All things you need to know about living in the province of Genova
The province of Genova is home to 923 Russians: 0.11% of its 818,812 residents, across 67 comuni.
ISTAT counts 85,932 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 10.50% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 9,896 | 1.21% |
| Romania | 8,560 | 1.05% |
| Ukraine | 4,554 | 0.56% |
| Russia | 923 | 0.11% |
| Spain | 737 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 657 | 0.08% |
| Poland | 619 | 0.08% |
| Venezuela | 491 | 0.06% |
| France | 486 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 448 | 0.05% |
| Bulgaria | 402 | 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% |
| Lithuania | 118 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 116 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 101 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 85 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 81 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 79 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 78 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 71 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 70 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 62 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 49 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 45 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 43 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 38 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 36 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 31 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 31 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 24 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 21 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 16 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 13 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 9 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 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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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 67 comuni of Genova are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 364
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)3
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 →