compatriots.net finds 790,659 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Italy, from 232 countries of origin; 20,717 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, United Kingdom, France.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 160,891 |
| United Kingdom | 78,136 |
| France | 68,765 |
| Spain | 52,800 |
| Brazil | 42,919 |
| India | 38,388 |
| Germany | 31,789 |
| Netherlands | 18,581 |
| Türkiye | 17,492 |
| Canada | 15,604 |
| Poland | 15,131 |
| Romania | 14,745 |
| Other | 293,961 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Professional and scientific | 11 |
Abroad, 1,046,171 people from Italy are documented in 235 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 362,304 |
| United States | 319,673 |
| France | 131,658 |
| Germany | 98,911 |
| Switzerland | 87,216 |
| Spain | 77,001 |
| Netherlands | 49,627 |
| Belgium | 35,397 |
| Ireland | 33,835 |
| Sweden | 26,026 |
| Canada | 24,083 |
| Australia | 19,707 |
| Other | 271,799 |
Italy's company register lists 2,560,789 officer rows, 2,221,105 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.98; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.