Living in Foggia

In Foggia, rent averages €5.63 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.8% (2023).

Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covers 509.3 km², with a population density of 284.9 people per km² at the start of 2026. The foreign population count was 11,616 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population145,198people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,414EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent5.63EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate11.83%country median 6.0% — 96% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime3,913incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³country median 14.0 — 21% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset

Higher unemployment than 86% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 80% of Italian cities that publish it.

Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Foggia?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in ItalyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Foggia.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Foggia?

Average net cold rent is about 5.63 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): 5.63 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesFoggia highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliadbox fixed fibre¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	69,553 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official
Main residence dwellings	58,885 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹³Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.63 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Foggia 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.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–62%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Student65%strong on education, weak on work · range 56–74%

Family63%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 53–73%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 338 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.63 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.

Source period: 2025-S2

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Foggia?

The unemployment rate is about 11.8 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 11.83 % · Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Foggia is 11.8%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Foggia 11.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	49,318 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,414 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁶Official
Unemployment rate	11.83 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat⁴Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2011–2023

10.9%

15.2%

19.5%

23.7%

11.8%2011201920212023

Unemployment rate fell 27.8% between 2011 and 2023, from 16.4% to 11.8%.

What does a salary buy in Foggia?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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.	outside the model's range
Rent, 60 m²€5.63/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €338
Internet€30 · official · iliadbox fixed fibre · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€12 · official · iliad GIGA mobile tariff · 2026-09-30	− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Foggia Salary needed to live in Foggia

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Foggia. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service

Italian public employment services / regional employment centres

Job SearchTraining

Search jobs

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Foggia. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	31 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)²⁰Official
Schools	137 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)²⁰Official

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; Foggia's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	849.2 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁵Official
Hospitals	5 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁵Official
Pharmacies	46 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Foggia 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.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents849.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Foggia?

Police recorded about 3,913 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesFoggia highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Florence11,422

Milan10,343

Bologna9,973

Turin9,170

Venice9,092

Catania7,485

Rome7,475

Verona6,667

Naples6,521

Genoa5,692

Palermo5,384

Bari4,616

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,913 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	FOG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	3 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Foggia. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

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.

ItalianCEFR A2In PersonCost varies

Open official information

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.

ItalianIn Person, Online

Open official information

Open the full Italy section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Foggia.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Foggia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

12°3°

13°3°

16°5°

20°8°

25°12°

30°16°

33°19°

28°15°

23°12°

17°8°

13°4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂17WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in ItalyAnnual PM2.5 in Foggia is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2628–29

Foggia 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	17 µg/m³country median 15.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 12.01 · Feb 13.11 · Mar 16.1 · Apr 19.62 · May 25.15 · Jun 30.38 · Jul 33.19 · Aug 33.49 · Sep 27.9 · Oct 22.83 · Nov 17.19 · Dec 13.12 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁸Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.15 · Feb 3.09 · Mar 5.02 · Apr 7.56 · May 11.84 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.67 · Aug 19.14 · Sep 15.49 · Oct 11.85 · Nov 7.95 · Dec 4.42 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.53 · Feb 7.94 · Mar 10.41 · Apr 13.49 · May 18.43 · Jun 23.27 · Jul 25.93 · Aug 26.13 · Sep 21.46 · Oct 17.11 · Nov 12.45 · Dec 8.72 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI³⁰Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37.22 · Feb 28.37 · Mar 34.64 · Apr 37.33 · May 32.13 · Jun 31.46 · Jul 17.27 · Aug 20.99 · Sep 41.54 · Oct 43.23 · Nov 50.35 · Dec 44.43 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI³¹Official

Similar climate. In Italy: Bari ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Fuenlabrada (Spain) ±0.8 °C, Leganés (Spain) ±0.8 °C, Parla (Spain) ±0.8 °C, Alcorcón (Spain) ±0.9 °C, Móstoles (Spain) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Foggia?

The published population was 145,198 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	637.6 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁵Official
City area	509.3 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²²Official
Foreign-resident share	7.3 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁶Official
Foreign residents	11,616 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.²¹Official
Population density	284.9 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²³Official
Female residents	73,348 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official
Male residents	71,850 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official
Population	145,198 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁷Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

144,562

147,634

150,707

153,779

145,19820142016201820222025

Population fell 5.2% between 2014 and 2025, from 153,143 to 145,198.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2016–2026

5,132

7,453

9,775

12,096

11,616201620182020202220242026

Foreign residents rose 107.0% between 2016 and 2026, from 5,612 to 11,616.

International community in Foggia

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)	145,198	100.0%
Italia	133,820	92.2%
Marocco	1,282	0.9%
Romania	1,193	0.8%
Senegal	999	0.7%
Mali	835	0.6%
Gambia	653	0.4%
Ucraina	565	0.4%
Nigeria	537	0.4%
Pakistan	507	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Bangladesh	444	0.3%
Albania	432	0.3%
Germania	237	0.2%
Polonia	236	0.2%
Guinea	204	0.1%
Cina	202	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	167	0.1%
Federazione russa	164	0.1%
Tunisia	164	0.1%
Bulgaria	158	0.1%
Ghana	147	0.1%
Macedonia del Nord	138	0.1%
Guinea-Bissau	137	0.1%
Francia	128	0.1%
Svizzera	123	0.1%
Venezuela	115	0.1%
Egitto	111	0.1%
Brasile	82	0.1%
Afghanistan	76	0.1%
Burkina Faso	75	0.1%
India	66	0.0%
Cuba	64	0.0%
Moldova	60	0.0%
Algeria	60	0.0%
Sudan	50	0.0%
Colombia	50	0.0%
Regno Unito	49	0.0%
Canada	42	0.0%
Libia	41	0.0%
Grecia	40	0.0%
Belgio	37	0.0%
Iraq	37	0.0%
Somalia	35	0.0%
Camerun	32	0.0%
Spagna	30	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	29	0.0%
Argentina	29	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	27	0.0%
Togo	24	0.0%
Filippine	23	0.0%
Niger	23	0.0%
Bielorussia	21	0.0%
Etiopia	21	0.0%
Australia	20	0.0%
Sierra Leone	19	0.0%
Georgia	16	0.0%
Liberia	16	0.0%
Perù	16	0.0%
Iran	15	0.0%
Ecuador	15	0.0%
Croazia	13	0.0%
Turchia	13	0.0%
Lituania	11	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	10	0.0%
Slovacchia	9	0.0%
Sri Lanka	9	0.0%
Kenya	9	0.0%
Kosovo	8	0.0%
Libano	8	0.0%
Nepal	8	0.0%
Siria	8	0.0%
Thailandia	8	0.0%
Sudafrica	7	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	6	0.0%
Vietnam	6	0.0%
Congo	6	0.0%
Messico	6	0.0%
Austria	5	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	5	0.0%
Benin	5	0.0%
Madagascar	5	0.0%
Mauritania	5	0.0%
Eritrea	5	0.0%
Ungheria	4	0.0%
Palestina	4	0.0%
Giordania	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Uzbekistan	4	0.0%
Malta	3	0.0%
Portogallo	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Ciad	3	0.0%
Ruanda	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	3	0.0%
Finlandia	2	0.0%
Lussemburgo	2	0.0%
Svezia	2	0.0%
Slovenia	2	0.0%
Serbia	2	0.0%
Cambogia	2	0.0%
Kirghizistan	2	0.0%
Capo Verde	2	0.0%
Guatemala	2	0.0%
Bolivia	2	0.0%
Cile	2	0.0%
Paraguay	2	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
Montenegro	1	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	1	0.0%
Corea del Sud	1	0.0%
Giappone	1	0.0%
Israele	1	0.0%
Taiwan	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Maurizio	1	0.0%
Namibia	1	0.0%
Uganda	1	0.0%
Sud Sudan	1	0.0%
Costa Rica	1	0.0%
Haiti	1	0.0%
Honduras	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

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)	145,198	100.0%
Italia	134,634	92.7%
Romania	1,460	1.0%
Marocco	1,377	0.9%
Senegal	1,020	0.7%
Mali	852	0.6%
Gambia	666	0.5%
Nigeria	611	0.4%
Ucraina	500	0.3%
Pakistan	499	0.3%

Show 99 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Bangladesh	442	0.3%
Albania	367	0.3%
Cina	296	0.2%
Polonia	226	0.2%
Guinea	202	0.1%
Bulgaria	164	0.1%
Ghana	156	0.1%
Macedonia del Nord	146	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	146	0.1%
Guinea-Bissau	142	0.1%
Tunisia	127	0.1%
Egitto	110	0.1%
Burkina Faso	80	0.1%
Afghanistan	75	0.1%
India	62	0.0%
Algeria	56	0.0%
Sudan	48	0.0%
Venezuela	44	0.0%
Federazione russa	41	0.0%
Cuba	41	0.0%
Iraq	35	0.0%
Somalia	34	0.0%
Camerun	28	0.0%
Colombia	27	0.0%
Brasile	26	0.0%
Filippine	24	0.0%
Niger	24	0.0%
Togo	24	0.0%
Spagna	23	0.0%
Moldova	23	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	22	0.0%
Georgia	19	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	18	0.0%
Liberia	16	0.0%
Sierra Leone	16	0.0%
Bielorussia	15	0.0%
Turchia	14	0.0%
Francia	11	0.0%
Germania	10	0.0%
Sri Lanka	10	0.0%
Iran	10	0.0%
Grecia	9	0.0%
Lituania	9	0.0%
Kenya	9	0.0%
Nepal	8	0.0%
Regno Unito	7	0.0%
Slovacchia	7	0.0%
Belgio	6	0.0%
Croazia	6	0.0%
Palestina	6	0.0%
Vietnam	6	0.0%
Ecuador	6	0.0%
Mauritania	5	0.0%
Perù	5	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Thailandia	4	0.0%
Benin	4	0.0%
Libia	4	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	4	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Ungheria	3	0.0%
Giordania	3	0.0%
Ciad	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	2	0.0%
Serbia	2	0.0%
Kosovo	2	0.0%
Libano	2	0.0%
Siria	2	0.0%
Uzbekistan	2	0.0%
Capo Verde	2	0.0%
Etiopia	2	0.0%
Madagascar	2	0.0%
Tanzania	2	0.0%
Canada	2	0.0%
Apolide	2	0.0%
Austria	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Portogallo	1	0.0%
Svizzera	1	0.0%
Corea del Sud	1	0.0%
Giappone	1	0.0%
Kirghizistan	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Burundi	1	0.0%
Guinea Equatoriale	1	0.0%
Ruanda	1	0.0%
Uganda	1	0.0%
Sud Sudan	1	0.0%
Costa Rica	1	0.0%
Honduras	1	0.0%
Messico	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%
Paraguay	1	0.0%
Uruguay	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Non-citizens, share of residents	7.28 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁵Official
Households	65,043 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Foggia

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.

Cerignola as a Foggia alternative in the same region

36 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Nearest airport: 35.0 km Cerignola vs 3.0 km Foggia+1067%
Rent: €4.00/m² Cerignola vs €5.63/m² Foggia−29%
Residents: 56,900 Cerignola vs 145,198 Foggia−61%
Foreign residents: 5.3% Cerignola vs 7.3% Foggia−27%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Cerignola vs 11.0 µg/m³ Foggia−9%
Unemployment: 11.6% Cerignola vs 11.8% Foggiasame level
Median gross pay, region: €1,414 Cerignola vs €1,414 Foggiasame level

Full comparison More about Cerignola

Ferrara as a Foggia alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 493 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Nearest airport: 43.0 km Ferrara vs 3.0 km Foggia+1333%
Rent: €4.10/m² Ferrara vs €5.63/m² Foggia−27%
Unemployment: 6.1% Ferrara vs 11.8% Foggia−48%
Median gross pay, region: €1,851 Ferrara vs €1,414 Foggia+31%
Foreign residents: 12.1% Ferrara vs 7.3% Foggia+66%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 672.4 Ferrara vs 849.2 Foggia−21%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,291 Ferrara vs 3,913 Foggia+10%

Full comparison More about Ferrara

Cities near Foggia

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Italy

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All Italy cities

Cagliari145,981 residents Rimini150,333 residents Livorno153,154 residents Ravenna156,340 residents Perugia162,050 residents Ferrara129,081 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Foggia?

The published population was 145,198 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Foggia?

Average net cold rent is about 5.63 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 394 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Foggia?

How safe is Foggia?

Police recorded about 3,913 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov.

What is the unemployment rate in Foggia?

The unemployment rate is about 11.8 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Foggia?

The median gross salary is 1,414 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Foggia a good place to live?

Foggia 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.

Which cities are near Foggia?

Carapelle, Lucera, Troia, Orta Nova are near Foggia. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Foggia?

The official country of birth distribution records 145,198 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). Foggia, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 11a6b78a56798e1ce8bdfbb1993dd1fa]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/foggia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_foggia-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_4dfd97ca9edb,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Foggia, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {11a6b78a56798e1ce8bdfbb1993dd1fa},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/foggia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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