Foreign residents in Pavia province

Lombardia · 184 comuni · Population 541,949 · 3,417 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Pavia is home to 658 Brazilians — 0.12% of its 541,949 residents, across 184 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 3,099 foreign residents in total, 0.57% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (658), Russians (434), Spaniards (297).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has fallen, from 1,122 to 658 (-41%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.0% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 11.7% outside the EU and 3.3% 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
Brazil6580.12%
Russia4340.08%
Spain2970.05%
Venezuela2410.04%
France2220.04%
Germany1770.03%
United Kingdom1730.03%
Argentina1590.03%
Greece1590.03%
United States1040.02%
Portugal900.02%
Netherlands610.01%
Japan540.01%
Belgium380.01%
Mexico380.01%
Switzerland310.01%
Sweden290.01%
Austria280.01%
Ireland240.00%
Canada200.00%
Finland160.00%
South Korea160.00%
Australia130.00%
Denmark100.00%
Norway70.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy460,59384.99%
Born elsewhere in the EU18,0843.34%
Born outside the EU63,27211.67%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stCastello d'Agogna0.65% (7)
  2. 2ndInverno e Monteleone0.54% (8)
  3. 3rdFerrera Erbognone0.46% (5)
  4. 4thPalestro0.38% (7)
  5. 5thValle Lomellina0.37% (8)
  6. 6thLardirago0.34% (4)
  7. 7thZeccone0.30% (5)
  8. 8thCandia Lomellina0.26% (4)
  9. 9thVoghera0.26% (101)
  10. 10thLomello0.25% (5)
  11. 11thBornasco0.23% (6)
  12. 12thZinasco0.22% (7)
  13. 13thVillanterio0.21% (7)
  14. 14thCertosa di Pavia0.20% (11)
  15. 15thCasei Gerola0.17% (4)
  16. 16thMarzano0.17% (3)
  17. 17thRobbio0.17% (10)
  18. 18thCilavegna0.17% (9)
  19. 19thBascapè0.17% (3)
  20. 20thSan Martino Siccomario0.17% (11)
  21. 21stCorteolona e Genzone0.16% (4)
  22. 22ndSannazzaro de' Burgondi0.16% (8)
  23. 23rdStradella0.16% (18)
  24. 24thMede0.15% (9)
  25. 25thMortara0.15% (23)

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

55th percentile avg
Medical specialists43.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
88th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage51.1 Percentage values
12th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
66th · 2022

Work and life balance

52th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)72.4 Percentage values
52th · 2024

Education and training

52th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)67.4 Percentage values
52th · 2024

Economic well-being

50th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita21,323
50th · 2023

Environment

39th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration29 Microgram per m3
28th · 2023
Urban green24.7 M2 per inhabitant
47th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources23.7 Percentage values
43th · 2023

Social relationships

32th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations60 Per 10,000 inhabitants
32th · 2022

Landscape and cultural heritage

18th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.2 Per 100 km2
18th · 2022

Safety

17th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate1.3 Per 100,000 inhabitants
9th · 2023
Burglaries reported370.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants
7th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads4.9 Percentage values
36th · 2023

Health

17th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth82.6 Average number of years
17th · 2024

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