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

Lombardia · 84 comuni · Population 333,747 · 1,352 became Italian citizens (2024)

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

The province of Lecco is home to 273 Russians: 0.08% of its 333,747 residents, across 84 comuni.

ISTAT counts 27,908 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 8.37% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (273), Brazilians (243), Germans (156).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 231 to 273 (+18%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.3% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 9.8% outside the EU and 1.6% 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
Romania3,6281.09%
Albania2,1290.64%
Ukraine1,3250.40%
Poland3010.09%
Russia2730.08%
Brazil2430.07%
Germany1560.05%
Spain1480.04%
France1370.04%
Bulgaria1280.04%
United Kingdom1180.04%
Croatia1160.03%
United States950.03%
Venezuela940.03%
Argentina600.02%
Portugal450.01%
Switzerland430.01%
Netherlands390.01%
Czechia330.01%
Belgium320.01%
Japan320.01%
Ireland300.01%
Latvia290.01%
Lithuania280.01%
Slovakia280.01%
Mexico260.01%
Greece230.01%
Hungary230.01%
Sweden210.01%
Austria130.00%
Canada130.00%
Denmark130.00%
Finland90.00%
South Korea90.00%
Australia80.00%
Estonia80.00%
Slovenia80.00%
Cyprus40.00%
Malta40.00%
Norway30.00%
Luxembourg20.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy295,88188.65%
Born elsewhere in the EU5,3201.59%
Born outside the EU32,5469.75%

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

Russians over time

Top 25 comuni by Russians share

  1. 1stOliveto Lario0.35% (4)
  2. 2ndEllo0.33% (4)
  3. 3rdColico0.29% (24)
  4. 4thViganò0.24% (5)
  5. 5thCremeno0.22% (4)
  6. 6thSirtori0.22% (6)
  7. 7thMalgrate0.19% (8)
  8. 8thPrimaluna0.17% (4)
  9. 9thBulciago0.17% (5)
  10. 10thGarbagnate Monastero0.16% (4)
  11. 11thLecco0.16% (75)
  12. 12thAbbadia Lariana0.16% (5)
  13. 13thDervio0.16% (4)
  14. 14thMonticello Brianza0.15% (6)
  15. 15thCastello di Brianza0.11% (3)
  16. 16thGarlate0.11% (3)
  17. 17thMonte Marenzo0.11% (2)
  18. 18thGalbiate0.11% (9)
  19. 19thIntrobio0.10% (2)
  20. 20thBellano0.09% (3)
  21. 21stCortenova0.09% (1)
  22. 22ndCalolziocorte0.08% (11)
  23. 23rdLomagna0.08% (4)
  24. 24thBarzio0.08% (1)
  25. 25thMissaglia0.08% (7)

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.

Health

100th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.9 Average number of years
100th · 2024

Economic well-being

83th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita24,705
83th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

79th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage1.4 Per 100 km2
79th · 2022

Education and training

72th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)70.4 Percentage values
72th · 2024

Work and life balance

56th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)72.8 Percentage values
56th · 2024

Safety

47th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants
44th · 2023
Burglaries reported307 Per 100,000 inhabitants
28th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads3 Percentage values
70th · 2023

Social relationships

43th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations62.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
43th · 2022

Environment

36th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration19 Microgram per m3
84th · 2023
Urban green15.8 M2 per inhabitant
20th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources8.1 Percentage values
5th · 2023

Quality of services

26th percentile avg
Medical specialists24.6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
24th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage46.1 Percentage values
7th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards2.9 Per 10,000 inhabitants
46th · 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 84 comuni of Lecco are classified.

  • Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
  • Zone 20
  • Zone 364
  • Zone 4 (lowest hazard)20

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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