Foreign residents in Parma province

Emilia-Romagna · 44 comuni · Population 455,713 · 3,934 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Parma is home to 436 Brazilians — 0.10% of its 455,713 residents, across 44 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 3,152 foreign residents in total, 0.69% of the population. The largest groups 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

NationalityCitizensShare
Brazil4360.10%
Russia4040.09%
France3820.08%
Spain3570.08%
United Kingdom2330.05%
Venezuela1630.04%
Greece1550.03%
Germany1450.03%
Portugal1310.03%
Argentina1280.03%
Belgium1190.03%
United States930.02%
Netherlands660.01%
Japan580.01%
Ireland560.01%
Austria450.01%
Mexico420.01%
Switzerland300.01%
Sweden240.01%
South Korea220.00%
Canada180.00%
Denmark130.00%
Australia110.00%
Finland110.00%
Norway100.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy372,69181.78%
Born elsewhere in the EU10,5692.32%
Born outside the EU72,45315.90%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stFelino0.22% (20)
  2. 2ndSala Baganza0.20% (12)
  3. 3rdFornovo di Taro0.15% (9)
  4. 4thMedesano0.12% (13)
  5. 5thFidenza0.12% (32)
  6. 6thParma0.11% (218)
  7. 7thSalsomaggiore Terme0.11% (22)
  8. 8thPalanzano0.10% (1)
  9. 9thCalestano0.09% (2)
  10. 10thLanghirano0.09% (10)
  11. 11thTizzano Val Parma0.09% (2)
  12. 12thFontevivo0.09% (5)
  13. 13thBorgo Val di Taro0.09% (6)
  14. 14thVarsi0.09% (1)
  15. 15thTerenzo0.09% (1)
  16. 16thTraversetolo0.08% (8)
  17. 17thCollecchio0.08% (12)
  18. 18thTorrile0.08% (6)
  19. 19thSorbolo Mezzani0.08% (10)
  20. 20thSissa Trecasali0.08% (6)
  21. 21stBusseto0.07% (5)
  22. 22ndSolignano0.06% (1)
  23. 23rdNoceto0.06% (8)
  24. 24thLesignano de' Bagni0.06% (3)
  25. 25thNeviano degli Arduini0.06% (2)

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.

Economic well-being

95th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita27,083
95th · 2023

Work and life balance

90th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)76.8 Percentage values
90th · 2024

Quality of services

83th percentile avg
Medical specialists40.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants
83th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage70.5 Percentage values
66th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
99th · 2022

Health

79th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.3 Average number of years
79th · 2024

Education and training

67th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)69.9 Percentage values
67th · 2024

Social relationships

67th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations70.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
67th · 2022

Landscape and cultural heritage

65th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.9 Per 100 km2
65th · 2022

Environment

50th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration27 Microgram per m3
34th · 2023
Urban green87.8 M2 per inhabitant
90th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources16.9 Percentage values
27th · 2023

Safety

40th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.7 Per 100,000 inhabitants
34th · 2023
Burglaries reported340.1 Per 100,000 inhabitants
17th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads3.1 Percentage values
68th · 2023

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