All things you need to know about living in the province of Gorizia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia · 25 comuni · Population 138,427 · 839 became Italian citizens (2024)

Illustration of a landmark in Gorizia
Data as of 2026-10-13· ISTAT

The province of Gorizia is home to 110 Russians: 0.08% of its 138,427 residents, across 25 comuni.

ISTAT counts 18,621 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 13.45% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (110), Germans (76), Brazilians (70).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 92 to 110 (+20%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 12.4% outside the EU and 4.7% 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
Romania2,5071.81%
Slovenia1,1150.81%
Croatia7290.53%
Ukraine5690.41%
Albania5490.40%
Poland1600.12%
Bulgaria1510.11%
Russia1100.08%
Hungary1000.07%
Germany760.05%
Brazil700.05%
Austria660.05%
Slovakia560.04%
United Kingdom430.03%
Spain420.03%
Argentina340.02%
Czechia320.02%
Venezuela320.02%
France310.02%
Portugal250.02%
United States160.01%
Japan150.01%
Lithuania120.01%
Sweden120.01%
Finland110.01%
Greece100.01%
Switzerland90.01%
Latvia80.01%
Netherlands80.01%
Estonia60.00%
Ireland60.00%
Mexico60.00%
Belgium50.00%
Denmark50.00%
Australia40.00%
Norway40.00%
South Korea30.00%
Canada20.00%
Cyprus00.00%
Luxembourg00.00%
Malta00.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy114,64082.82%
Born elsewhere in the EU6,5574.74%
Born outside the EU17,23012.45%

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

Russians over time

Top 21 comuni by Russians share

  1. 1stRonchi dei Legionari0.15% (18)
  2. 2ndGrado0.12% (9)
  3. 3rdSan Pier d'Isonzo0.10% (2)
  4. 4thGradisca d'Isonzo0.09% (6)
  5. 5thSagrado0.09% (2)
  6. 6thGorizia0.08% (28)
  7. 7thSan Canzian d'Isonzo0.08% (5)
  8. 8thMonfalcone0.08% (24)
  9. 9thStaranzano0.07% (5)
  10. 10thMariano del Friuli0.07% (1)
  11. 11thSan Lorenzo Isontino0.07% (1)
  12. 12thCapriva del Friuli0.06% (1)
  13. 13thRomans d'Isonzo0.06% (2)
  14. 14thCormons0.03% (2)
  15. 15thDoberdò del Lago-Doberdob0.00% (0)
  16. 16thFarra d'Isonzo0.00% (0)
  17. 17thFogliano Redipuglia0.00% (0)
  18. 18thMossa0.00% (0)
  19. 19thSavogna d'Isonzo-Sovodnje ob Soči0.00% (0)
  20. 20thTurriaco0.00% (0)
  21. 21stVillesse0.00% (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.

Social relationships

98th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations102.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
98th · 2022

Education and training

84th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)73.5 Percentage values
84th · 2024

Environment

79th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration18 Microgram per m3
89th · 2023
Urban green140.2 M2 per inhabitant
93th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources35.6 Percentage values
56th · 2023

Health

70th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84 Average number of years
70th · 2024

Work and life balance

57th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)73.1 Percentage values
57th · 2024

Safety

46th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate1.4 Per 100,000 inhabitants
8th · 2023
Burglaries reported127.3 Per 100,000 inhabitants
82th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads4.1 Percentage values
48th · 2023

Economic well-being

38th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita19,961
38th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

34th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.4 Per 100 km2
34th · 2022

Quality of services

17th percentile avg
Medical specialists23.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
16th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage59.8 Percentage values
34th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards0.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants
0th · 2022

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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 25 comuni of Gorizia are classified.

  • Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
  • Zone 210
  • Zone 315
  • 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 →

Fonte: Dipartimento della Protezione Civile-Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, updated to 31 May 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Source table.

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