All things you need to know about living in the province of Savona
The province of Savona is home to 320 Brazilians: 0.12% of its 267,064 residents, across 69 comuni.
ISTAT counts 24,801 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 9.29% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely 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
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 5,113 | 1.91% |
| Romania | 3,245 | 1.22% |
| Ukraine | 1,473 | 0.55% |
| Brazil | 320 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 301 | 0.11% |
| Russia | 298 | 0.11% |
| Poland | 212 | 0.08% |
| France | 148 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 142 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 129 | 0.05% |
| Netherlands | 111 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 84 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 83 | 0.03% |
| Bulgaria | 76 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 72 | 0.03% |
| United States | 47 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 43 | 0.02% |
| Lithuania | 39 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 38 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 35 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 31 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 25 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 23 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 23 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 21 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 20 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 19 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 16 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 14 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 12 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 12 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 12 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 9 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 7 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 2 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 231,934 | 86.85% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 6,083 | 2.28% |
| Born outside the EU | 29,047 | 10.88% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Calizzano1.03%
- Laigueglia0.48%
- Noli0.29%
- Borgio Verezzi0.24%
- Altare0.21%
- Borghetto Santo Spirito0.20%
- Mallare0.19%
- Alassio0.18%
- Millesimo0.18%
- Albissola Marina0.17%
- Stella0.17%
- Cengio0.15%
- Savona0.14%
- Loano0.14%
- Albenga0.14%
- Finale Ligure0.12%
- Ortovero0.12%
- Boissano0.12%
- Vado Ligure0.11%
- Ceriale0.11%
- Dego0.11%
- Toirano0.11%
- Giustenice0.10%
- Pietra Ligure0.09%
- Andora0.08%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 69 comuni of Savona are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 24
- Zone 346
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)19
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →