Foreign residents in Modena province

Emilia-Romagna · 47 comuni · Population 708,340 · 3,908 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Modena is home to 564 Russians — 0.08% of its 708,340 residents, across 47 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 3,675 foreign residents in total, 0.52% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (564), Brazilians (561), French nationals (397).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 535 to 564 (+5%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.5% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 14.2% outside the EU and 2.3% 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
Russia5640.08%
Brazil5610.08%
France3970.06%
Spain3750.05%
United Kingdom2850.04%
Germany2680.04%
Venezuela2270.03%
Greece1400.02%
Argentina1350.02%
United States1050.01%
Portugal990.01%
Netherlands780.01%
Mexico760.01%
Japan610.01%
Belgium590.01%
Sweden520.01%
Austria440.01%
Switzerland360.01%
Ireland330.00%
Australia190.00%
Canada190.00%
Denmark140.00%
Finland130.00%
South Korea90.00%
Norway60.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy591,58383.52%
Born elsewhere in the EU16,3412.31%
Born outside the EU100,41614.18%

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

Russians over time

Top 25 comuni by Russians share

  1. 1stMirandola0.20% (49)
  2. 2ndPrignano sulla Secchia0.16% (6)
  3. 3rdZocca0.15% (7)
  4. 4thPolinago0.13% (2)
  5. 5thConcordia sulla Secchia0.11% (9)
  6. 6thSerramazzoni0.10% (9)
  7. 7thModena0.10% (186)
  8. 8thCarpi0.10% (74)
  9. 9thSassuolo0.10% (41)
  10. 10thCastelfranco Emilia0.10% (32)
  11. 11thMontefiorino0.09% (2)
  12. 12thCampogalliano0.09% (8)
  13. 13thSan Prospero0.08% (5)
  14. 14thSpilamberto0.08% (10)
  15. 15thPavullo nel Frignano0.08% (14)
  16. 16thLama Mocogno0.08% (2)
  17. 17thSavignano sul Panaro0.07% (7)
  18. 18thBastiglia0.07% (3)
  19. 19thCastelvetro di Modena0.06% (7)
  20. 20thSan Cesario sul Panaro0.06% (4)
  21. 21stCamposanto0.06% (2)
  22. 22ndNonantola0.06% (9)
  23. 23rdCavezzo0.06% (4)
  24. 24thFormigine0.05% (18)
  25. 25thMaranello0.05% (9)

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.

Economic well-being

93th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita26,077
93th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

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

Work and life balance

76th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)74.9 Percentage values
76th · 2024

Health

76th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.2 Average number of years
76th · 2024

Quality of services

73th percentile avg
Medical specialists38.6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
81th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage67.8 Percentage values
54th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards4.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants
84th · 2022

Education and training

57th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)68.2 Percentage values
57th · 2024

Environment

45th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration30 Microgram per m3
24th · 2023
Urban green75.6 M2 per inhabitant
89th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources15.7 Percentage values
24th · 2023

Safety

36th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.7 Per 100,000 inhabitants
34th · 2023
Burglaries reported364.3 Per 100,000 inhabitants
9th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads3.4 Percentage values
64th · 2023

Social relationships

16th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations51.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
16th · 2022

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