Foreign residents in La Spezia
La Spezia, in the province of La Spezia, is home to 88 Spaniards — 0.09% of its 92,706 residents. That is the 437th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 18th within Liguria.
Across the nationalities we track, La Spezia counts 486 foreign residents in total, 0.52% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (88), Russians (60), Brazilians (58).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in La Spezia has risen, from 67 to 88 (+31%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 18.0% of La Spezia's population was born outside Italy — 15.3% outside the EU and 2.7% 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 | 88 | 0.09% |
| Russia | 60 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 58 | 0.06% |
| United States | 38 | 0.04% |
| France | 34 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 33 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 31 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 31 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 21 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 13 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 12 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 9 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 8 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 7 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 4 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 76,005 | 81.98% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 2,503 | 2.70% |
| Born outside the EU | 14,198 | 15.32% |
Spaniards over time
Quality of life in La Spezia
Full BES profile for La Spezia →La Spezia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the La Spezia average of €1,690/m². Averaged across 12 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 €2,071/m², against €1,629 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 24% 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.