All things you need to know about living in the province of Milano
The province of Milano is home to 5,652 Brazilians: 0.17% of its 3,246,455 residents, across 133 comuni.
ISTAT counts 491,229 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 15.13% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (5,652), French nationals (5,137), Russians (4,704).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 5,582 to 5,652 (+1%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.5% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 15.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 47,678 | 1.47% |
| Ukraine | 22,677 | 0.70% |
| Albania | 20,369 | 0.63% |
| Brazil | 5,652 | 0.17% |
| France | 5,137 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 4,704 | 0.14% |
| Spain | 4,146 | 0.13% |
| Bulgaria | 3,942 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 2,575 | 0.08% |
| United Kingdom | 2,331 | 0.07% |
| Poland | 2,038 | 0.06% |
| Japan | 1,820 | 0.06% |
| United States | 1,760 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 1,355 | 0.04% |
| South Korea | 1,340 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 961 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 943 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 939 | 0.03% |
| Croatia | 831 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 767 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 704 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 677 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 520 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 493 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 451 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 444 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 406 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 368 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 333 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 294 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 268 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 248 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 233 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 192 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 170 | 0.01% |
| Slovenia | 125 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 112 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 103 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 77 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 56 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 28 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,679,788 | 82.55% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 75,153 | 2.31% |
| Born outside the EU | 491,514 | 15.14% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Bollate0.45%
- Arese0.43%
- Pero0.42%
- Grezzago0.41%
- Novate Milanese0.34%
- Garbagnate Milanese0.32%
- Baranzate0.30%
- Pogliano Milanese0.29%
- Turbigo0.26%
- Pozzuolo Martesana0.25%
- Colturano0.24%
- Bellinzago Lombardo0.24%
- Robecco sul Naviglio0.24%
- Legnano0.23%
- Corsico0.22%
- Cesano Boscone0.21%
- Lainate0.21%
- Milano0.20%
- Trezzano Rosa0.20%
- Basiglio0.20%
- Gessate0.20%
- Besate0.20%
- Parabiago0.19%
- Sedriano0.18%
- Magenta0.18%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 133 comuni of Milano are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 360
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)73
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →