Foreign residents in Roma province

Lazio · 121 comuni · Population 4,222,648 · 12,867 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Roma is home to 5,219 Spaniards — 0.12% of its 4,222,648 residents, across 121 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 39,495 foreign residents in total, 0.94% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (5,219), Brazilians (4,996), French nationals (4,465).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in the province has risen, from 4,959 to 5,219 (+5%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.9% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 9.7% outside the EU and 4.3% 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
Spain5,2190.12%
Brazil4,9960.12%
France4,4650.11%
Russia3,5250.08%
United Kingdom2,8240.07%
Germany2,7310.06%
United States2,6420.06%
Venezuela1,6690.04%
Mexico1,4270.03%
Argentina1,2630.03%
Portugal1,2080.03%
Japan1,0190.02%
South Korea9290.02%
Greece8090.02%
Netherlands7650.02%
Ireland6990.02%
Belgium6410.02%
Austria5670.01%
Sweden4600.01%
Switzerland4230.01%
Canada3700.01%
Denmark2460.01%
Finland2170.01%
Australia2160.01%
Norway1650.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy3,633,62186.05%
Born elsewhere in the EU180,8314.28%
Born outside the EU408,1969.67%

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

Spaniards over time

Top 25 comuni by Spaniards share

  1. 1stArcinazzo Romano0.24% (3)
  2. 2ndArsoli0.22% (3)
  3. 3rdRocca di Papa0.18% (32)
  4. 4thFrascati0.17% (38)
  5. 5thNemi0.16% (3)
  6. 6thRoma0.16% (4,397)
  7. 7thFiumicino0.12% (101)
  8. 8thAlbano Laziale0.12% (47)
  9. 9thTorrita Tiberina0.09% (1)
  10. 10thPoli0.09% (2)
  11. 11thSanta Marinella0.09% (16)
  12. 12thMoricone0.08% (2)
  13. 13thFormello0.08% (11)
  14. 14thGrottaferrata0.08% (16)
  15. 15thRiano0.08% (8)
  16. 16thNazzano0.08% (1)
  17. 17thMagliano Romano0.07% (1)
  18. 18thCampagnano di Roma0.07% (8)
  19. 19thMonterotondo0.07% (30)
  20. 20thAffile0.07% (1)
  21. 21stMarino0.07% (33)
  22. 22ndColonna0.07% (3)
  23. 23rdAnzio0.07% (42)
  24. 24thSacrofano0.07% (5)
  25. 25thCapena0.06% (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.

Education and training

99th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)77.9 Percentage values
99th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

98th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage18.6 Per 100 km2
98th · 2022

Economic well-being

91th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita25,508
91th · 2023

Quality of services

82th percentile avg
Medical specialists48.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
94th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage84.3 Percentage values
91th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards3.2 Per 10,000 inhabitants
60th · 2022

Health

53th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth83.6 Average number of years
53th · 2024

Safety

49th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants
44th · 2023
Burglaries reported318.4 Per 100,000 inhabitants
22th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.6 Percentage values
82th · 2023

Work and life balance

47th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)70.9 Percentage values
47th · 2024

Social relationships

35th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations60.6 Per 10,000 inhabitants
35th · 2022

Environment

15th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration31 Microgram per m3
18th · 2023
Urban green17.2 M2 per inhabitant
24th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources7.1 Percentage values
4th · 2023

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