Foreign residents in Pistoia province

Toscana · 20 comuni · Population 289,925 · 2,225 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Pistoia is home to 424 Russians — 0.15% of its 289,925 residents, across 20 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,739 foreign residents in total, 0.60% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (424), Brazilians (259), Germans (176).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 393 to 424 (+8%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 10.5% outside the EU and 3.2% 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
Russia4240.15%
Brazil2590.09%
Germany1760.06%
United Kingdom1320.05%
France1280.04%
Spain1090.04%
United States630.02%
Netherlands560.02%
Venezuela560.02%
Greece480.02%
Japan390.01%
Argentina350.01%
Switzerland330.01%
Austria300.01%
Belgium260.01%
Portugal250.01%
Mexico190.01%
Sweden170.01%
Ireland140.00%
Denmark110.00%
Finland110.00%
Canada90.00%
Norway80.00%
South Korea60.00%
Australia50.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy250,31986.34%
Born elsewhere in the EU9,1613.16%
Born outside the EU30,44510.50%

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

Russians over time

Top 20 comuni by Russians share

  1. 1stMontecatini-Terme0.89% (190)
  2. 2ndPieve a Nievole0.32% (29)
  3. 3rdMassa e Cozzile0.25% (19)
  4. 4thMarliana0.21% (7)
  5. 5thUzzano0.14% (8)
  6. 6thBuggiano0.13% (11)
  7. 7thPescia0.12% (23)
  8. 8thAbetone Cutigliano0.11% (2)
  9. 9thLamporecchio0.11% (8)
  10. 10thSerravalle Pistoiese0.10% (12)
  11. 11thMonsummano Terme0.09% (19)
  12. 12thPonte Buggianese0.09% (8)
  13. 13thPistoia0.07% (63)
  14. 14thSan Marcello Piteglio0.07% (5)
  15. 15thChiesina Uzzanese0.07% (3)
  16. 16thLarciano0.06% (4)
  17. 17thQuarrata0.03% (8)
  18. 18thAgliana0.02% (4)
  19. 19thMontale0.01% (1)
  20. 20thSambuca Pistoiese0.00% (0)

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.

Health

83th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.4 Average number of years
83th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

76th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage1.3 Per 100 km2
76th · 2022

Safety

67th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.3 Per 100,000 inhabitants
91th · 2023
Burglaries reported352.9 Per 100,000 inhabitants
12th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads1.3 Percentage values
98th · 2023

Social relationships

56th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations68.5 Per 10,000 inhabitants
56th · 2022

Work and life balance

48th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)71.1 Percentage values
48th · 2024

Environment

45th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration20 Microgram per m3
77th · 2023
Urban green21.5 M2 per inhabitant
39th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources14.7 Percentage values
19th · 2023

Economic well-being

45th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita21,072
45th · 2023

Education and training

25th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)60.1 Percentage values
25th · 2024

Quality of services

13th percentile avg
Medical specialists24.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
22th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage43.1 Percentage values
4th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards1.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
12th · 2022

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