Foreign residents in Savona province

Liguria · 69 comuni · Population 267,064 · 1,086 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Savona is home to 320 Brazilians — 0.12% of its 267,064 residents, across 69 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,970 foreign residents in total, 0.74% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (320), Germans (301), Russians (298).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 308 to 320 (+4%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 10.9% 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
Brazil3200.12%
Germany3010.11%
Russia2980.11%
France1480.06%
United Kingdom1420.05%
Spain1290.05%
Netherlands1110.04%
Venezuela840.03%
Argentina830.03%
Switzerland720.03%
United States470.02%
Greece380.01%
Belgium350.01%
Denmark230.01%
Sweden230.01%
Portugal210.01%
Norway200.01%
Japan160.01%
Austria140.01%
Finland120.00%
Mexico120.00%
Canada90.00%
Ireland70.00%
Australia40.00%
South Korea10.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy231,93486.85%
Born elsewhere in the EU6,0832.28%
Born outside the EU29,04710.88%

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

Brazilians over time

Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share

  1. 1stCalizzano1.03% (15)
  2. 2ndLaigueglia0.48% (8)
  3. 3rdNoli0.29% (7)
  4. 4thBorgio Verezzi0.24% (5)
  5. 5thAltare0.21% (4)
  6. 6thBorghetto Santo Spirito0.20% (9)
  7. 7thMallare0.19% (2)
  8. 8thAlassio0.18% (18)
  9. 9thMillesimo0.18% (6)
  10. 10thAlbissola Marina0.17% (9)
  11. 11thStella0.17% (5)
  12. 12thCengio0.15% (5)
  13. 13thSavona0.14% (83)
  14. 14thLoano0.14% (15)
  15. 15thAlbenga0.14% (32)
  16. 16thFinale Ligure0.12% (13)
  17. 17thOrtovero0.12% (2)
  18. 18thBoissano0.12% (3)
  19. 19thVado Ligure0.11% (9)
  20. 20thCeriale0.11% (6)
  21. 21stDego0.11% (2)
  22. 22ndToirano0.11% (3)
  23. 23rdGiustenice0.10% (1)
  24. 24thPietra Ligure0.09% (7)
  25. 25thAndora0.08% (6)

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

90th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita25,179
90th · 2023

Social relationships

90th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations84.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
90th · 2022

Health

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

Quality of services

60th percentile avg
Medical specialists31.5 Per 10,000 inhabitants
66th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage53.8 Percentage values
18th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards5 Per 10,000 inhabitants
95th · 2022

Education and training

50th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)66.4 Percentage values
50th · 2024

Safety

50th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate1.1 Per 100,000 inhabitants
17th · 2023
Burglaries reported287.1 Per 100,000 inhabitants
39th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads1.8 Percentage values
94th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

48th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.5 Per 100 km2
48th · 2022

Environment

47th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration16 Microgram per m3
97th · 2023
Urban green5.9 M2 per inhabitant
2th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources23 Percentage values
42th · 2023

Work and life balance

40th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)68.5 Percentage values
40th · 2024

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