Foreign residents in Forlì
Forlì, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, is home to 85 Brazilians — 0.07% of its 117,535 residents. That is the 2364th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 154th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Forlì counts 490 foreign residents in total, 0.42% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (85), Russians (75), Spaniards (61).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Forlì has risen, from 70 to 85 (+21%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.3% of Forlì's population was born outside Italy — 13.0% outside the EU and 3.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 85 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 75 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 61 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 34 | 0.03% |
| France | 28 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 27 | 0.02% |
| United States | 26 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 25 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 24 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 20 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 14 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 12 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 11 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 9 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 6 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 6 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 98,413 | 83.73% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 3,825 | 3.25% |
| Born outside the EU | 15,297 | 13.01% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Forlì-Cesena
Full BES profile for Forlì-Cesena →Forlì-Cesena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Forlì-Cesena average of €1,553/m². Averaged across 11 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.6 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 25% more than ordinary condition — €1,855/m² against €1,482.
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.
A detached house here averages €1,511/m², against €1,482 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 2% 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.