All things you need to know about living in the province of Bologna
The province of Bologna is home to 930 Russians: 0.09% of its 1,020,193 residents, across 55 comuni.
ISTAT counts 124,848 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 12.24% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (930), Brazilians (847), Spaniards (691).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 778 to 930 (+20%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 12.3% outside the EU and 2.9% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above. See about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 26,383 | 2.59% |
| Albania | 8,174 | 0.80% |
| Ukraine | 7,945 | 0.78% |
| Poland | 1,908 | 0.19% |
| Russia | 930 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 847 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 691 | 0.07% |
| France | 593 | 0.06% |
| Bulgaria | 575 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 524 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 479 | 0.05% |
| United States | 419 | 0.04% |
| Greece | 414 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 246 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 213 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 213 | 0.02% |
| Croatia | 210 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 197 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 179 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 156 | 0.02% |
| Slovakia | 124 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 119 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 114 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 108 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 95 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 89 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 83 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 79 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 67 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 59 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 59 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 46 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 37 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 34 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 33 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 30 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 18 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 17 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 13 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 12 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 865,103 | 84.80% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 30,034 | 2.94% |
| Born outside the EU | 125,056 | 12.26% |
Russians over time
Top 25 comuni by Russians share
- Monterenzio0.16%
- Fontanelice0.16%
- Monghidoro0.15%
- Bologna0.13%
- Monte San Pietro0.12%
- Vergato0.11%
- Argelato0.11%
- Castenaso0.10%
- Baricella0.10%
- Ozzano dell'Emilia0.10%
- Molinella0.09%
- Castello d'Argile0.09%
- Imola0.09%
- Budrio0.09%
- Pianoro0.08%
- Zola Predosa0.08%
- San Pietro in Casale0.08%
- Grizzana Morandi0.08%
- Sasso Marconi0.07%
- San Benedetto Val di Sambro0.07%
- Castel Guelfo di Bologna0.07%
- Castel San Pietro Terme0.06%
- Casalecchio di Reno0.06%
- Borgo Tossignano0.06%
- Granarolo dell'Emilia0.06%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 55 comuni of Bologna are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 212
- Zone 343
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →