Are there a lot of Asian people in Italy?

According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), there were approximately 1.1 million foreign residents in Italy in 2021, representing around 1.8% of the total population. Of these foreign residents, only about 167,000 were from Asian countries, making up just 0.3% of the Italian population. The vast majority of foreign residents in Italy come from European countries, with Romania, Albania, and Ukraine accounting for the largest groups.