Foreign residents in Altare

Savona, Liguria · Population 1,908 · Median age 53 · Indice di vecchiaia 317 (2019)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

Altare, in the province of Savona, is home to 5 Dutch nationals — 0.26% of its 1,908 residents. That is the 85th-highest concentration of Dutch nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 8th within Liguria.

Across the nationalities we track, Altare counts 21 foreign residents in total, 1.10% of the population. The largest groups are Dutch nationals (5), Brazilians (4), Germans (3).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Dutch nationals in Altare has fallen, from 7 to 5 (-29%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.0% of Altare's population was born outside Italy — 14.7% outside the EU and 2.4% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.

Population over time

20022025. ISTAT’s intercensal population reconstruction (2002–2018) and resident-population registry (2019 onward).

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
Netherlands50.26%
Brazil40.21%
Germany30.16%
France20.10%
United Kingdom20.10%
Venezuela20.10%
Spain10.05%
South Korea10.05%
Russia10.05%
Argentina00.00%
Austria00.00%
Australia00.00%
Belgium00.00%
Canada00.00%
Switzerland00.00%
Denmark00.00%
Finland00.00%
Greece00.00%
Ireland00.00%
Japan00.00%
Mexico00.00%
Norway00.00%
Portugal00.00%
Sweden00.00%
United States00.00%

“Citizens” counts residents holding that country’s citizenship, from ISTAT’s population registry.

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy1,58382.97%
Born elsewhere in the EU452.36%
Born outside the EU28014.68%

From ISTAT’s census data. Broad groups only — ISTAT does not publish comune-level population by specific country of birth, so this isn’t comparable per-nationality to the citizenship table above. See about the data.

Dutch nationals over time

Quality of life in Savona

Province-level well-being (BES), by domain — percentile rank against Italy’s other provinces. Higher is always better here, regardless of the underlying indicator’s direction.

Economic well-being90
Social relationships90
Health64
Quality of services60
Education and training50
Safety50
Landscape and cultural heritage48
Environment47
Work and life balance40

Full BES profile for SavonaSavona on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →

Nearby comuni

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