Foreign residents in Muggia
Muggia, in the province of Trieste, is home to 9 Austrians — 0.07% of its 12,708 residents. That is the 276th-highest concentration of Austrians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 30th within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, Muggia counts 53 foreign residents in total, 0.42% of the population. The largest groups are Austrians (9), Germans (6), Russians (6).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Austrians in Muggia has risen, from 5 to 9 (+80%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.8% of Muggia's population was born outside Italy — 5.4% outside the EU and 3.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 9 | 0.07% |
| Germany | 6 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 6 | 0.05% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.02% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.02% |
| United States | 2 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.01% |
| France | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 11,589 | 91.19% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 436 | 3.43% |
| Born outside the EU | 683 | 5.37% |
Austrians over time
Quality of life in Trieste
Full BES profile for Trieste →Trieste on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Trieste average of €2,049/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.2 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.
A detached house here averages €1,875/m², against €2,108 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% more per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.