Foreign residents in Bergamo province

Lombardia · 243 comuni · Population 1,114,780 · 6,599 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Bergamo is home to 1,371 Brazilians — 0.12% of its 1,114,780 residents, across 243 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 5,776 foreign residents in total, 0.52% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (1,371), Russians (734), Spaniards (590).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 1,205 to 1,371 (+14%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.0% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 11.9% outside the EU and 2.1% 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
Brazil1,3710.12%
Russia7340.07%
Spain5900.05%
France4090.04%
Germany3580.03%
Argentina3290.03%
United Kingdom3230.03%
Venezuela2870.03%
Portugal1760.02%
United States1480.01%
Netherlands1390.01%
Greece1300.01%
Switzerland1270.01%
Ireland1050.01%
Mexico1010.01%
Belgium1000.01%
Japan810.01%
Austria610.01%
Sweden610.01%
Canada360.00%
South Korea320.00%
Finland280.00%
Denmark250.00%
Australia130.00%
Norway120.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy958,93086.02%
Born elsewhere in the EU23,0232.07%
Born outside the EU132,82711.92%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stBerbenno0.45% (11)
  2. 2ndMadone0.43% (18)
  3. 3rdBerzo San Fermo0.42% (6)
  4. 4thCenate Sopra0.35% (9)
  5. 5thGandosso0.35% (5)
  6. 6thPonte Nossa0.35% (6)
  7. 7thCene0.32% (13)
  8. 8thSorisole0.32% (28)
  9. 9thCarvico0.25% (12)
  10. 10thCapizzone0.24% (3)
  11. 11thLurano0.24% (7)
  12. 12thRovetta0.24% (10)
  13. 13thCaprino Bergamasco0.23% (7)
  14. 14thSpirano0.23% (13)
  15. 15thBonate Sotto0.23% (15)
  16. 16thBoltiere0.23% (14)
  17. 17thVilla d'Ogna0.22% (4)
  18. 18thAlbino0.22% (38)
  19. 19thDalmine0.21% (51)
  20. 20thLallio0.21% (9)
  21. 21stGorle0.21% (14)
  22. 22ndSotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII0.20% (9)
  23. 23rdNembro0.20% (23)
  24. 24thPaladina0.20% (8)
  25. 25thBergamo0.20% (244)

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.

Economic well-being

75th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita23,867
75th · 2023

Health

70th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84 Average number of years
70th · 2024

Work and life balance

66th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)74.1 Percentage values
66th · 2024

Safety

60th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants
61th · 2023
Burglaries reported291.3 Per 100,000 inhabitants
34th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.5 Percentage values
85th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

56th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.7 Per 100 km2
56th · 2022

Quality of services

41th percentile avg
Medical specialists23.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
16th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage63.8 Percentage values
43th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
66th · 2022

Environment

40th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration26 Microgram per m3
37th · 2023
Urban green25.8 M2 per inhabitant
51th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources19.8 Percentage values
32th · 2023

Social relationships

30th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations58.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
30th · 2022

Education and training

21th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)58.9 Percentage values
21th · 2024

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