Foreign residents in Alessandria province

Piemonte · 187 comuni · Population 407,202 · 1,378 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Alessandria is home to 471 Brazilians — 0.12% of its 407,202 residents, across 187 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,959 foreign residents in total, 0.73% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (471), Russians (461), French nationals (226).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 352 to 471 (+34%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.3% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 11.6% outside the EU and 3.7% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above — see about the data.

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
Brazil4710.12%
Russia4610.11%
France2260.06%
United Kingdom2170.05%
Venezuela1990.05%
Germany1940.05%
Argentina1920.05%
Spain1870.05%
Netherlands1790.04%
United States1350.03%
Switzerland1230.03%
Portugal500.01%
Mexico490.01%
Belgium470.01%
Ireland460.01%
Greece450.01%
Japan350.01%
Austria190.00%
Sweden170.00%
Denmark150.00%
Australia140.00%
Finland110.00%
South Korea100.00%
Norway90.00%
Canada80.00%

“Citizens” counts residents holding that country’s citizenship, summed across every comune in the province.

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy344,88284.70%
Born elsewhere in the EU15,2343.74%
Born outside the EU47,08611.56%

From ISTAT’s census data. Broad groups only — see about the data.

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stPredosa1.00% (19)
  2. 2ndCerrina Monferrato0.71% (9)
  3. 3rdMurisengo Monferrato0.71% (9)
  4. 4thPonzone0.49% (5)
  5. 5thGabiano0.39% (4)
  6. 6thTicineto0.30% (4)
  7. 7thTagliolo Monferrato0.27% (4)
  8. 8thMelazzo0.25% (3)
  9. 9thVignole Borbera0.24% (5)
  10. 10thRivalta Bormida0.22% (3)
  11. 11thArquata Scrivia0.21% (13)
  12. 12thSerravalle Scrivia0.20% (12)
  13. 13thSilvano d'Orba0.16% (3)
  14. 14thMolare0.15% (3)
  15. 15thBosco Marengo0.14% (3)
  16. 16thStazzano0.13% (3)
  17. 17thAlessandria0.13% (123)
  18. 18thNovi Ligure0.12% (34)
  19. 19thCasale Monferrato0.12% (39)
  20. 20thPontecurone0.11% (4)
  21. 21stCapriata d'Orba0.11% (2)
  22. 22ndValenza0.11% (20)
  23. 23rdTortona0.11% (29)
  24. 24thBasaluzzo0.10% (2)
  25. 25thViguzzolo0.10% (3)

Quality of life (BES)

Province-level well-being, Italy’s official BES framework — percentile rank against Italy’s other provinces. Higher is always better here, regardless of the underlying indicator’s direction.

Social relationships

63th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations69.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
63th · 2022

Work and life balance

61th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)73.9 Percentage values
61th · 2024

Education and training

60th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)68.5 Percentage values
60th · 2024

Economic well-being

58th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita22,090
58th · 2023

Quality of services

47th percentile avg
Medical specialists29 Per 10,000 inhabitants
54th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage62.3 Percentage values
41th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards2.9 Per 10,000 inhabitants
46th · 2022

Safety

43th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.7 Per 100,000 inhabitants
34th · 2023
Burglaries reported343.8 Per 100,000 inhabitants
16th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.7 Percentage values
78th · 2023

Environment

39th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration30 Microgram per m3
24th · 2023
Urban green27.3 M2 per inhabitant
55th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources22.1 Percentage values
39th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

28th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.3 Per 100 km2
28th · 2022

Health

21th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth82.7 Average number of years
21th · 2024

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