Foreign residents in Ruda
Ruda, in the province of Udine, is home to 2 Spaniards — 0.07% of its 2,799 residents. That is the 817th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 25th within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, Ruda counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.32% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (2), Portuguese nationals (2), Austrians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Ruda has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.8% of Ruda's population was born outside Italy — 5.4% outside the EU and 3.3% 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 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.07% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.04% |
| France | 1 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,554 | 91.25% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 93 | 3.32% |
| Born outside the EU | 152 | 5.43% |
Spaniards over time
Quality of life in Udine
Full BES profile for Udine →Udine on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Ruda is well below the Udine average of €1,018/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18 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 €750/m², against €775 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 3% more per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.