Foreign residents in Arba
Arba, in the province of Pordenone, is home to 3 Germans — 0.22% of its 1,334 residents. That is the 490th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 7th within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, Arba counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.67% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (3), Argentinians (1), Belgians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Arba has held roughly steady, from 3 to 3 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 21.9% of Arba's population was born outside Italy — 13.0% outside the EU and 8.8% 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
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 0.22% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.07% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.07% |
| France | 1 | 0.07% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.07% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.07% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.07% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,042 | 78.11% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 118 | 8.85% |
| Born outside the EU | 174 | 13.04% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Pordenone
Full BES profile for Pordenone →Pordenone on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Arba is well below the Pordenone average of €930/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
17.2 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
A detached house here averages €733/m², against €625 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 18% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.