Foreign residents in Lombardia
Data as of 2026-08-09
Across Lombardia's 12 provinces, ISTAT counts 14,675 Brazilians — 0.15% of the region's 10,033,918 residents.
Across the nationalities we track, Lombardia counts 80,878 foreign residents in total, 0.81% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (14,675), Russians (10,296), French nationals (8,333).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Lombardia has risen, from 13,845 to 14,675 (+6%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.9% of Lombardia's population was born outside Italy — 12.6% outside the EU and 2.3% 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 | 14,675 | 0.15% |
| Russia | 10,296 | 0.10% |
| France | 8,333 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 7,949 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 6,231 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 4,649 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 3,134 | 0.03% |
| United States | 2,981 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 2,587 | 0.03% |
| Japan | 2,465 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 2,425 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 2,214 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 2,083 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 1,991 | 0.02% |
| South Korea | 1,635 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 1,355 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1,246 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 995 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 880 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 796 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 505 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 493 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 416 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 320 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 224 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 8,534,963 | 85.06% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 231,988 | 2.31% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,266,967 | 12.63% |