All things you need to know about living in the province of Ferrara
The province of Ferrara is home to 266 Russians: 0.08% of its 339,612 residents, across 21 comuni.
ISTAT counts 38,780 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 11.42% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (266), Brazilians (242), French nationals (146).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 256 to 266 (+4%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 10.8% outside the EU and 2.4% 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 | 6,969 | 2.05% |
| Ukraine | 4,137 | 1.22% |
| Albania | 2,151 | 0.63% |
| Poland | 615 | 0.18% |
| Russia | 266 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 242 | 0.07% |
| Bulgaria | 164 | 0.05% |
| France | 146 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 139 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 116 | 0.03% |
| Croatia | 105 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 93 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 89 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 86 | 0.03% |
| United States | 62 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 56 | 0.02% |
| Czechia | 53 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 52 | 0.02% |
| Slovakia | 49 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 44 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 43 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 28 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 26 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 25 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 24 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 21 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 17 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 17 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 16 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 8 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 6 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 6 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 2 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 2 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 294,675 | 86.77% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 8,272 | 2.44% |
| Born outside the EU | 36,665 | 10.80% |
Russians over time
Top 21 comuni by Russians share
- Comacchio0.16%
- Masi Torello0.13%
- Tresignana0.13%
- Portomaggiore0.12%
- Jolanda di Savoia0.11%
- Ferrara0.10%
- Copparo0.09%
- Fiscaglia0.06%
- Argenta0.06%
- Voghiera0.06%
- Riva del Po0.05%
- Ostellato0.05%
- Terre del Reno0.05%
- Bondeno0.04%
- Vigarano Mainarda0.04%
- Codigoro0.04%
- Poggio Renatico0.03%
- Cento0.03%
- Lagosanto0.02%
- Mesola0.02%
- Goro0.00%
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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 21 comuni of Ferrara are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 21
- Zone 320
- 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 →