Foreign residents in Brescia province
Data as of 2026-08-09
The province of Brescia is home to 1,438 Brazilians — 0.11% of its 1,265,884 residents, across 205 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 6,257 foreign residents in total, 0.49% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (1,438), Russians (977), Germans (768).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 1,398 to 1,438 (+3%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.9% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 13.6% 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 | 1,438 | 0.11% |
| Russia | 977 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 768 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 468 | 0.04% |
| France | 352 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 264 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 259 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 234 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 221 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 198 | 0.02% |
| United States | 172 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 169 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 107 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 98 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 91 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 84 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 77 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 59 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 56 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 44 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 30 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 26 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 25 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 23 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 17 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,065,005 | 84.13% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 28,763 | 2.27% |
| Born outside the EU | 172,116 | 13.60% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Ponte di Legno0.40%
- Limone sul Garda0.36%
- Gardone Riviera0.35%
- Desenzano del Garda0.34%
- Pozzolengo0.33%
- Orzivecchi0.32%
- Collebeato0.31%
- Barbariga0.30%
- Collio0.30%
- Polpenazze del Garda0.29%
- Tremosine sul Garda0.29%
- Brandico0.28%
- Cigole0.27%
- Dello0.26%
- Serle0.26%
- Barghe0.26%
- Acquafredda0.26%
- Vestone0.24%
- Botticino0.23%
- Sirmione0.23%
- Padenghe sul Garda0.22%
- Lonato del Garda0.22%
- Poncarale0.21%
- Pezzaze0.21%
- Gavardo0.21%
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