There are over 5 million foreign residents in Italy, but their distribution is far from uniform. In some towns they exceed a third of the population; in others they are almost absent. The geography of foreign presence follows work: industrial hubs, intensive agriculture and services in large urban areas.
The towns with the most foreigners
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~5M
Foreign residents
% of pop.
Indicator
7,896
Municipalities
ISTAT
Source
The 15 towns with the most foreigners (% of population)
Share of foreign residents — highest values
Source: DatiItalia — data from ISTAT, MEF, ISPRA, EEA
The map of foreign presence
The heatmap shows where the foreign population concentrates: the industrial and agricultural Centre-North leads, with high pockets in some southern areas tied to seasonal farming.
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Foreign-resident map by municipality
Share of foreigners — zoom to explore
Source: DatiItalia — data from ISTAT, MEF, ISPRA, EEA
The 3D view
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3D map: foreign residents by municipality
Height proportional to foreign presence — drag to rotate
Source: DatiItalia — data from ISTAT, MEF, ISPRA, EEA
Explore each municipality's foreign-resident data in the Foreign residents section and compare towns in the Compare section.