Foreign residents in Piacenza province

Emilia-Romagna · 46 comuni · Population 286,452 · 2,954 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Piacenza is home to 387 Brazilians — 0.14% of its 286,452 residents, across 46 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,597 foreign residents in total, 0.56% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (387), Russians (215), French nationals (158).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 295 to 387 (+31%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 19.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 16.2% outside the EU and 2.9% 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
Brazil3870.14%
Russia2150.08%
France1580.06%
Spain1500.05%
Venezuela1250.04%
United Kingdom940.03%
Germany780.03%
Argentina560.02%
United States400.01%
Greece380.01%
South Korea330.01%
Portugal330.01%
Japan310.01%
Mexico310.01%
Switzerland270.01%
Netherlands270.01%
Belgium160.01%
Austria150.01%
Denmark90.00%
Ireland90.00%
Sweden70.00%
Canada60.00%
Australia40.00%
Finland40.00%
Norway40.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy231,69580.88%
Born elsewhere in the EU8,3432.91%
Born outside the EU46,41416.20%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stTravo0.40% (9)
  2. 2ndCastelvetro Piacentino0.34% (18)
  3. 3rdSarmato0.34% (10)
  4. 4thVillanova sull'Arda0.30% (5)
  5. 5thGragnano Trebbiense0.29% (13)
  6. 6thZiano Piacentino0.24% (6)
  7. 7thMonticelli d'Ongina0.23% (12)
  8. 8thCaorso0.21% (10)
  9. 9thAgazzano0.20% (4)
  10. 10thPianello Val Tidone0.18% (4)
  11. 11thGropparello0.18% (4)
  12. 12thAlta Val Tidone0.17% (5)
  13. 13thVigolzone0.17% (7)
  14. 14thPiacenza0.16% (165)
  15. 15thCarpaneto Piacentino0.14% (11)
  16. 16thBorgonovo Val Tidone0.12% (10)
  17. 17thAlseno0.11% (5)
  18. 18thCastel San Giovanni0.10% (14)
  19. 19thRottofreno0.10% (12)
  20. 20thPontenure0.09% (6)
  21. 21stPonte dell'Olio0.09% (4)
  22. 22ndRivergaro0.08% (6)
  23. 23rdCadeo0.08% (5)
  24. 24thPodenzano0.08% (7)
  25. 25thBettola0.08% (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.

Work and life balance

92th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)76.9 Percentage values
92th · 2024

Economic well-being

76th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita23,914
76th · 2023

Social relationships

68th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations70.6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
68th · 2022

Health

64th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth83.8 Average number of years
64th · 2024

Education and training

59th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)68.3 Percentage values
59th · 2024

Safety

52th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.4 Per 100,000 inhabitants
79th · 2023
Burglaries reported344.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants
15th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads3.5 Percentage values
61th · 2023

Quality of services

51th percentile avg
Medical specialists26.6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
39th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage73.5 Percentage values
74th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards2.6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
39th · 2022

Environment

49th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration29 Microgram per m3
28th · 2023
Urban green28.4 M2 per inhabitant
60th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources39.2 Percentage values
60th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

23th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.2 Per 100 km2
23th · 2022

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