Foreign residents in Pisa province

Toscana · 37 comuni · Population 418,439 · 2,077 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Pisa is home to 579 Brazilians — 0.14% of its 418,439 residents, across 37 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 3,231 foreign residents in total, 0.77% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (579), Germans (425), Russians (379).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 479 to 579 (+21%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 10.6% outside the EU and 2.6% 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
Brazil5790.14%
Germany4250.10%
Russia3790.09%
Spain2680.06%
France2460.06%
United Kingdom2430.06%
United States1600.04%
Netherlands1280.03%
Switzerland1150.03%
Greece920.02%
Venezuela870.02%
Argentina650.02%
Portugal590.01%
Belgium500.01%
Ireland500.01%
Austria460.01%
Japan440.01%
Mexico390.01%
Sweden360.01%
Norway300.01%
Finland290.01%
Australia200.00%
Denmark190.00%
Canada160.00%
South Korea60.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy363,38186.84%
Born elsewhere in the EU10,7502.57%
Born outside the EU44,30810.59%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stPisa0.31% (280)
  2. 2ndSan Giuliano Terme0.24% (73)
  3. 3rdMontescudaio0.23% (5)
  4. 4thFauglia0.22% (8)
  5. 5thPomarance0.21% (11)
  6. 6thCalci0.16% (10)
  7. 7thBientina0.15% (13)
  8. 8thPeccioli0.13% (6)
  9. 9thSanta Luce0.13% (2)
  10. 10thMontecatini Val di Cecina0.12% (2)
  11. 11thCascina0.11% (51)
  12. 12thCrespina Lorenzana0.09% (5)
  13. 13thVolterra0.09% (8)
  14. 14thGuardistallo0.08% (1)
  15. 15thVicopisano0.08% (7)
  16. 16thSanta Croce sull'Arno0.07% (11)
  17. 17thSan Miniato0.07% (20)
  18. 18thMontopoli in Val d'Arno0.07% (8)
  19. 19thSanta Maria a Monte0.06% (8)
  20. 20thPontedera0.06% (17)
  21. 21stCalcinaia0.05% (6)
  22. 22ndTerricciola0.05% (2)
  23. 23rdPalaia0.04% (2)
  24. 24thVecchiano0.04% (5)
  25. 25thCasciana Terme Lari0.03% (4)

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.

Landscape and cultural heritage

93th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage3.5 Per 100 km2
93th · 2022

Social relationships

76th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations74.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
76th · 2022

Health

70th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84 Average number of years
70th · 2024

Quality of services

69th percentile avg
Medical specialists55.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
98th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage56.3 Percentage values
20th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards4.2 Per 10,000 inhabitants
88th · 2022

Environment

66th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration22 Microgram per m3
64th · 2023
Urban green23.3 M2 per inhabitant
43th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources134.1 Percentage values
91th · 2023

Education and training

66th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)69.5 Percentage values
66th · 2024

Work and life balance

64th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)74 Percentage values
64th · 2024

Economic well-being

57th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita22,023
57th · 2023

Safety

34th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants
61th · 2023
Burglaries reported482 Per 100,000 inhabitants
0th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads4.6 Percentage values
40th · 2023

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