Foreign residents in Massa-Carrara province

Toscana · 17 comuni · Population 186,783 · 412 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Massa-Carrara is home to 273 Britons — 0.15% of its 186,783 residents, across 17 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,363 foreign residents in total, 0.73% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (273), Germans (162), Russians (149).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in the province has risen, from 268 to 273 (+2%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 7.5% outside the EU and 3.2% 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
United Kingdom2730.15%
Germany1620.09%
Russia1490.08%
Brazil1470.08%
France990.05%
Spain970.05%
United States670.04%
Netherlands560.03%
Switzerland410.02%
Japan390.02%
Argentina380.02%
Belgium380.02%
South Korea230.01%
Venezuela220.01%
Ireland180.01%
Greece140.01%
Finland130.01%
Austria120.01%
Denmark120.01%
Portugal110.01%
Sweden100.01%
Canada90.00%
Mexico70.00%
Australia60.00%
Norway00.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy166,79189.30%
Born elsewhere in the EU5,9523.19%
Born outside the EU14,0407.52%

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

Britons over time

Top 14 comuni by Britons share

  1. 1stBagnone2.03% (34)
  2. 2ndFivizzano0.80% (55)
  3. 3rdLicciana Nardi0.76% (36)
  4. 4thMulazzo0.39% (9)
  5. 5thTresana0.37% (7)
  6. 6thFosdinovo0.26% (12)
  7. 7thPontremoli0.25% (17)
  8. 8thVillafranca in Lunigiana0.17% (8)
  9. 9thAulla0.15% (16)
  10. 10thPodenzana0.10% (2)
  11. 11thFilattiera0.09% (2)
  12. 12thCarrara0.03% (19)
  13. 13thMassa0.02% (15)
  14. 14thMontignoso0.02% (2)

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

77th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)71.7 Percentage values
77th · 2024

Safety

65th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants
61th · 2023
Burglaries reported275.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants
42th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.1 Percentage values
91th · 2023

Health

64th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth83.8 Average number of years
64th · 2024

Work and life balance

52th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)72.4 Percentage values
52th · 2024

Quality of services

45th percentile avg
Medical specialists31.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
65th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage68.3 Percentage values
56th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards1.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
16th · 2022

Social relationships

43th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations63.2 Per 10,000 inhabitants
43th · 2022

Environment

43th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration20 Microgram per m3
77th · 2023
Urban green17.8 M2 per inhabitant
26th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources16.5 Percentage values
26th · 2023

Economic well-being

41th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita20,258
41th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

31th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.3 Per 100 km2
31th · 2022

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