All things you need to know about living in the province of La Spezia
The province of La Spezia is home to 177 Germans: 0.08% of its 214,919 residents, across 32 comuni.
ISTAT counts 21,999 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 10.24% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely 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
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3,977 | 1.85% |
| Albania | 2,373 | 1.10% |
| Ukraine | 612 | 0.28% |
| Poland | 320 | 0.15% |
| Germany | 177 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 153 | 0.07% |
| France | 151 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 150 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 144 | 0.07% |
| United States | 115 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 112 | 0.05% |
| Bulgaria | 77 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 72 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 70 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 44 | 0.02% |
| Croatia | 44 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 40 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 31 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 30 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 27 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 27 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 26 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 24 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 23 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 21 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 19 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 19 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 18 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 16 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 11 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 11 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 11 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 10 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 9 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 4 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 186,198 | 86.64% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 6,312 | 2.94% |
| Born outside the EU | 22,409 | 10.43% |
Germans over time
Top 22 comuni by Germans share
- Calice al Cornoviglio0.57%
- Monterosso al Mare0.45%
- Riomaggiore0.39%
- Deiva Marina0.31%
- Lerici0.25%
- Levanto0.20%
- Sesta Godano0.16%
- Portovenere0.12%
- Ameglia0.12%
- Varese Ligure0.11%
- Luni0.11%
- Arcola0.10%
- Castelnuovo Magra0.10%
- Riccò del Golfo di Spezia0.08%
- Vezzano Ligure0.06%
- Sarzana0.06%
- Beverino0.04%
- La Spezia0.04%
- Follo0.02%
- Bolano0.01%
- Santo Stefano di Magra0.01%
- Brugnato0.00%
Quality of life (BES)
Education and training
Social relationships
Health
Work and life balance
Landscape and cultural heritage
Economic well-being
Safety
Quality of services
Environment
Compare La Spezia with other provinces →See La Spezia against all 107 on cost and quality →
Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 32 comuni of La Spezia are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 27
- Zone 325
- 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 →