All things you need to know about living in the province of Trieste
The province of Trieste is home to 271 Russians: 0.12% of its 227,792 residents, across 6 comuni.
ISTAT counts 25,765 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 11.31% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (271), Germans (206), Britons (162).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 181 to 271 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.5% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 12.1% outside the EU and 4.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3,175 | 1.39% |
| Ukraine | 1,411 | 0.62% |
| Croatia | 1,147 | 0.50% |
| Slovenia | 769 | 0.34% |
| Albania | 696 | 0.31% |
| Bulgaria | 347 | 0.15% |
| Russia | 271 | 0.12% |
| Poland | 229 | 0.10% |
| Germany | 206 | 0.09% |
| Hungary | 168 | 0.07% |
| United Kingdom | 162 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 158 | 0.07% |
| France | 158 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 145 | 0.06% |
| Austria | 135 | 0.06% |
| United States | 112 | 0.05% |
| Greece | 93 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 93 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 72 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 60 | 0.03% |
| Slovakia | 58 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 47 | 0.02% |
| Czechia | 45 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 34 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 33 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 30 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 27 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 27 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 25 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 19 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 18 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 16 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 16 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 14 | 0.01% |
| Estonia | 9 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 8 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 7 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 190,189 | 83.49% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 10,093 | 4.43% |
| Born outside the EU | 27,510 | 12.08% |
Russians over time
Top 5 comuni by Russians share
- Duino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina0.18%
- Trieste0.13%
- Muggia0.05%
- San Dorligo della Valle-Dolina0.04%
- Sgonico-Zgonik0.00%
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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 6 comuni of Trieste are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 36
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
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 →