Foreign residents in Trieste province

Friuli-Venezia Giulia · 6 comuni · Population 227,792 · 640 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Trieste is home to 271 Russians — 0.12% of its 227,792 residents, across 6 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,958 foreign residents in total, 0.86% of the population. The largest groups 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

NationalityCitizensShare
Russia2710.12%
Germany2060.09%
United Kingdom1620.07%
Spain1580.07%
France1580.07%
Brazil1450.06%
Austria1350.06%
United States1120.05%
Greece930.04%
Venezuela930.04%
Argentina720.03%
Netherlands600.03%
Portugal470.02%
Japan340.01%
Mexico330.01%
Ireland300.01%
Belgium270.01%
Sweden270.01%
Finland250.01%
Switzerland190.01%
Canada180.01%
Australia140.01%
South Korea80.00%
Denmark70.00%
Norway40.00%

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

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy190,18983.49%
Born elsewhere in the EU10,0934.43%
Born outside the EU27,51012.08%

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

Russians over time

Top 5 comuni by Russians share

  1. 1stDuino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina0.18% (15)
  2. 2ndTrieste0.13% (248)
  3. 3rdMuggia0.05% (6)
  4. 4thSan Dorligo della Valle-Dolina0.04% (2)
  5. 5thSgonico-Zgonik0.00% (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

99th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage30.4 Per 100 km2
99th · 2022

Quality of services

96th percentile avg
Medical specialists51.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
97th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage92 Percentage values
100th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards4.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
90th · 2022

Education and training

95th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)77 Percentage values
95th · 2024

Social relationships

94th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations89.7 Per 10,000 inhabitants
94th · 2022

Work and life balance

92th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)76.9 Percentage values
92th · 2024

Economic well-being

84th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita24,886
84th · 2023

Safety

72th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.4 Per 100,000 inhabitants
79th · 2023
Burglaries reported267 Per 100,000 inhabitants
44th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads1.9 Percentage values
93th · 2023

Environment

59th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration19 Microgram per m3
84th · 2023
Urban green62.7 M2 per inhabitant
85th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources8.9 Percentage values
8th · 2023

Health

31th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth82.9 Average number of years
31th · 2024

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