Foreign residents in Mantova
Mantova, in the province of Mantova, is home to 726 Brazilians — 1.46% of its 49,607 residents. That is the 6th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Mantova counts 998 foreign residents in total, 2.01% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (726), Russians (68), Spaniards (27).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Mantova has risen, from 551 to 726 (+32%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 21.0% of Mantova's population was born outside Italy — 19.0% outside the EU and 2.1% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 726 | 1.46% |
| Russia | 68 | 0.14% |
| Spain | 27 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 24 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 21 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 20 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 20 | 0.04% |
| France | 17 | 0.03% |
| United States | 11 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 10 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 7 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 7 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 6 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 5 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 5 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 4 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 39,185 | 78.99% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,018 | 2.05% |
| Born outside the EU | 9,404 | 18.96% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Mantova
Full BES profile for Mantova →Mantova on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Mantova is well above the Mantova average of €769/m². Averaged across 13 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
14.8 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 52% more than ordinary condition — €1,626/m² against €1,071.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €1,109/m², against €1,071 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 11% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.