Foreign residents in Milano province
The province of Milano is home to 5,652 Brazilians — 0.17% of its 3,246,455 residents, across 133 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 38,606 foreign residents in total, 1.19% of the population. The largest groups 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5,652 | 0.17% |
| France | 5,137 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 4,704 | 0.14% |
| Spain | 4,146 | 0.13% |
| Germany | 2,575 | 0.08% |
| United Kingdom | 2,331 | 0.07% |
| 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% |
| Switzerland | 767 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 704 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 677 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 493 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 451 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 444 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 406 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 294 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 233 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 192 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 170 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 112 | 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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