Foreign residents in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Data as of 2026-08-09
Across Friuli-Venezia Giulia's 4 provinces, ISTAT counts 983 Russians — 0.08% of the region's 1,193,284 residents.
Across the nationalities we track, Friuli-Venezia Giulia counts 7,537 foreign residents in total, 0.63% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (983), Brazilians (794), Germans (743).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Friuli-Venezia Giulia has risen, from 798 to 983 (+23%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.6% of Friuli-Venezia Giulia's population was born outside Italy — 11.2% outside the EU and 4.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 983 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 794 | 0.07% |
| Germany | 743 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 587 | 0.05% |
| France | 582 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 541 | 0.05% |
| United States | 540 | 0.05% |
| Austria | 519 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 455 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 433 | 0.04% |
| Greece | 219 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 193 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 147 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 139 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 125 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 99 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 88 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 74 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 70 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 54 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 47 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 41 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 28 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 22 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 14 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,006,541 | 84.35% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 52,701 | 4.42% |
| Born outside the EU | 134,042 | 11.23% |