Foreign residents in Rocca di Papa
Rocca di Papa, in the province of Roma, is home to 32 Spaniards — 0.18% of its 17,853 residents. That is the 99th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 8th within Lazio.
Across the nationalities we track, Rocca di Papa counts 184 foreign residents in total, 1.03% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (32), Brazilians (26), French nationals (18).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Rocca di Papa has fallen, from 34 to 32 (-6%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.9% of Rocca di Papa's population was born outside Italy — 10.3% outside the EU and 4.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 32 | 0.18% |
| Brazil | 26 | 0.15% |
| France | 18 | 0.10% |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 0.10% |
| Germany | 14 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 10 | 0.06% |
| United States | 10 | 0.06% |
| Portugal | 9 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 7 | 0.04% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.02% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 15,193 | 85.10% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 818 | 4.58% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,842 | 10.32% |
Spaniards over time
Quality of life in Roma
Full BES profile for Roma →Roma on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Rocca di Papa is well below the Roma average of €2,497/m². Averaged across 4 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 €1,492/m², against €1,325 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 7% 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.