Foreign residents in Ravenna
Ravenna, in the province of Ravenna, is home to 158 Russians — 0.10% of its 156,340 residents. That is the 941st-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 67th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Ravenna counts 828 foreign residents in total, 0.53% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (158), Brazilians (149), French nationals (74).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Ravenna has fallen, from 174 to 158 (-9%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.3% of Ravenna's population was born outside Italy — 11.5% outside the EU and 3.9% 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 | 158 | 0.10% |
| Brazil | 149 | 0.10% |
| France | 74 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 70 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 51 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 50 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 46 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 42 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 24 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 23 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 20 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 19 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 16 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 13 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 13 | 0.01% |
| United States | 13 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 11 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 10 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 8 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 7 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 2 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 132,351 | 84.66% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 6,042 | 3.86% |
| Born outside the EU | 17,947 | 11.48% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Ravenna
Full BES profile for Ravenna →Ravenna on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Ravenna is above the Ravenna average of €1,701/m². Averaged across 21 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.7 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 €2,066/m², against €2,034 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.