Foreign residents in Sondrio province
Data as of 2026-08-09
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
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 246 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 140 | 0.08% |
| Switzerland | 95 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 74 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 74 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 74 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 69 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 52 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 49 | 0.03% |
| France | 35 | 0.02% |
| United States | 27 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 15 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 14 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 10 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 2 | 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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