All things you need to know about living in the province of Como
The province of Como is home to 1,104 Russians: 0.18% of its 598,191 residents, across 147 comuni.
ISTAT counts 50,128 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 8.38% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely 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
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 6,351 | 1.06% |
| Ukraine | 3,729 | 0.62% |
| Albania | 3,405 | 0.57% |
| Russia | 1,104 | 0.18% |
| Brazil | 578 | 0.10% |
| Germany | 568 | 0.09% |
| Switzerland | 529 | 0.09% |
| United Kingdom | 480 | 0.08% |
| Poland | 474 | 0.08% |
| France | 434 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 410 | 0.07% |
| Bulgaria | 284 | 0.05% |
| Netherlands | 234 | 0.04% |
| United States | 218 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 177 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 161 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 154 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 111 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 104 | 0.02% |
| Latvia | 99 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 89 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 81 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 80 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 78 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 73 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 73 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 64 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 54 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 53 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 51 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 49 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 46 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 30 | 0.01% |
| Estonia | 28 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 23 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 20 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 19 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 17 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 17 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 9 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 526,434 | 88.00% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 11,814 | 1.97% |
| Born outside the EU | 59,943 | 10.02% |
Russians over time
Top 25 comuni by Russians share
- Campione d'Italia13.50%
- Menaggio1.23%
- Blevio1.06%
- Tremezzina0.78%
- Cernobbio0.64%
- Valsolda0.56%
- Pianello del Lario0.55%
- Moltrasio0.53%
- Faggeto Lario0.36%
- Oltrona di San Mamette0.34%
- Como0.32%
- Tavernerio0.28%
- Carimate0.28%
- Lezzeno0.26%
- Brunate0.25%
- Carbonate0.24%
- Bellagio0.23%
- Porlezza0.22%
- Colverde0.22%
- Luisago0.21%
- Monguzzo0.21%
- Cadorago0.20%
- Asso0.20%
- Gravedona ed Uniti0.20%
- San Fermo della Battaglia0.19%
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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 147 comuni of Como are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)147
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 →