Foreign residents in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province

Piemonte · 74 comuni · Population 153,283 · 570 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

Nationality

The province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is home to 244 Germans — 0.16% of its 153,283 residents, across 74 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,494 foreign residents in total, 0.97% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (244), Russians (231), Swiss nationals (223).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 240 to 244 (+2%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 9.2% outside the EU and 2.0% 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
Germany	244	0.16%
Russia	231	0.15%
Switzerland	223	0.15%
France	131	0.09%
Brazil	126	0.08%
Spain	101	0.07%
United Kingdom	99	0.06%
Netherlands	55	0.04%
Portugal	45	0.03%
Argentina	43	0.03%
United States	42	0.03%
Belgium	28	0.02%
Austria	25	0.02%
Venezuela	23	0.02%
Japan	12	0.01%
Mexico	12	0.01%
Sweden	12	0.01%
Greece	10	0.01%
Australia	6	0.00%
Denmark	6	0.00%
Ireland	6	0.00%
Finland	5	0.00%
Norway	4	0.00%
Canada	3	0.00%
South Korea	2	0.00%

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

Country of birth

Group	Residents	Share
Born in Italy	136,166	88.83%
Born elsewhere in the EU	3,029	1.98%
Born outside the EU	14,088	9.19%

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

Germans over time

Top 25 comuni by Germans share

1stCannobio0.48% (24)
2ndGignese0.46% (5)
3rdGhiffa0.40% (9)
4thArizzano0.36% (7)
5thStresa0.35% (16)
6thMontecrestese0.24% (3)
7thVignone0.17% (2)
8thSan Bernardino Verbano0.16% (2)
9thBaveno0.15% (7)
10thCrevoladossola0.14% (6)
11thVerbania0.11% (33)
12thVarzo0.10% (2)
13thPallanzeno0.09% (1)
14thDomodossola0.08% (14)
15thSanta Maria Maggiore0.08% (1)
16thMalesco0.07% (1)
17thBeura-Cardezza0.07% (1)
18thMasera0.07% (1)
19thCambiasca0.06% (1)
20thVogogna0.06% (1)
21stOmegna0.06% (8)
22ndGravellona Toce0.04% (3)
23rdVilladossola0.03% (2)
24thCasale Corte Cerro0.00% (0)
25thCrodo0.00% (0)

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.

Social relationships

95th percentile avg

Nonprofit organizations94.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants

95th · 2022

Environment

95th percentile avg

PM10 Annual average concentration16 Microgram per m3

97th · 2023

Urban green111.1 M2 per inhabitant

93th · 2023

Electricity from renewable sources211.4 Percentage values

95th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

83th percentile avg

Density and importance of musems' heritage1.5 Per 100 km2

83th · 2022

Work and life balance

79th percentile avg

Employment rate (20-64 years old)75.4 Percentage values

79th · 2024

Safety

64th percentile avg

Intentional homicide rate0.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants

44th · 2023

Burglaries reported82.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants

94th · 2023

Road mortality in non-urban roads4 Percentage values

52th · 2023

Economic well-being

46th percentile avg

Average disposable income per capita21,077

46th · 2023

Health

40th percentile avg

Life expectancy at birth83.2 Average number of years

40th · 2024

Quality of services

28th percentile avg

Medical specialists27.9 Per 10,000 inhabitants

48th · 2023

Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage41.6 Percentage values

2th · 2024

Hospital beds in high-care wards2.5 Per 10,000 inhabitants

34th · 2022

Education and training

25th percentile avg

People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)60.1 Percentage values

25th · 2024

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