Foreign residents in Padova province

Veneto · 101 comuni · Population 932,284 · 5,307 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Padova is home to 764 Brazilians — 0.08% of its 932,284 residents, across 101 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 4,111 foreign residents in total, 0.44% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (764), Russians (570), Spaniards (440).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 642 to 764 (+19%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 9.7% outside the EU and 3.4% 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
Brazil7640.08%
Russia5700.06%
Spain4400.05%
Germany3420.04%
France2830.03%
United Kingdom2450.03%
United States2220.02%
Venezuela1800.02%
Greece1790.02%
Argentina1340.01%
Portugal1110.01%
Japan930.01%
Mexico910.01%
Austria780.01%
Netherlands750.01%
Belgium580.01%
Ireland530.01%
Canada360.00%
South Korea360.00%
Switzerland310.00%
Sweden250.00%
Australia240.00%
Finland190.00%
Denmark180.00%
Norway40.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy810,05886.89%
Born elsewhere in the EU31,7423.40%
Born outside the EU90,4849.71%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stCorrezzola0.60% (31)
  2. 2ndMontegrotto Terme0.29% (33)
  3. 3rdCasalserugo0.17% (9)
  4. 4thTorreglia0.16% (10)
  5. 5thVeggiano0.14% (7)
  6. 6thCurtarolo0.14% (10)
  7. 7thCastelbaldo0.14% (2)
  8. 8thMestrino0.13% (15)
  9. 9thCampodarsego0.13% (19)
  10. 10thVescovana0.12% (2)
  11. 11thBagnoli di Sopra0.12% (4)
  12. 12thPolverara0.12% (4)
  13. 13thGrantorto0.11% (5)
  14. 14thCodevigo0.11% (7)
  15. 15thSant'Angelo di Piove di Sacco0.11% (8)
  16. 16thPiove di Sacco0.11% (22)
  17. 17thPadova0.11% (221)
  18. 18thRubano0.11% (18)
  19. 19thVillafranca Padovana0.10% (11)
  20. 20thCamposampiero0.10% (12)
  21. 21stLimena0.10% (8)
  22. 22ndMaserà di Padova0.10% (9)
  23. 23rdAgna0.10% (3)
  24. 24thSan Martino di Lupari0.09% (12)
  25. 25thDue Carrare0.09% (8)

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

97th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)78.3 Percentage values
97th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

90th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage2.3 Per 100 km2
90th · 2022

Health

83th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.4 Average number of years
83th · 2024

Quality of services

81th percentile avg
Medical specialists40.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
84th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage70.4 Percentage values
65th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards4.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
94th · 2022

Economic well-being

80th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita24,502
80th · 2023

Education and training

80th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)72.3 Percentage values
80th · 2024

Safety

46th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants
44th · 2023
Burglaries reported347.8 Per 100,000 inhabitants
14th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.7 Percentage values
78th · 2023

Social relationships

38th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations61.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
38th · 2022

Environment

35th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration34 Microgram per m3
3th · 2023
Urban green44.9 M2 per inhabitant
76th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources16.9 Percentage values
27th · 2023

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