Foreign residents in Como province

Lombardia · 147 comuni · Population 598,191 · 1,904 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Como is home to 1,104 Russians — 0.18% of its 598,191 residents, across 147 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 5,784 foreign residents in total, 0.97% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (1,104), Brazilians (578), Germans (568).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 885 to 1,104 (+25%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.0% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 10.0% outside the EU and 2.0% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above — see about the data.

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
Russia1,1040.18%
Brazil5780.10%
Germany5680.09%
Switzerland5290.09%
United Kingdom4800.08%
France4340.07%
Spain4100.07%
Netherlands2340.04%
United States2180.04%
Portugal1770.03%
Venezuela1610.03%
Argentina1540.03%
Belgium1110.02%
Ireland1040.02%
Greece800.01%
Japan730.01%
Sweden730.01%
Mexico540.01%
Denmark530.01%
Austria510.01%
Australia460.01%
Finland300.01%
South Korea230.00%
Canada200.00%
Norway190.00%

“Citizens” counts residents holding that country’s citizenship, summed across every comune in the province.

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy526,43488.00%
Born elsewhere in the EU11,8141.97%
Born outside the EU59,94310.02%

From ISTAT’s census data. Broad groups only — see about the data.

Russians over time

Top 25 comuni by Russians share

  1. 1stCampione d'Italia13.50% (245)
  2. 2ndMenaggio1.23% (37)
  3. 3rdBlevio1.06% (11)
  4. 4thTremezzina0.78% (39)
  5. 5thCernobbio0.64% (40)
  6. 6thValsolda0.56% (8)
  7. 7thPianello del Lario0.55% (6)
  8. 8thMoltrasio0.53% (8)
  9. 9thFaggeto Lario0.36% (4)
  10. 10thOltrona di San Mamette0.34% (8)
  11. 11thComo0.32% (270)
  12. 12thTavernerio0.28% (16)
  13. 13thCarimate0.28% (12)
  14. 14thLezzeno0.26% (5)
  15. 15thBrunate0.25% (4)
  16. 16thCarbonate0.24% (7)
  17. 17thBellagio0.23% (8)
  18. 18thPorlezza0.22% (11)
  19. 19thColverde0.22% (12)
  20. 20thLuisago0.21% (6)
  21. 21stMonguzzo0.21% (5)
  22. 22ndCadorago0.20% (16)
  23. 23rdAsso0.20% (7)
  24. 24thGravedona ed Uniti0.20% (8)
  25. 25thSan Fermo della Battaglia0.19% (15)

Quality of life (BES)

Province-level well-being, Italy’s official BES framework — percentile rank against Italy’s other provinces. Higher is always better here, regardless of the underlying indicator’s direction.

Health

83th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.4 Average number of years
83th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

82th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage1.5 Per 100 km2
82th · 2022

Education and training

76th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)71.4 Percentage values
76th · 2024

Economic well-being

64th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita23,047
64th · 2023

Work and life balance

54th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)72.5 Percentage values
54th · 2024

Safety

52th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.3 Per 100,000 inhabitants
91th · 2022
Burglaries reported365.8 Per 100,000 inhabitants
8th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads3.6 Percentage values
59th · 2023

Environment

38th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration22 Microgram per m3
64th · 2023
Urban green20.7 M2 per inhabitant
37th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources12.9 Percentage values
15th · 2023

Social relationships

37th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations60.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
37th · 2022

Quality of services

36th percentile avg
Medical specialists23.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants
10th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage60.6 Percentage values
37th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3.2 Per 10,000 inhabitants
60th · 2022

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