All things you need to know about living in the province of Prato
The province of Prato is home to 175 Brazilians: 0.07% of its 259,657 residents, across 7 comuni.
ISTAT counts 58,312 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 22.46% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely 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
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 4,526 | 1.74% |
| Romania | 3,379 | 1.30% |
| Ukraine | 479 | 0.18% |
| Poland | 237 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 175 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 114 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 94 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 94 | 0.04% |
| France | 70 | 0.03% |
| Bulgaria | 54 | 0.02% |
| United States | 49 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 40 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 38 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 34 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 33 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 30 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 27 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 25 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 24 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 23 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 22 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 20 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 19 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 18 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 17 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 17 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 13 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 12 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 11 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 8 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 7 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 7 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 7 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 4 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 2 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 203,399 | 78.33% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 5,605 | 2.16% |
| Born outside the EU | 50,653 | 19.51% |
Brazilians over time
Top 7 comuni by Brazilians share
- Vernio0.10%
- Prato0.07%
- Carmignano0.07%
- Vaiano0.05%
- Montemurlo0.04%
- Cantagallo0.03%
- Poggio a Caiano0.03%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 7 comuni of Prato are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 24
- Zone 33
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →