Foreign residents in Lecco province

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

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

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

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,683 foreign residents in total, 0.50% of the population. The largest groups 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
Russia2730.08%
Brazil2430.07%
Germany1560.05%
Spain1480.04%
France1370.04%
United Kingdom1180.04%
United States950.03%
Venezuela940.03%
Argentina600.02%
Portugal450.01%
Switzerland430.01%
Netherlands390.01%
Belgium320.01%
Japan320.01%
Ireland300.01%
Mexico260.01%
Greece230.01%
Sweden210.01%
Austria130.00%
Canada130.00%
Denmark130.00%
Finland90.00%
South Korea90.00%
Australia80.00%
Norway30.00%

“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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