Foreign residents in Medicina
Medicina, in the province of Bologna, is home to 17 Brazilians — 0.10% of its 16,812 residents. That is the 1576th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 81st within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Medicina counts 49 foreign residents in total, 0.29% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (17), Argentinians (9), Russians (7).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Medicina has fallen, from 19 to 17 (-11%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.8% of Medicina's population was born outside Italy — 8.1% outside the EU and 3.8% 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
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 17 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 9 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 7 | 0.04% |
| France | 5 | 0.03% |
| United States | 3 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.01% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 14,824 | 88.18% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 631 | 3.75% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,357 | 8.07% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
Buying in Medicina is well below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.6 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 12% more than ordinary condition — €1,876/m² against €1,675.
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 €1,775/m², against €1,675 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.