Foreign residents in Badia Polesine

Rovigo, Veneto · Population 10,253 · Median age 48 · Indice di vecchiaia 209.2 (2019)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

Badia Polesine, in the province of Rovigo, is home to 12 Brazilians — 0.12% of its 10,253 residents. That is the 1292nd-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 156th within Veneto.

Across the nationalities we track, Badia Polesine counts 35 foreign residents in total, 0.34% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (12), Russians (8), Spaniards (7).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Badia Polesine has risen, from 4 to 12 (+200%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.9% of Badia Polesine's population was born outside Italy — 12.2% outside the EU and 2.8% 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

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

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
Brazil120.12%
Russia80.08%
Spain70.07%
Argentina30.03%
Greece20.02%
United States20.02%
Germany10.01%
Austria00.00%
Australia00.00%
Belgium00.00%
Canada00.00%
Switzerland00.00%
Denmark00.00%
Finland00.00%
France00.00%
United Kingdom00.00%
Ireland00.00%
Japan00.00%
South Korea00.00%
Mexico00.00%
Netherlands00.00%
Norway00.00%
Portugal00.00%
Sweden00.00%
Venezuela00.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy8,72385.08%
Born elsewhere in the EU2822.75%
Born outside the EU1,24812.17%

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.

Brazilians over time

Quality of life in Rovigo

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.

Work and life balance58
Social relationships57
Environment50
Quality of services45
Health40
Safety35
Economic well-being34
Education and training22
Landscape and cultural heritage18

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

Property prices

To buy

892 /

To rent

3.03 /m²/month

About the Rovigo average of €921/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.

Buy or rent

24.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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.

Condition

Housing here in excellent condition costs 35% more than ordinary condition — €1,203/m² against €892.

That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.

House or apartment

A detached house here averages 1,283/m², against €892 for an apartment.

Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 44% 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.

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Agenzia delle Entrate — Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare (OMI), semester 2025 H2. Figures are midpoints of OMI’s surveyed ranges for “Abitazioni civili” in normal condition — a guide to the market, not a valuation of any particular property. Source.

Nearby comuni

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