Foreign residents in Parma
Parma, in the province of Parma, is home to 258 Spaniards — 0.13% of its 198,693 residents. That is the 217th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 9th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Parma counts 1,826 foreign residents in total, 0.92% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (258), French nationals (246), Brazilians (218).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Parma has risen, from 200 to 258 (+29%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 19.9% of Parma's population was born outside Italy — 17.8% outside the EU and 2.2% 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 | 258 | 0.13% |
| France | 246 | 0.12% |
| Brazil | 218 | 0.11% |
| Russia | 214 | 0.11% |
| Greece | 126 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 99 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 98 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 76 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 73 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 70 | 0.04% |
| United States | 52 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 49 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 45 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 35 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 28 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 25 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 20 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 18 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 15 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 14 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 13 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 11 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 8 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 8 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 7 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 159,063 | 80.05% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 4,292 | 2.16% |
| Born outside the EU | 35,338 | 17.79% |
Spaniards over time
Quality of life in Parma
Full BES profile for Parma →Parma on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Parma is well above the Parma average of €1,230/m². Averaged across 23 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.4 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 19% more than ordinary condition — €1,927/m² against €1,616.
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 €2,148/m², against €1,616 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 32% 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.