All things you need to know about living in Emilia-Romagna
Across Emilia-Romagna's 9 provinces, ISTAT counts 4,263 Russians: 0.10% of the region's 4,461,998 residents.
ISTAT counts 564,745 residents with a foreign citizenship in Emilia-Romagna, 12.66% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (4,263), Brazilians (4,089), Spaniards (2,439).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Emilia-Romagna has risen, from 4,060 to 4,263 (+5%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.9% of Emilia-Romagna's population was born outside Italy: 13.2% outside the EU and 2.7% 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 | 94,587 | 2.12% |
| Albania | 55,575 | 1.25% |
| Ukraine | 38,820 | 0.87% |
| Poland | 8,374 | 0.19% |
| Bulgaria | 4,607 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 4,263 | 0.10% |
| Brazil | 4,089 | 0.09% |
| Spain | 2,439 | 0.05% |
| France | 2,266 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 1,744 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 1,643 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 1,141 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 1,123 | 0.03% |
| Croatia | 1,115 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 1,029 | 0.02% |
| United States | 947 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 725 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 706 | 0.02% |
| Slovakia | 621 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 602 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 562 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 517 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 501 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 492 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 424 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 420 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 349 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 338 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 273 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 224 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 156 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 120 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 115 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 112 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 112 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 111 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 83 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 71 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 45 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 23 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 15 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,751,813 | 84.08% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 121,272 | 2.72% |
| Born outside the EU | 588,913 | 13.20% |
Russians over time
Provinces by Russians share
- Rimini0.27%
- Bologna0.09%
- Parma0.09%
- Modena0.08%
- Ferrara0.08%
- Ravenna0.08%
- Piacenza0.08%
- Reggio nell'Emilia0.07%
- Forlì-Cesena0.07%
Seismic zones of its comuni
A region has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 330 comuni of Emilia-Romagna are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 2109
- Zone 3221
- 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 →