Foreign residents in Carrara
Carrara, in the province of Massa-Carrara, is home to 42 Russians — 0.07% of its 59,662 residents. That is the 1616th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 132nd within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Carrara counts 299 foreign residents in total, 0.50% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (42), Brazilians (41), Spaniards (36).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Carrara has risen, from 35 to 42 (+20%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.1% of Carrara's population was born outside Italy — 7.6% outside the EU and 3.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 42 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 41 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 36 | 0.06% |
| Japan | 24 | 0.04% |
| France | 22 | 0.04% |
| South Korea | 21 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 12 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 12 | 0.02% |
| United States | 12 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 11 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 9 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 7 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 7 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 6 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 53,042 | 88.90% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 2,081 | 3.49% |
| Born outside the EU | 4,539 | 7.61% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Massa-Carrara
Full BES profile for Massa-Carrara →Massa-Carrara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Massa-Carrara average of €1,514/m². Averaged across 7 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
16 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 €1,842/m², against €1,525 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 21% 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.