Foreign residents in Modena
Modena, in the province of Modena, is home to 194 Brazilians — 0.11% of its 184,074 residents. That is the 1507th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 77th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Modena counts 1,388 foreign residents in total, 0.75% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (194), Russians (186), Spaniards (169).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Modena has fallen, from 223 to 194 (-13%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 18.3% of Modena's population was born outside Italy — 16.0% outside the EU and 2.3% 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 | 194 | 0.11% |
| Russia | 186 | 0.10% |
| Spain | 169 | 0.09% |
| France | 149 | 0.08% |
| United Kingdom | 100 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 88 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 78 | 0.04% |
| Greece | 64 | 0.03% |
| United States | 52 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 39 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 36 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 35 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 30 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 28 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 25 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 22 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 21 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 19 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 16 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 10 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 7 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 6 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 5 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 5 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 4 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 150,373 | 81.69% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 4,190 | 2.28% |
| Born outside the EU | 29,511 | 16.03% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Modena
Full BES profile for Modena →Modena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Modena is well above the Modena average of €1,393/m². Averaged across 20 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.7 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 40% more than ordinary condition — €2,494/m² against €1,779.
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 €1,791/m², against €1,779 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.