Foreign residents in Forlì-Cesena province

Emilia-Romagna · 30 comuni · Population 393,367 · 2,444 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Forlì-Cesena is home to 294 Brazilians — 0.07% of its 393,367 residents, across 30 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,662 foreign residents in total, 0.42% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (294), Russians (260), Spaniards (162).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 242 to 294 (+21%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 11.4% outside the EU and 3.3% 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
Brazil2940.07%
Russia2600.07%
Spain1620.04%
Germany1500.04%
France1210.03%
Argentina980.02%
United Kingdom940.02%
Greece640.02%
United States570.01%
Venezuela550.01%
Netherlands470.01%
Portugal410.01%
Austria400.01%
Belgium350.01%
Switzerland350.01%
Mexico290.01%
Japan220.01%
Canada140.00%
Ireland140.00%
Finland90.00%
Denmark60.00%
Sweden50.00%
Australia40.00%
South Korea40.00%
Norway20.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy335,63385.32%
Born elsewhere in the EU13,0193.31%
Born outside the EU44,71511.37%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stTredozio0.27% (3)
  2. 2ndBorghi0.21% (6)
  3. 3rdCastrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole0.15% (10)
  4. 4thCesenatico0.13% (35)
  5. 5thGambettola0.13% (14)
  6. 6thGaleata0.12% (3)
  7. 7thForlimpopoli0.09% (12)
  8. 8thMeldola0.09% (9)
  9. 9thRoncofreddo0.09% (3)
  10. 10thSan Mauro Pascoli0.08% (10)
  11. 11thForlì0.07% (85)
  12. 12thBagno di Romagna0.07% (4)
  13. 13thCesena0.07% (67)
  14. 14thGatteo0.06% (6)
  15. 15thRocca San Casciano0.06% (1)
  16. 16thCivitella di Romagna0.06% (2)
  17. 17thBertinoro0.05% (6)
  18. 18thSavignano sul Rubicone0.05% (9)
  19. 19thSanta Sofia0.05% (2)
  20. 20thPredappio0.05% (3)
  21. 21stSogliano al Rubicone0.03% (1)
  22. 22ndSarsina0.03% (1)
  23. 23rdMercato Saraceno0.01% (1)
  24. 24thLongiano0.01% (1)
  25. 25thDovadola0.00% (0)

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

93th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.6 Average number of years
93th · 2024

Economic well-being

87th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita25,038
87th · 2023

Work and life balance

81th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)75.8 Percentage values
81th · 2024

Safety

69th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.3 Per 100,000 inhabitants
91th · 2022
Burglaries reported298.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants
31th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.5 Percentage values
85th · 2023

Social relationships

67th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations70.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
67th · 2022

Quality of services

48th percentile avg
Medical specialists33.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
70th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage61.8 Percentage values
39th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards2.5 Per 10,000 inhabitants
34th · 2022

Environment

48th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration23 Microgram per m3
52th · 2023
Urban green25.7 M2 per inhabitant
50th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources22.9 Percentage values
41th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

47th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.5 Per 100 km2
47th · 2022

Education and training

44th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)65.3 Percentage values
44th · 2024

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