The highest number is in Argentina , with 673,238 registered Italians residing in the country in 2016 , followed by Germany with 581,433 , Switzerland 482,539 , France 329,202 , Brazil 325,555 , the UK 232,932 , Belgium 225,801 , the USA 218,407 , Australia 120,791 and Spain 118,879.
There were less than 700,000 registered Italian residents in Argentina in 2016 .