Foreign residents in Riva del Garda
Riva del Garda, in the province of Trento, is home to 67 Russians — 0.38% of its 17,782 residents. That is the 63rd-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Riva del Garda counts 306 foreign residents in total, 1.72% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (67), Germans (64), Spaniards (27).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Riva del Garda has risen, from 42 to 67 (+60%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 18.4% of Riva del Garda's population was born outside Italy — 14.2% outside the EU and 4.2% 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 | 67 | 0.38% |
| Germany | 64 | 0.36% |
| Spain | 27 | 0.15% |
| Brazil | 26 | 0.15% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 0.11% |
| United States | 19 | 0.11% |
| Netherlands | 15 | 0.08% |
| Argentina | 11 | 0.06% |
| France | 10 | 0.06% |
| Austria | 7 | 0.04% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0.04% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0.03% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 4 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 14,516 | 81.63% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 740 | 4.16% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,526 | 14.21% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Trento
Full BES profile for Trento →Trento on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Riva del Garda is well above the Trento average of €1,964/m². Averaged across 7 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
27.6 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 21% more than ordinary condition — €3,093/m² against €2,561.
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 €2,713/m², against €2,561 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.