Foreign residents in Biella province
Data as of 2026-08-09
The province of Biella is home to 235 Brazilians — 0.14% of its 168,328 residents, across 74 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,041 foreign residents in total, 0.62% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (235), Russians (134), French nationals (119).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 156 to 235 (+51%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.8% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 8.5% outside the EU and 2.3% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above — see about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 235 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 134 | 0.08% |
| France | 119 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 75 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 72 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 66 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 61 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 38 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 35 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 27 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 25 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 22 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 18 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 17 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 14 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 13 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 12 | 0.01% |
| United States | 12 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 11 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 9 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 8 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 6 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 5 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 4 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 150,182 | 89.22% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 3,849 | 2.29% |
| Born outside the EU | 14,297 | 8.49% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Coggiola1.15%
- Andorno Micca0.43%
- Portula0.27%
- Gaglianico0.26%
- Pray0.25%
- Pralungo0.22%
- Occhieppo Superiore0.19%
- Sagliano Micca0.19%
- Occhieppo Inferiore0.19%
- Camburzano0.18%
- Biella0.16%
- Masserano0.16%
- Pollone0.15%
- Lessona0.15%
- Viverone0.15%
- Pettinengo0.14%
- Graglia0.14%
- Cossato0.13%
- Cavaglià0.11%
- Valdilana0.11%
- Ponderano0.11%
- Vigliano Biellese0.09%
- Candelo0.08%
- Sandigliano0.08%
- Cerrione0.07%
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