Foreign residents in Prato province

Toscana · 7 comuni · Population 259,657 · 1,152 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Prato is home to 175 Brazilians — 0.07% of its 259,657 residents, across 7 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 946 foreign residents in total, 0.36% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (175), Russians (114), Germans (94).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has fallen, from 181 to 175 (-3%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 21.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 19.5% outside the EU and 2.2% 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
Brazil1750.07%
Russia1140.04%
Germany940.04%
Spain940.04%
France700.03%
United States490.02%
United Kingdom400.02%
Japan380.01%
Greece340.01%
Venezuela330.01%
Netherlands300.01%
Argentina270.01%
Austria240.01%
Switzerland220.01%
Portugal200.01%
Belgium190.01%
Mexico130.01%
Sweden120.00%
Denmark80.00%
Finland70.00%
Ireland70.00%
South Korea70.00%
Australia30.00%
Canada30.00%
Norway30.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy203,39978.33%
Born elsewhere in the EU5,6052.16%
Born outside the EU50,65319.51%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 7 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stVernio0.10% (6)
  2. 2ndPrato0.07% (142)
  3. 3rdCarmignano0.07% (10)
  4. 4thVaiano0.05% (5)
  5. 5thMontemurlo0.04% (8)
  6. 6thCantagallo0.03% (1)
  7. 7thPoggio a Caiano0.03% (3)

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

99th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)79.6 Percentage values
99th · 2024

Health

88th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.5 Average number of years
88th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

88th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage2 Per 100 km2
88th · 2022

Economic well-being

78th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita24,218
78th · 2023

Quality of services

50th percentile avg
Medical specialists26.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
41th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage86.4 Percentage values
97th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards1.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
12th · 2022

Safety

43th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.8 Per 100,000 inhabitants
29th · 2023
Burglaries reported311.4 Per 100,000 inhabitants
27th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.9 Percentage values
72th · 2022

Environment

38th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration23 Microgram per m3
52th · 2023
Urban green27.7 M2 per inhabitant
56th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources8.5 Percentage values
6th · 2023

Social relationships

17th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations52.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
17th · 2022

Education and training

1th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)49.7 Percentage values
1th · 2024

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