Foreign residents in Buja
Buja, in the province of Udine, is home to 5 Spaniards — 0.08% of its 6,353 residents. That is the 675th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 20th within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, Buja counts 28 foreign residents in total, 0.44% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (5), Argentinians (4), Austrians (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Buja has risen, from 4 to 5 (+25%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.8% of Buja's population was born outside Italy — 9.6% outside the EU and 5.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5 | 0.08% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.06% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.05% |
| Australia | 2 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.03% |
| France | 2 | 0.03% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.02% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,413 | 85.20% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 330 | 5.19% |
| Born outside the EU | 610 | 9.60% |
Spaniards over time
Quality of life in Udine
Full BES profile for Udine →Udine on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Buja is well below the Udine average of €1,018/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.9 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 €725/m², against €775 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 3% less 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.