Foreign residents in Firenze province

Toscana · 41 comuni · Population 988,068 · 2,595 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Firenze is home to 1,335 Brazilians — 0.14% of its 988,068 residents, across 41 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 11,733 foreign residents in total, 1.19% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (1,335), Americans (1,229), French nationals (1,218).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has fallen, from 1,421 to 1,335 (-6%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 13.2% outside the EU and 2.9% 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
Brazil1,3350.14%
United States1,2290.12%
France1,2180.12%
Germany1,1050.11%
United Kingdom9340.09%
Spain9280.09%
Russia8990.09%
Japan8290.08%
Netherlands3760.04%
Venezuela3570.04%
Greece2860.03%
Switzerland2530.03%
Sweden2210.02%
Belgium2020.02%
South Korea1990.02%
Portugal1970.02%
Argentina1850.02%
Ireland1820.02%
Mexico1800.02%
Austria1710.02%
Canada1260.01%
Denmark1120.01%
Australia880.01%
Finland740.01%
Norway470.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy828,56583.86%
Born elsewhere in the EU28,7212.91%
Born outside the EU130,78213.24%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stFigline e Incisa Valdarno0.27% (62)
  2. 2ndVaglia0.23% (12)
  3. 3rdFirenze0.22% (792)
  4. 4thPelago0.13% (10)
  5. 5thGreve in Chianti0.12% (16)
  6. 6thBarberino Tavarnelle0.12% (14)
  7. 7thLastra a Signa0.12% (23)
  8. 8thImpruneta0.11% (16)
  9. 9thPontassieve0.11% (22)
  10. 10thLonda0.11% (2)
  11. 11thBagno a Ripoli0.10% (26)
  12. 12thFiesole0.10% (14)
  13. 13thScandicci0.09% (46)
  14. 14thSan Casciano in Val di Pesa0.09% (15)
  15. 15thBarberino di Mugello0.09% (10)
  16. 16thMontespertoli0.09% (12)
  17. 17thSan Godenzo0.09% (1)
  18. 18thBorgo San Lorenzo0.09% (16)
  19. 19thScarperia e San Piero0.08% (10)
  20. 20thEmpoli0.08% (41)
  21. 21stCertaldo0.08% (13)
  22. 22ndCalenzano0.08% (14)
  23. 23rdReggello0.07% (12)
  24. 24thMarradi0.07% (2)
  25. 25thSigna0.07% (13)

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

99th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)79.6 Percentage values
99th · 2024

Health

96th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.7 Average number of years
96th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

96th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage11.6 Per 100 km2
96th · 2022

Economic well-being

93th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita26,195
93th · 2023

Education and training

86th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)73.8 Percentage values
86th · 2024

Quality of services

81th percentile avg
Medical specialists45.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants
92th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage74.9 Percentage values
77th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
76th · 2022

Social relationships

70th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations71.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
70th · 2022

Safety

37th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants
44th · 2023
Burglaries reported433.7 Per 100,000 inhabitants
1th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads3.2 Percentage values
67th · 2023

Environment

26th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration30 Microgram per m3
24th · 2023
Urban green26.7 M2 per inhabitant
53th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources5.2 Percentage values
1th · 2023

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