Foreign residents in Riva del Po
Riva del Po, in the province of Ferrara, is home to 9 Germans — 0.12% of its 7,424 residents. That is the 889th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 18th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Riva del Po counts 40 foreign residents in total, 0.54% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (9), Britons (6), Russians (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Riva del Po has risen, from 3 to 9 (+200%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.0% of Riva del Po's population was born outside Italy — 8.8% outside the EU and 3.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9 | 0.12% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 4 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.04% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.03% |
| France | 2 | 0.03% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| United States | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 6,536 | 88.04% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 232 | 3.13% |
| Born outside the EU | 656 | 8.84% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Ferrara
Full BES profile for Ferrara →Ferrara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Riva del Po is well below the Ferrara average of €972/m². Averaged across 8 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.9 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 €738/m², against €605 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 23% 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.