Foreign residents in Asti province

Piemonte · 117 comuni · Population 207,203 · 876 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Asti is home to 230 Brazilians — 0.11% of its 207,203 residents, across 117 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,532 foreign residents in total, 0.74% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (230), Russians (184), Swiss nationals (142).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 160 to 230 (+44%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 11.0% 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
Brazil2300.11%
Russia1840.09%
Switzerland1420.07%
United Kingdom1410.07%
Netherlands1190.06%
France1100.05%
Germany1040.05%
Spain870.04%
United States590.03%
Argentina530.03%
Norway520.03%
Belgium470.02%
Venezuela350.02%
Ireland320.02%
Greece260.01%
Sweden230.01%
Denmark150.01%
Japan140.01%
Austria130.01%
Australia90.00%
Portugal90.00%
Mexico80.00%
Finland70.00%
South Korea70.00%
Canada60.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy176,79185.32%
Born elsewhere in the EU7,7223.73%
Born outside the EU22,69010.95%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stBaldichieri d'Asti0.73% (8)
  2. 2ndCocconato0.71% (10)
  3. 3rdCalliano Monferrato0.57% (7)
  4. 4thPortacomaro0.37% (7)
  5. 5thVillanova d'Asti0.34% (19)
  6. 6thVillafranca d'Asti0.28% (8)
  7. 7thMontemagno Monferrato0.19% (2)
  8. 8thCalamandrana0.18% (3)
  9. 9thFerrere0.13% (2)
  10. 10thAgliano Terme0.13% (2)
  11. 11thRefrancore0.13% (2)
  12. 12thAsti0.09% (68)
  13. 13thDusino San Michele0.09% (1)
  14. 14thNizza Monferrato0.09% (9)
  15. 15thSan Damiano d'Asti0.09% (7)
  16. 16thMontegrosso d'Asti0.09% (2)
  17. 17thValfenera0.08% (2)
  18. 18thCisterna d'Asti0.08% (1)
  19. 19thRocchetta Tanaro0.07% (1)
  20. 20thCostigliole d'Asti0.07% (4)
  21. 21stMontiglio Monferrato0.07% (1)
  22. 22ndTigliole0.06% (1)
  23. 23rdCastagnole delle Lanze0.05% (2)
  24. 24thCastello di Annone0.05% (1)
  25. 25thIsola d'Asti0.05% (1)

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.

Work and life balance

86th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)76.2 Percentage values
86th · 2024

Social relationships

79th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations77 Per 10,000 inhabitants
79th · 2022

Landscape and cultural heritage

44th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.5 Per 100 km2
44th · 2022

Economic well-being

43th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita20,783
43th · 2023

Education and training

43th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)65.1 Percentage values
43th · 2024

Health

40th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth83.2 Average number of years
40th · 2024

Environment

33th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration31 Microgram per m3
18th · 2023
Urban green28.2 M2 per inhabitant
59th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources15.4 Percentage values
22th · 2023

Quality of services

32th percentile avg
Medical specialists20.2 Per 10,000 inhabitants
1th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage61.3 Percentage values
38th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants
56th · 2022

Safety

31th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants
61th · 2023
Burglaries reported301.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants
31th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads10.8 Percentage values
0th · 2023

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