suprising demographics

Largest expatriate groups: The largest group comprises other Europeans, Albanian, Romanian, Ukrainian and Polish. Followed by North African Arab groups, mainly from Morocco and Tunisia. Smaller groups include south Americans, Asians and sub-Saharan Africans. The top five foreign groups in number rank are Albanian(316,659) Moroccan(294,945), Romanian(248,849), Chinese(111,712)and Ukrainian(93,441)
State religion: The Catholic Church has never been the State religion, however, it plays an important role in governmental and political affairs due to the holy see being in Rome the capital city.
Most followed religion: Catholicism, in a recent poll 87.8% said they were Catholics although only one third (36.6) professed to being active members.
Other Christian groups are Jehovah’s witnesses 0,9%, Eastern orthodox’s 1,2% including 470,00 newcomers, and 180 Greek orthodox. Then 450,000 Pentecostals and evangelicals 0,3% of which 300,000 are members of the Assemblies of God, 30,000 Waldensians, 25,000 Seventh day Adventists, 22,000 mormons, 15,000 Baptists, and 5,000 free Baptists, 7,000 Lutherans, 5,000 Methodists, affiliated to the Waldensian church. There is also a Jewish community of 45,000.
Other religions that have a large following in Italy are the Muslim faith of whom 840,000 or 1.4% of the population, live in Italy. (Of these a scant 50,000 have citizenship).