All things you need to know about living in the province of Parma
The province of Parma is home to 436 Brazilians: 0.10% of its 455,713 residents, across 44 comuni.
ISTAT counts 67,439 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 14.80% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (436), Russians (404), French nationals (382).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 408 to 436 (+7%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 18.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 15.9% 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 | 10,453 | 2.29% |
| Albania | 6,477 | 1.42% |
| Ukraine | 2,714 | 0.60% |
| Brazil | 436 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 404 | 0.09% |
| Poland | 396 | 0.09% |
| France | 382 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 357 | 0.08% |
| Bulgaria | 257 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 233 | 0.05% |
| Croatia | 230 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 163 | 0.04% |
| Greece | 155 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 145 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 131 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 128 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 119 | 0.03% |
| United States | 93 | 0.02% |
| Lithuania | 71 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 69 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 66 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 58 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 56 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 56 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 53 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 45 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 42 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 33 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 30 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 24 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 22 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 18 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 13 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 11 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 11 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 10 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 10 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 9 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 372,691 | 81.78% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 10,569 | 2.32% |
| Born outside the EU | 72,453 | 15.90% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Felino0.22%
- Sala Baganza0.20%
- Fornovo di Taro0.15%
- Medesano0.12%
- Fidenza0.12%
- Parma0.11%
- Salsomaggiore Terme0.11%
- Palanzano0.10%
- Calestano0.09%
- Langhirano0.09%
- Tizzano Val Parma0.09%
- Fontevivo0.09%
- Borgo Val di Taro0.09%
- Varsi0.09%
- Terenzo0.09%
- Traversetolo0.08%
- Collecchio0.08%
- Torrile0.08%
- Sorbolo Mezzani0.08%
- Sissa Trecasali0.08%
- Busseto0.07%
- Solignano0.06%
- Noceto0.06%
- Lesignano de' Bagni0.06%
- Neviano degli Arduini0.06%
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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 44 comuni of Parma are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 27
- Zone 337
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
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 →