Foreign residents in Sondrio province

Lombardia · 77 comuni · Population 179,100 · 902 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Sondrio is home to 246 Brazilians — 0.14% of its 179,100 residents, across 77 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,034 foreign residents in total, 0.58% of the population. The largest groups 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

NationalityCitizensShare
Brazil2460.14%
Russia1400.08%
Switzerland950.05%
Germany740.04%
Spain740.04%
Portugal740.04%
Argentina690.04%
Venezuela520.03%
United Kingdom490.03%
France350.02%
United States270.02%
Austria150.01%
Ireland140.01%
Belgium100.01%
Greece100.01%
Japan100.01%
Netherlands100.01%
Denmark60.00%
Mexico60.00%
Finland50.00%
Sweden50.00%
Australia30.00%
Norway30.00%
Canada20.00%
South Korea00.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy161,65090.26%
Born elsewhere in the EU2,6281.47%
Born outside the EU14,8228.28%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stTeglio0.84% (39)
  2. 2ndNovate Mezzola0.53% (10)
  3. 3rdAprica0.28% (4)
  4. 4thCastione Andevenno0.25% (4)
  5. 5thSondrio0.24% (52)
  6. 6thVilla di Tirano0.23% (7)
  7. 7thColorina0.22% (3)
  8. 8thPoggiridenti0.22% (4)
  9. 9thDelebio0.21% (7)
  10. 10thBerbenno di Valtellina0.20% (8)
  11. 11thBuglio in Monte0.20% (4)
  12. 12thCaiolo0.19% (2)
  13. 13thArdenno0.19% (6)
  14. 14thTalamona0.17% (8)
  15. 15thPrata Camportaccio0.17% (5)
  16. 16thTirano0.15% (13)
  17. 17thChiavenna0.14% (10)
  18. 18thSondalo0.13% (5)
  19. 19thDubino0.10% (4)
  20. 20thPiuro0.10% (2)
  21. 21stMontagna in Valtellina0.10% (3)
  22. 22ndAlbosaggia0.10% (3)
  23. 23rdVerceia0.09% (1)
  24. 24thCosio Valtellino0.09% (5)
  25. 25thCivo0.09% (1)

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.

Environment

87th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration22 Microgram per m3
64th · 2023
Urban green303.1 M2 per inhabitant
97th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources449.6 Percentage values
100th · 2023

Social relationships

76th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations75 Per 10,000 inhabitants
76th · 2022

Economic well-being

60th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita22,372
60th · 2023

Safety

52th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate1.1 Per 100,000 inhabitants
17th · 2019
Burglaries reported95.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants
91th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads4.1 Percentage values
48th · 2023

Education and training

51th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)67.3 Percentage values
51th · 2024

Work and life balance

41th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)68.7 Percentage values
41th · 2024

Health

35th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth83.1 Average number of years
35th · 2024

Quality of services

25th percentile avg
Medical specialists22.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
7th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage56.8 Percentage values
23th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards2.9 Per 10,000 inhabitants
46th · 2022

Landscape and cultural heritage

7th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.1 Per 100 km2
7th · 2022

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