Foreign residents in La Spezia province

Liguria · 32 comuni · Population 214,919 · 925 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of La Spezia is home to 177 Germans — 0.08% of its 214,919 residents, across 32 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,457 foreign residents in total, 0.68% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (177), Spaniards (153), French nationals (151).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 157 to 177 (+13%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.4% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 10.4% outside the EU and 2.9% 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
Germany1770.08%
Spain1530.07%
France1510.07%
Russia1500.07%
Brazil1440.07%
United States1150.05%
United Kingdom1120.05%
Venezuela720.03%
Netherlands700.03%
Switzerland440.02%
Argentina400.02%
Greece310.01%
Belgium260.01%
Portugal240.01%
Sweden230.01%
Denmark210.01%
Mexico190.01%
Japan180.01%
Austria160.01%
Australia110.01%
Canada110.01%
Ireland110.01%
Norway100.00%
Finland50.00%
South Korea30.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy186,19886.64%
Born elsewhere in the EU6,3122.94%
Born outside the EU22,40910.43%

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

Germans over time

Top 22 comuni by Germans share

  1. 1stCalice al Cornoviglio0.57% (6)
  2. 2ndMonterosso al Mare0.45% (6)
  3. 3rdRiomaggiore0.39% (5)
  4. 4thDeiva Marina0.31% (4)
  5. 5thLerici0.25% (23)
  6. 6thLevanto0.20% (10)
  7. 7thSesta Godano0.16% (2)
  8. 8thPortovenere0.12% (4)
  9. 9thAmeglia0.12% (5)
  10. 10thVarese Ligure0.11% (2)
  11. 11thLuni0.11% (9)
  12. 12thArcola0.10% (10)
  13. 13thCastelnuovo Magra0.10% (8)
  14. 14thRiccò del Golfo di Spezia0.08% (3)
  15. 15thVezzano Ligure0.06% (4)
  16. 16thSarzana0.06% (12)
  17. 17thBeverino0.04% (1)
  18. 18thLa Spezia0.04% (33)
  19. 19thFollo0.02% (1)
  20. 20thBolano0.01% (1)
  21. 21stSanto Stefano di Magra0.01% (1)
  22. 22ndBrugnato0.00% (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.

Education and training

89th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)74.1 Percentage values
89th · 2024

Social relationships

63th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations69.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
63th · 2022

Health

53th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth83.6 Average number of years
53th · 2024

Work and life balance

51th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)72.2 Percentage values
51th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

51th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.6 Per 100 km2
51th · 2022

Economic well-being

47th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita21,205
47th · 2023

Safety

46th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.9 Per 100,000 inhabitants
24th · 2023
Burglaries reported179.1 Per 100,000 inhabitants
67th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads4.1 Percentage values
48th · 2023

Quality of services

40th percentile avg
Medical specialists27.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
47th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage56.6 Percentage values
22th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
52th · 2022

Environment

32th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration20 Microgram per m3
77th · 2023
Urban green13.3 M2 per inhabitant
16th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources5.6 Percentage values
2th · 2023

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