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.
The 25 nationalities we track account for 1,457 residents in the province, 0.68% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (177), Spaniards (153), French nationals (151). Other citizenships are not counted here, so this is a floor, not the full foreign population.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Venezuela | 72 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 70 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 44 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 40 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 31 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 26 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 24 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 23 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 21 | 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% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 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%
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