All things you need to know about living in the province of Varese
The province of Varese is home to 1,080 Brazilians: 0.12% of its 882,592 residents, across 136 comuni.
ISTAT counts 79,107 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 8.96% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (1,080), Germans (1,024), French nationals (891).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 967 to 1,080 (+12%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.3% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 10.2% 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 | 9,151 | 1.04% |
| Romania | 8,583 | 0.97% |
| Ukraine | 6,059 | 0.69% |
| Brazil | 1,080 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 1,024 | 0.12% |
| France | 891 | 0.10% |
| Spain | 863 | 0.10% |
| Poland | 775 | 0.09% |
| Russia | 751 | 0.09% |
| Switzerland | 645 | 0.07% |
| Bulgaria | 467 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 460 | 0.05% |
| Netherlands | 460 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 340 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 288 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 284 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 283 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 221 | 0.03% |
| United States | 220 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 135 | 0.02% |
| Croatia | 133 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 119 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 119 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 110 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 99 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 92 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 90 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 81 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 72 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 72 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 71 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 67 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 39 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 31 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 27 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 24 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 19 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 17 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 16 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 12 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 12 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 773,763 | 87.67% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 18,989 | 2.15% |
| Born outside the EU | 89,840 | 10.18% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Lavena Ponte Tresa0.46%
- Cuasso al Monte0.42%
- Cadegliano-Viconago0.37%
- Montegrino Valtravaglia0.33%
- Ispra0.30%
- Venegono Inferiore0.29%
- Porto Valtravaglia0.26%
- Marchirolo0.25%
- Cunardo0.24%
- Uboldo0.23%
- Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca0.22%
- Caronno Pertusella0.21%
- Gallarate0.20%
- Sesto Calende0.19%
- Brusimpiano0.17%
- Laveno-Mombello0.17%
- Solbiate Olona0.17%
- Ranco0.16%
- Luino0.16%
- Grantola0.16%
- Castronno0.16%
- Castellanza0.16%
- Lonate Ceppino0.15%
- Somma Lombardo0.15%
- Cassano Magnago0.15%
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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 136 comuni of Varese are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)136
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 →