Foreign residents in Novara province

Piemonte · 87 comuni · Population 364,140 · 1,940 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Novara is home to 441 Brazilians — 0.12% of its 364,140 residents, across 87 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,348 foreign residents in total, 0.64% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (441), Russians (326), Spaniards (214).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has fallen, from 452 to 441 (-2%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 12.3% outside the EU and 1.8% 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
Brazil4410.12%
Russia3260.09%
Spain2140.06%
France2040.06%
Germany1990.05%
United Kingdom1450.04%
Venezuela1260.03%
United States1060.03%
Argentina980.03%
Switzerland660.02%
Portugal620.02%
Netherlands600.02%
Greece450.01%
Belgium380.01%
Japan370.01%
Ireland350.01%
Mexico330.01%
Austria280.01%
Finland220.01%
Sweden150.00%
Denmark130.00%
Australia120.00%
Norway100.00%
South Korea70.00%
Canada60.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy312,48685.81%
Born elsewhere in the EU6,7221.85%
Born outside the EU44,93212.34%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stBorgolavezzaro0.44% (9)
  2. 2ndPogno0.30% (4)
  3. 3rdCastelletto sopra Ticino0.27% (27)
  4. 4thGhemme0.26% (9)
  5. 5thCasalino0.26% (4)
  6. 6thComignago0.24% (3)
  7. 7thSan Maurizio d'Opaglio0.23% (7)
  8. 8thGrignasco0.23% (10)
  9. 9thCarpignano Sesia0.20% (5)
  10. 10thLesa0.18% (4)
  11. 11thBolzano Novarese0.18% (2)
  12. 12thMeina0.17% (4)
  13. 13thVarallo Pombia0.16% (8)
  14. 14thRomentino0.16% (9)
  15. 15thOleggio0.15% (22)
  16. 16thVespolate0.15% (3)
  17. 17thArmeno0.14% (3)
  18. 18thGarbagna Novarese0.14% (2)
  19. 19thBorgo Ticino0.14% (7)
  20. 20thNovara0.14% (139)
  21. 21stGattico-Veruno0.13% (7)
  22. 22ndMomo0.12% (3)
  23. 23rdMaggiora0.12% (2)
  24. 24thTrecate0.12% (25)
  25. 25thDormelletto0.12% (3)

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.

Quality of services

68th percentile avg
Medical specialists33.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
71th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage66 Percentage values
48th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards4.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants
84th · 2022

Health

59th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth83.7 Average number of years
59th · 2024

Economic well-being

56th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita21,827
56th · 2023

Social relationships

52th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations66.2 Per 10,000 inhabitants
52th · 2022

Work and life balance

50th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)72.1 Percentage values
50th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

49th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.5 Per 100 km2
49th · 2022

Safety

46th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.8 Per 100,000 inhabitants
29th · 2023
Burglaries reported232.1 Per 100,000 inhabitants
52th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads3.8 Percentage values
56th · 2023

Education and training

30th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)62.3 Percentage values
30th · 2024

Environment

29th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration24 Microgram per m3
45th · 2023
Urban green14.3 M2 per inhabitant
18th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources15.7 Percentage values
24th · 2023

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