Foreign residents in Trieste
Trieste, in the province of Trieste, is home to 248 Russians — 0.13% of its 198,388 residents. That is the 680th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 16th within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, Trieste counts 1,752 foreign residents in total, 0.88% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (248), Germans (184), Spaniards (149).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Trieste has risen, from 164 to 248 (+51%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.6% of Trieste's population was born outside Italy — 13.1% outside the EU and 4.5% 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 | 248 | 0.13% |
| Germany | 184 | 0.09% |
| Spain | 149 | 0.08% |
| France | 145 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 141 | 0.07% |
| United Kingdom | 131 | 0.07% |
| Austria | 112 | 0.06% |
| United States | 99 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 93 | 0.05% |
| Greece | 91 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 70 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 42 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 41 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 32 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 32 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 26 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 23 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 22 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 14 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 14 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 13 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 13 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 7 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 163,472 | 82.40% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 8,932 | 4.50% |
| Born outside the EU | 25,984 | 13.10% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Trieste
Full BES profile for Trieste →Trieste on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Trieste average of €2,049/m². Averaged across 11 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.5 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 24% more than ordinary condition — €2,565/m² against €2,071.
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 €2,070/m², against €2,071 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.