Foreign residents in Reggio nell'Emilia province

Emilia-Romagna · 42 comuni · Population 530,740 · 4,514 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Reggio nell'Emilia is home to 565 Brazilians — 0.11% of its 530,740 residents, across 42 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,297 foreign residents in total, 0.43% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (565), Russians (390), Spaniards (248).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 510 to 565 (+11%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.0% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 14.2% outside the EU and 1.9% 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
Brazil5650.11%
Russia3900.07%
Spain2480.05%
Germany1550.03%
France1450.03%
Argentina1210.02%
United Kingdom1190.02%
Venezuela1130.02%
United States670.01%
Greece650.01%
Portugal400.01%
Japan380.01%
Belgium360.01%
Mexico330.01%
Netherlands330.01%
Austria260.00%
Ireland240.00%
Switzerland210.00%
Canada140.00%
Sweden140.00%
Denmark100.00%
Finland80.00%
Norway70.00%
Australia30.00%
South Korea20.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy445,56683.95%
Born elsewhere in the EU9,9261.87%
Born outside the EU75,24814.18%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stCadelbosco di Sopra0.26% (28)
  2. 2ndSan Polo d'Enza0.25% (15)
  3. 3rdSant'Ilario d'Enza0.24% (28)
  4. 4thToano0.22% (9)
  5. 5thCampegine0.19% (10)
  6. 6thPoviglio0.17% (12)
  7. 7thReggio nell'Emilia0.16% (268)
  8. 8thBrescello0.14% (8)
  9. 9thCavriago0.12% (12)
  10. 10thVentasso0.10% (4)
  11. 11thSan Martino in Rio0.10% (8)
  12. 12thCastelnovo ne' Monti0.10% (10)
  13. 13thCasalgrande0.09% (18)
  14. 14thBagnolo in Piano0.09% (9)
  15. 15thLuzzara0.09% (8)
  16. 16thCanossa0.08% (3)
  17. 17thCastellarano0.08% (12)
  18. 18thQuattro Castella0.08% (10)
  19. 19thRolo0.07% (3)
  20. 20thBoretto0.07% (4)
  21. 21stFabbrico0.07% (5)
  22. 22ndBibbiano0.07% (7)
  23. 23rdCorreggio0.07% (17)
  24. 24thScandiano0.06% (16)
  25. 25thCastelnovo di Sotto0.06% (5)

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.

Economic well-being

94th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita26,655
94th · 2023

Education and training

79th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)71.8 Percentage values
79th · 2024

Health

79th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.3 Average number of years
79th · 2024

Work and life balance

70th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)74.5 Percentage values
70th · 2024

Safety

63th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.4 Per 100,000 inhabitants
79th · 2023
Burglaries reported288.9 Per 100,000 inhabitants
37th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.8 Percentage values
75th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

46th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.5 Per 100 km2
46th · 2022

Quality of services

42th percentile avg
Medical specialists28 Per 10,000 inhabitants
49th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage70.6 Percentage values
67th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards1.6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
9th · 2022

Environment

40th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration30 Microgram per m3
24th · 2023
Urban green57.7 M2 per inhabitant
82th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources12.8 Percentage values
14th · 2023

Social relationships

25th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations56 Per 10,000 inhabitants
25th · 2022

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