Foreign residents in Ravenna province

Emilia-Romagna · 18 comuni · Population 387,205 · 2,605 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Ravenna is home to 354 Brazilians — 0.09% of its 387,205 residents, across 18 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,859 foreign residents in total, 0.48% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (354), Russians (299), Spaniards (183).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has fallen, from 360 to 354 (-2%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 11.8% outside the EU and 4.0% 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
Brazil3540.09%
Russia2990.08%
Spain1830.05%
France1650.04%
Germany1280.03%
United Kingdom1020.03%
Greece880.02%
Argentina790.02%
Portugal780.02%
Venezuela590.02%
Netherlands450.01%
Belgium360.01%
Japan360.01%
United States360.01%
Mexico330.01%
Switzerland300.01%
Austria280.01%
Sweden160.00%
Canada140.00%
Ireland130.00%
South Korea110.00%
Finland90.00%
Denmark80.00%
Norway50.00%
Australia40.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy326,24884.26%
Born elsewhere in the EU15,3003.95%
Born outside the EU45,65711.79%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 18 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stCasola Valsenio0.24% (6)
  2. 2ndAlfonsine0.21% (24)
  3. 3rdCervia0.14% (41)
  4. 4thCotignola0.14% (10)
  5. 5thSolarolo0.14% (6)
  6. 6thBagnacavallo0.13% (22)
  7. 7thRavenna0.10% (149)
  8. 8thRussi0.09% (11)
  9. 9thLugo0.07% (24)
  10. 10thMassa Lombarda0.07% (8)
  11. 11thConselice0.07% (7)
  12. 12thFusignano0.06% (5)
  13. 13thBrisighella0.06% (4)
  14. 14thCastel Bolognese0.05% (5)
  15. 15thRiolo Terme0.05% (3)
  16. 16thFaenza0.05% (28)
  17. 17thSant'Agata sul Santerno0.04% (1)
  18. 18thBagnara di Romagna0.00% (0)

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.

Landscape and cultural heritage

94th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage4.4 Per 100 km2
94th · 2022

Health

83th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84.4 Average number of years
83th · 2024

Economic well-being

81th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita24,555
81th · 2023

Work and life balance

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

Education and training

70th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)70.2 Percentage values
70th · 2024

Quality of services

66th percentile avg
Medical specialists31.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
67th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage69.3 Percentage values
59th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3.6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
73th · 2022

Environment

57th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration26 Microgram per m3
37th · 2023
Urban green48.3 M2 per inhabitant
77th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources36.8 Percentage values
58th · 2023

Social relationships

54th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations67.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
54th · 2022

Safety

48th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.5 Per 100,000 inhabitants
61th · 2023
Burglaries reported388.8 Per 100,000 inhabitants
4th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.7 Percentage values
78th · 2023

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