Foreign residents in Napoli
Napoli, in the province of Napoli, is home to 792 Russians — 0.09% of its 909,013 residents. That is the 1191st-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 72nd within Campania.
Across the nationalities we track, Napoli counts 2,906 foreign residents in total, 0.32% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (792), Brazilians (499), French nationals (237).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Napoli has fallen, from 1,016 to 792 (-22%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.8% of Napoli's population was born outside Italy — 6.1% outside the EU and 0.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 792 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 499 | 0.05% |
| France | 237 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 210 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 173 | 0.02% |
| United States | 162 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 147 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 120 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 106 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 78 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 62 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 61 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 50 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 43 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 26 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 23 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 21 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 20 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 17 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 14 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 14 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 12 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 8 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 5 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 847,379 | 93.22% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 6,526 | 0.72% |
| Born outside the EU | 55,108 | 6.06% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Napoli
Full BES profile for Napoli →Napoli on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Napoli is well above the Napoli average of €1,891/m². Averaged across 61 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 €2,555/m², against €2,377 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 7% 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.