Foreign residents in Genova province

Liguria · 67 comuni · Population 818,812 · 3,817 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

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

NationalityCitizensShare
Russia9230.11%
Spain7370.09%
Brazil6570.08%
Venezuela4910.06%
France4860.06%
Germany4480.05%
United Kingdom3350.04%
United States2460.03%
Argentina2170.03%
Switzerland1540.02%
Greece1490.02%
Netherlands1390.02%
Portugal1380.02%
Japan810.01%
Mexico790.01%
Sweden780.01%
Austria700.01%
Belgium620.01%
Ireland490.01%
Denmark430.01%
South Korea380.00%
Australia360.00%
Canada310.00%
Finland310.00%
Norway160.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy704,20186.00%
Born elsewhere in the EU15,5301.90%
Born outside the EU99,08112.10%

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

Russians over time

Top 25 comuni by Russians share

  1. 1stBusalla0.22% (11)
  2. 2ndPieve Ligure0.21% (5)
  3. 3rdUscio0.19% (4)
  4. 4thCamogli0.16% (8)
  5. 5thCarasco0.16% (6)
  6. 6thArenzano0.15% (17)
  7. 7thSanta Margherita Ligure0.14% (12)
  8. 8thRapallo0.14% (41)
  9. 9thCicagna0.13% (3)
  10. 10thCasella0.13% (4)
  11. 11thLeivi0.12% (3)
  12. 12thGenova0.12% (688)
  13. 13thSan Colombano Certenoli0.11% (3)
  14. 14thDavagna0.11% (2)
  15. 15thBorzonasca0.11% (2)
  16. 16thChiavari0.11% (30)
  17. 17thCogoleto0.11% (9)
  18. 18thRecco0.11% (10)
  19. 19thMontoggio0.10% (2)
  20. 20thLavagna0.10% (12)
  21. 21stNe0.09% (2)
  22. 22ndBogliasco0.09% (4)
  23. 23rdTorriglia0.09% (2)
  24. 24thRossiglione0.08% (2)
  25. 25thCampo Ligure0.07% (2)

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.

Economic well-being

96th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita27,106
96th · 2023

Education and training

91th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)74.8 Percentage values
91th · 2024

Quality of services

86th percentile avg
Medical specialists49.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
96th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage79.7 Percentage values
85th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
77th · 2022

Landscape and cultural heritage

86th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage1.7 Per 100 km2
86th · 2022

Social relationships

72th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations72.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
72th · 2022

Safety

63th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.9 Per 100,000 inhabitants
24th · 2023
Burglaries reported167.9 Per 100,000 inhabitants
70th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads1.8 Percentage values
94th · 2023

Work and life balance

61th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)73.9 Percentage values
61th · 2024

Health

59th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth83.7 Average number of years
59th · 2024

Environment

37th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration22 Microgram per m3
64th · 2023
Urban green24.5 M2 per inhabitant
46th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources4.5 Percentage values
0th · 2023

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