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Over 100,000 Italian expats in 2015, majority aged 18-34

ANSA) - Rome, October 6 - Over 100,000 Italians emigrated in 2015, up 6.2% over the previous year, according to a report by the Migrantes Foundation out Thursday. Of the total of 107,529 Italian expats, 36.7% or 39.410 are aged 18-34 and the preferred destination was Germany (16,568 emigrants), records showed. The main regions people emigrated from are Lombardy (20.088) and Veneto (10.374) in Italy's wealthy industrialized north. The report also showed 69.2% of Italians emigrated elsewhere in Europe. Emigration to South America dropped 14.9% over last year, while that to Central and North America were stable.
    Over 60,000 or 56.1% of expats were men, and unmarried people of both genders made up 60.2%.
    Emigration "sometimes is a sign of impoverishment rather than a free choice inspired by the circulation of knowledge and experience," Italy's President Sergio Mattarella wrote.
    The Migrantes Foundation is a Catholic organization.

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