Foreign residents in Reggio nell'Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia, in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, is home to 268 Brazilians — 0.16% of its 172,284 residents. That is the 814th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 39th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Reggio nell'Emilia counts 979 foreign residents in total, 0.57% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (268), Russians (196), Spaniards (99).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Reggio nell'Emilia has risen, from 231 to 268 (+16%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 20.2% of Reggio nell'Emilia's population was born outside Italy — 18.3% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 268 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 196 | 0.11% |
| Spain | 99 | 0.06% |
| Venezuela | 53 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 51 | 0.03% |
| France | 51 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 45 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 39 | 0.02% |
| United States | 31 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 28 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 19 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 17 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 16 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 13 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 9 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 8 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 8 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 137,473 | 79.79% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 3,318 | 1.93% |
| Born outside the EU | 31,493 | 18.28% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Reggio nell'Emilia
Full BES profile for Reggio nell'Emilia →Reggio nell'Emilia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Reggio nell'Emilia is above the Reggio nell'Emilia average of €1,168/m². Averaged across 24 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
19.8 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 31% more than ordinary condition — €1,789/m² against €1,367.
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 €1,657/m², against €1,367 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 19% 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.