All things you need to know about living in the province of Sondrio
The province of Sondrio is home to 246 Brazilians: 0.14% of its 179,100 residents, across 77 comuni.
ISTAT counts 11,416 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 6.37% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (246), Russians (140), Swiss nationals (95).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 148 to 246 (+66%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 8.3% outside the EU and 1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,628 | 0.91% |
| Ukraine | 861 | 0.48% |
| Albania | 520 | 0.29% |
| Brazil | 246 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 140 | 0.08% |
| Poland | 124 | 0.07% |
| Switzerland | 95 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 74 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 74 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 74 | 0.04% |
| Bulgaria | 71 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 69 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 52 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 49 | 0.03% |
| Croatia | 37 | 0.02% |
| France | 35 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 35 | 0.02% |
| United States | 27 | 0.02% |
| Czechia | 18 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 16 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 15 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 14 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 11 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 10 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.01% |
| Estonia | 8 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 7 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 161,650 | 90.26% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 2,628 | 1.47% |
| Born outside the EU | 14,822 | 8.28% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Teglio0.84%
- Novate Mezzola0.53%
- Aprica0.28%
- Castione Andevenno0.25%
- Sondrio0.24%
- Villa di Tirano0.23%
- Colorina0.22%
- Poggiridenti0.22%
- Delebio0.21%
- Berbenno di Valtellina0.20%
- Buglio in Monte0.20%
- Caiolo0.19%
- Ardenno0.19%
- Talamona0.17%
- Prata Camportaccio0.17%
- Tirano0.15%
- Chiavenna0.14%
- Sondalo0.13%
- Dubino0.10%
- Piuro0.10%
- Montagna in Valtellina0.10%
- Albosaggia0.10%
- Verceia0.09%
- Cosio Valtellino0.09%
- Civo0.09%
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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 77 comuni of Sondrio are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 364
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)13
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 →