Siro il muro invisibile di piazzale Segesta tra il disagio delle case popolari e il lusso |url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/12/22/news/inchiesta_frontiera_tra_le_due_citta_san_siro-331121678/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-02-12 |title=Case Aler, viaggio nella casbah di San Siro tra rifiuti e case occupate |url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/02/12/news/case_aler_viaggio_nella_casbah_di_san_siro-188657520/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schiavi |first=Giangiacomo |date=2021-05-19 |title=San Siro, il mondo che vive separato nella «casbah» |url=https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/notizie/caso_del_giorno/21_maggio_19/san-siro-mondo-che-vive-separato-casbah-c3eb91a6-b872-11eb-86a2-256e95d23aef.shtml |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it}}</ref> The neighbourhood, consisting of around 6,000 municipal flats, is characterised by the fact of having an estimated 25% share of Arab-speaking inhabitants, mostly hailing from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-05 |title=Accoltellato al viso e alla schiena nella casbah di San Siro: grave un 30enne |url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/09/05/news/accoltellato_via_civitali_san_siro-413437867/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Florio |first=Felice |date=2021-03-01 |title=Danni collaterali - Nel quartiere arabo di Milano, dove il Coronavirus colpisce i più deboli: «La speranza è nel sorriso degli abitanti» |url=https://www.open.online/2021/03/01/danni-collaterali-quartiere-arabo-milano/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Open |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title="Barrio San Siro": il quartiere dove la violenza è lo stigma sociale e non solo cronaca nera |url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/05/11/news/quartiere_san_siro_libro_paolo_grassi_interpretare_la_violenza_a_milano-348966295/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> The area has often been described as a ''[[banlieue]]'' within Milan and has historically had a higher crime rate than the rest of the city. Nevertheless, in recent years many projects have been presented so as to mitigate the marginalisation of its inhabitants. Other areas hosting large Arabic-speaking populations include Maciachini-Imbonati, Corvetto, Comasina and piazza Arcole.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-25 |title=Quella casbah chiamata Milano |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/quella-casbah-chiamata-milano.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=ilGiornale.it |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Così a Milano è cresciuta una piccola Molenbeek, pronta a incendiarsi |url=https://www.ilfoglio.it/cronache/2016/08/03/news/cosi-a-milano-e-cresciuta-una-piccola-molenbeek-pronta-a-incendiarsi-102435/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.ilfoglio.it |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Istantanee-di-San-Siro.-Presente-e-futuro-del-quartiere |url=https://www.mappingsansiro.polimi.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Istantanee-di-San-Siro.-Presente-e-futuro-del-quartiere_2019.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Corvetto |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/milano/san-siro-e-corvetto-ecco-enclave-arabe-controlli-tappeto-1194744.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A virtual immersion in Corvetto Neighbourhood |date=30 March 2020 |url=https://medium.com/living-streets-lab/a-virtual-immersion-in-corvetto-neighbourhood-fe17054e5b16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=Cristiana Shahata, la donna che aiuta le donne arabe allo sportello postale: "A loro dico di cercare di integrarsi" |url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2023/03/06/news/ufficio_postale_corvetto_aiuto_donne_arabe-390696700/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref>

Milan has a substantial English-speaking community (around 4,500 US citizens, British, Irish and Australian expatriates, excluding double-citizens), and several English schools and English-language publications, such as ''Hello Milano'', ''Where Milano'' and ''[[Easy Milano]]''.<ref name=":1" />