Living in Florence
In Florence, rent averages €10.20 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.8% (2023).
Florence (Italian: Firenze) is a city in Italy. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 57,735. The city covers 102.3 km², with a population density of 3,534.7 people per km² at the start of 2026. The city had 207,026 dwellings in 2023.
More recorded crime than 92% of Italian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 61% of Italian cities that publish it.
Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Florence?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Firenze?
Average net cold rent is 10.2 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 10.2 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 74.43 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Florence (Wayback capture 20250108152820)24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Florence (Wayback capture 20250108152820)24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 600 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Florence (Wayback capture 20250108152820)24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12.31 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Florence (Wayback capture 20250108152820)24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Monthly transport pass | 38.25 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Florence (Wayback capture 20250108152820)24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 200.9 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo — Cost of Living in Florence (Wayback capture 20250108152820)24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Dwellings | 207,026 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality10Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 179,020 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 10.2 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected source1Official · municipality zone median |
Is Florence a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 612 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.2 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Firenze?
The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2023).
- Unemployment rate: 5.79 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12
Florence 5.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public employment offices | 1 count | 15 Sept 2026 | Ministero del Lavoro — CPI finder17Official |
| People in employment | 160,578 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,114 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it22Official |
| Average net monthly salary | 1,779 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/it/firenze/25Community estimate · Supplemental context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.79 %country median 6.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12Official |
What does a salary buy in Florence?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesTransportInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €1,691 |
| Rent, 60 m²€10.20/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31 | − €612 |
| Public transport pass€38 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31 | − €38 |
| Utilities, 85 m²€201 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31 | − €201 |
| Internet€29 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31 | − €29 |
| Mobile plan€12 · market price · Numbeo · 2025-12-31 | − €12 |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €798 |
Public employment offices in Florence
Ministero del Lavoro lists 1 public employment office in Florence (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.
Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service
The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.
Family and education
The city had 330 schools in August 2025.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 330 schools | 31 Aug 2025 | MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie16Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Italian L2 laboratories and support for foreign pupils (DPR 394/1999 art 45 route). How to enrol a child (istruzione.it).
A country-wide rule for Italy; Florence's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 631.2 beds per 100,000 | 1 Jan 2023 | Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 202321Official |
| Hospitals | 10 count | 1 Jan 2023 | Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 202321Official |
| Pharmacies | 118 count | 15 Sept 2026 | Farmacie3Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Florence when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Firenze?
Police recorded about 11,422 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: esploradati.istat.it2
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Florence. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults — State Language Course
Italian public adult-education system — Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti
For foreign adults, people seeking Italian language and culture courses.
L.O.R.R. — Language, Orientation, Recognition and Networks with CPIA — Job-related language course
Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies / FAMI 2021-2027 programme
For third-country nationals, vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied minors.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual NO₂ was 26 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 23.5 µg/m³ in 2022.
Is the air quality good in Firenze?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant23
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Florence 13.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 26 µg/m³country median 15.0 | 2022 | Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant23Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 23.5 µg/m³country median 22.0 | 2022 | Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant23Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 13 µg/m³country median 14.0 | 2022 | Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant23Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Firenze?
The published population was 361,705 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 20259
By nationality
National passport84%Foreign residents16%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 553.3 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2023 | IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico11Official |
| City area | 102.3 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 15.96 % | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.18Official |
| Foreign residents | 57,735 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.18Official |
| Population density | 3,535 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official |
| Female residents | 190,565 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official |
| Male residents | 171,140 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official |
| Population | 361,705 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 20259Official |
Population fell 4.1% between 2014 and 2025, from 377,207 to 361,705.
Foreign residents rose 4.3% between 2014 and 2026, from 55,339 to 57,735.
International community in Florence
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 361,705 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 293,292 | 81.1% |
| Perù | 7,079 | 2.0% |
| Albania | 6,450 | 1.8% |
| Romania | 5,745 | 1.6% |
| Cina | 4,749 | 1.3% |
| Filippine | 3,917 | 1.1% |
| Marocco | 2,408 | 0.7% |
| Bangladesh | 2,321 | 0.6% |
| Sri Lanka | 2,056 | 0.6% |
Show 157 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brasile | 1,833 | 0.5% |
| Ucraina | 1,684 | 0.5% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 1,584 | 0.4% |
| Senegal | 1,420 | 0.4% |
| Egitto | 1,406 | 0.4% |
| India | 1,229 | 0.3% |
| Georgia | 1,210 | 0.3% |
| Francia | 1,184 | 0.3% |
| Federazione russa | 1,070 | 0.3% |
| Germania | 1,045 | 0.3% |
| Regno Unito | 844 | 0.2% |
| Iran | 814 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 790 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 767 | 0.2% |
| Tunisia | 722 | 0.2% |
| Svizzera | 713 | 0.2% |
| Polonia | 685 | 0.2% |
| Moldova | 681 | 0.2% |
| Giappone | 631 | 0.2% |
| Argentina | 627 | 0.2% |
| Colombia | 593 | 0.2% |
| Spagna | 582 | 0.2% |
| Grecia | 463 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 463 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 413 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 404 | 0.1% |
| Etiopia | 376 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 342 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 338 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 313 | 0.1% |
| Messico | 285 | 0.1% |
| Libia | 277 | 0.1% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 259 | 0.1% |
| Algeria | 256 | 0.1% |
| Belgio | 254 | 0.1% |
| Turchia | 254 | 0.1% |
| Honduras | 238 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 222 | 0.1% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 211 | 0.1% |
| Paesi Bassi | 210 | 0.1% |
| Cile | 206 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 197 | 0.1% |
| Libano | 189 | 0.1% |
| Svezia | 187 | 0.1% |
| Israele | 181 | 0.1% |
| Corea del Sud | 180 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 174 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 169 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 163 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 161 | 0.0% |
| Camerun | 159 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 146 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 145 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 142 | 0.0% |
| Giordania | 137 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 134 | 0.0% |
| Siria | 121 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 116 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 109 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 103 | 0.0% |
| Capo Verde | 102 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 101 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 98 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 94 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 91 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 85 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 85 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 84 | 0.0% |
| Maurizio | 81 | 0.0% |
| Danimarca | 79 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Democratica del Congo | 79 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 76 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 75 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 74 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 69 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 66 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 65 | 0.0% |
| Sudafrica | 63 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 62 | 0.0% |
| Finlandia | 59 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 58 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 52 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 48 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 44 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 43 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 43 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 41 | 0.0% |
| Norvegia | 39 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 38 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 38 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 36 | 0.0% |
| Palestina | 34 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 34 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 33 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 33 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 32 | 0.0% |
| Cambogia | 30 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 29 | 0.0% |
| Arabia Saudita | 27 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaigian | 24 | 0.0% |
| Cipro | 23 | 0.0% |
| Nuova Zelanda | 22 | 0.0% |
| Lussemburgo | 21 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 21 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 20 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 19 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 19 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 19 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 19 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 19 | 0.0% |
| Monaco | 17 | 0.0% |
| Emirati Arabi Uniti | 17 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 17 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 17 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 16 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 15 | 0.0% |
| Kirghizistan | 15 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 15 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Mozambico | 13 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 11 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 9 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 0.0% |
| Islanda | 8 | 0.0% |
| Tagikistan | 8 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 8 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 7 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 7 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 6 | 0.0% |
| Ciad | 6 | 0.0% |
| Giamaica | 6 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar/Birmania | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ruanda | 4 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 4 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad e Tobago | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bahrein | 3 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 3 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Eswatini | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Andorra | 2 | 0.0% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 2 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Centrafricana | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malawi | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 1 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Antigua e Barbuda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 1 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guyana | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Citizenship
Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 361,705 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 305,422 | 84.4% |
| Perù | 6,573 | 1.8% |
| Romania | 6,045 | 1.7% |
| Cina | 6,040 | 1.7% |
| Albania | 4,504 | 1.2% |
| Filippine | 4,188 | 1.2% |
| Bangladesh | 2,341 | 0.6% |
| Sri Lanka | 2,281 | 0.6% |
| Marocco | 2,053 | 0.6% |
Show 149 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ucraina | 1,447 | 0.4% |
| Senegal | 1,276 | 0.4% |
| Georgia | 1,229 | 0.3% |
| Egitto | 1,091 | 0.3% |
| India | 1,022 | 0.3% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 841 | 0.2% |
| Brasile | 792 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 789 | 0.2% |
| Francia | 742 | 0.2% |
| Kosovo | 658 | 0.2% |
| Giappone | 601 | 0.2% |
| Tunisia | 575 | 0.2% |
| Polonia | 551 | 0.2% |
| Spagna | 535 | 0.1% |
| Germania | 521 | 0.1% |
| Iran | 512 | 0.1% |
| Serbia | 502 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 479 | 0.1% |
| Regno Unito | 473 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 370 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 320 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 316 | 0.1% |
| Honduras | 245 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 223 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 216 | 0.1% |
| Somalia | 215 | 0.1% |
| Ecuador | 209 | 0.1% |
| Grecia | 198 | 0.1% |
| Paesi Bassi | 179 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 178 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 172 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 168 | 0.0% |
| Camerun | 159 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 158 | 0.0% |
| Corea del Sud | 154 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 145 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 142 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 138 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 132 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 131 | 0.0% |
| Svizzera | 119 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 118 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 113 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 108 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 108 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 95 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 94 | 0.0% |
| Giordania | 93 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 92 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 90 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 89 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 89 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 89 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 85 | 0.0% |
| Etiopia | 84 | 0.0% |
| Siria | 82 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 74 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 71 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 69 | 0.0% |
| Israele | 68 | 0.0% |
| Danimarca | 67 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 64 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 57 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 57 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 56 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 52 | 0.0% |
| Maurizio | 51 | 0.0% |
| Capo Verde | 45 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 44 | 0.0% |
| Finlandia | 43 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 43 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 41 | 0.0% |
| Cile | 41 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 40 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 38 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 37 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 37 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 35 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 35 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Democratica del Congo | 35 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 34 | 0.0% |
| Norvegia | 32 | 0.0% |
| Palestina | 31 | 0.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 30 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 28 | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 25 | 0.0% |
| Cipro | 25 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 25 | 0.0% |
| Gabon | 25 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 23 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 23 | 0.0% |
| Angola | 23 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 20 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 19 | 0.0% |
| Libia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 18 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 17 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaigian | 16 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 16 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 15 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 15 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 13 | 0.0% |
| Nicaragua | 12 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 9 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 9 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 0.0% |
| Sudafrica | 9 | 0.0% |
| Nuova Zelanda | 9 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 0.0% |
| Islanda | 7 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 7 | 0.0% |
| Kirghizistan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Paraguay | 7 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 6 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Ciad | 6 | 0.0% |
| Apolide | 6 | 0.0% |
| Lussemburgo | 5 | 0.0% |
| Burundi | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tagikistan | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mozambico | 4 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 4 | 0.0% |
| Cambogia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 3 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sud Sudan | 3 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad e Tobago | 3 | 0.0% |
| Monaco | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bahrein | 2 | 0.0% |
| Emirati Arabi Uniti | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ruanda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Eswatini | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 0.0% |
| Belize | 2 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Giamaica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Andorra | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arabia Saudita | 1 | 0.0% |
| Myanmar/Birmania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Qatar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Centrafricana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residents born abroad | 18.49 % | 31 Dec 2023 | ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality10Official |
| Non-citizens, share of residents | 15.56 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
| Households | 186,709 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official |
Alternatives for people set on Florence
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Catania as a Florence alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.35/m² Catania vs €10.20/m² Florence−57%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,485 Catania vs 11,422 Florence−34%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,027.7 Catania vs 631.2 Florence+63%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,575 Catania vs €2,114 Florence−25%
- Foreign residents: 3.9% (2025) Catania vs 16.0% (2026) Florenceno percentage
- Residents: 298,054 Catania vs 361,705 Florence−18%
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Firenze?
The published population was 361,705 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Firenze?
Average net cold rent is 10.2 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 714 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.
Is the air quality good in Firenze?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2022) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant.
How safe is Firenze?
Police recorded about 11,422 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: esploradati.istat.it.
What is the unemployment rate in Firenze?
The unemployment rate is about 5.8 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).
What is the typical salary around Florence?
The median gross salary is 2,114 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.
Is Florence a good place to live?
Florence may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Florence?
The official country of birth distribution records 361,705 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Florence, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 473e0e6f547925d6b11a237070c1bc83]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/firenze/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), Italy citizenship distribution demo.istat.it · checked 2026-08-28
- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), Italy country of birth distribution demo.istat.it · checked 2026-08-28
- IT-Istat-DCCV_DELITTIPS_8-2024 esploradati.istat.it · checked 2026-09-15
- MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie dati.istruzione.it · checked 2026-07-16
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- Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023 dati.salute.gov.it · checked 2026-09-15
- servizi2.inps.it servizi2.inps.it · checked 2026-08-27
- Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant isprambiente.gov.it · checked 2026-07-15
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