Foreign residents in Genova province
Data as of 2026-08-09
The province of Genova is home to 923 Russians — 0.11% of its 818,812 residents, across 67 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 5,734 foreign residents in total, 0.70% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (923), Spaniards (737), Brazilians (657).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 728 to 923 (+27%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.0% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 12.1% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 923 | 0.11% |
| Spain | 737 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 657 | 0.08% |
| Venezuela | 491 | 0.06% |
| France | 486 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 448 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 335 | 0.04% |
| United States | 246 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 217 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 154 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 149 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 139 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 138 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 81 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 79 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 78 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 70 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 62 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 49 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 43 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 38 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 36 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 31 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 31 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 16 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 704,201 | 86.00% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 15,530 | 1.90% |
| Born outside the EU | 99,081 | 12.10% |
Russians over time
Top 25 comuni by Russians share
- Busalla0.22%
- Pieve Ligure0.21%
- Uscio0.19%
- Camogli0.16%
- Carasco0.16%
- Arenzano0.15%
- Santa Margherita Ligure0.14%
- Rapallo0.14%
- Cicagna0.13%
- Casella0.13%
- Leivi0.12%
- Genova0.12%
- San Colombano Certenoli0.11%
- Davagna0.11%
- Borzonasca0.11%
- Chiavari0.11%
- Cogoleto0.11%
- Recco0.11%
- Montoggio0.10%
- Lavagna0.10%
- Ne0.09%
- Bogliasco0.09%
- Torriglia0.09%
- Rossiglione0.08%
- Campo Ligure0.07%
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