Foreign residents in Forlì-Cesena province
The province of Forlì-Cesena is home to 294 Brazilians — 0.07% of its 393,367 residents, across 30 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,662 foreign residents in total, 0.42% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (294), Russians (260), Spaniards (162).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 242 to 294 (+21%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 11.4% outside the EU and 3.3% 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 | 294 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 260 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 162 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 150 | 0.04% |
| France | 121 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 98 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 94 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 64 | 0.02% |
| United States | 57 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 55 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 47 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 41 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 40 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 35 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 35 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 29 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 22 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 14 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 14 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 9 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 4 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 2 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 335,633 | 85.32% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 13,019 | 3.31% |
| Born outside the EU | 44,715 | 11.37% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Tredozio0.27%
- Borghi0.21%
- Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole0.15%
- Cesenatico0.13%
- Gambettola0.13%
- Galeata0.12%
- Forlimpopoli0.09%
- Meldola0.09%
- Roncofreddo0.09%
- San Mauro Pascoli0.08%
- Forlì0.07%
- Bagno di Romagna0.07%
- Cesena0.07%
- Gatteo0.06%
- Rocca San Casciano0.06%
- Civitella di Romagna0.06%
- Bertinoro0.05%
- Savignano sul Rubicone0.05%
- Santa Sofia0.05%
- Predappio0.05%
- Sogliano al Rubicone0.03%
- Sarsina0.03%
- Mercato Saraceno0.01%
- Longiano0.01%
- Dovadola0.00%
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