Foreign residents in Reggio di Calabria
Reggio di Calabria, in the province of Reggio Calabria, is home to 103 Russians — 0.06% of its 168,779 residents. That is the 1878th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 74th within Calabria.
Across the nationalities we track, Reggio di Calabria counts 533 foreign residents in total, 0.32% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (103), Brazilians (96), Argentinians (92).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Reggio di Calabria has risen, from 73 to 103 (+41%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.5% of Reggio di Calabria's population was born outside Italy — 6.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 103 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 96 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 92 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 48 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 42 | 0.02% |
| France | 34 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 24 | 0.01% |
| Germany | 19 | 0.01% |
| United States | 16 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 8 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 7 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 6 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 5 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 154,391 | 91.48% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 3,636 | 2.15% |
| Born outside the EU | 10,752 | 6.37% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Reggio di Calabria
Full BES profile for Reggio di Calabria →Reggio di Calabria on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Reggio di Calabria is well above the Reggio Calabria average of €691/m². Averaged across 25 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
19.7 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.
A detached house here averages €914/m², against €871 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 17% 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.