Foreign residents in Varese province
Data as of 2026-08-09
The province of Varese is home to 1,080 Brazilians — 0.12% of its 882,592 residents, across 136 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 8,501 foreign residents in total, 0.96% of the population. The largest groups 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,080 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 1,024 | 0.12% |
| France | 891 | 0.10% |
| Spain | 863 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 751 | 0.09% |
| Switzerland | 645 | 0.07% |
| 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% |
| Ireland | 119 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 99 | 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% |
| Australia | 24 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 16 | 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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