Living in Lecce

In Lecce, rent averages €5.33 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.4% (2023).

At the start of 2026, the city covered 239.6 km² and had a population density of 394 people per km². The foreign population count was 8,814 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2335 sources

Population94,187people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,353EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent5.33EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate11.35%country median 6.0% — 88% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime2,813incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean11.33µg/m³country median 14.0 — 19% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data

Higher unemployment than 83% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 73% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Lecce.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Lecce?

Average net cold rent is about 5.33 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): 5.33 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 citiesLecce 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 fibre⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	56,196 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	45,175 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.33 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Lecce 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 employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%

Student65%strong on education, weak on work · range 55–75%

Family63%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 52–74%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–64%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 320 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 5.33 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 Lecce?

The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 11.35 % · Eurostat³

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Lecce is 11.4%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Lecce 11.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	35,600 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,353 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	11.35 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat³Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2011–2023

7.6%

11.5%

15.4%

19.3%

11.3%2011201920212023

Unemployment rate fell 23.4% between 2011 and 2023, from 14.8% to 11.3%.

What does a salary buy in Lecce?

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€5.33/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €320
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 Lecce Salary needed to live in Lecce

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lecce. 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

Open the Italy service overview

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	22 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁹Official
Schools	110 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁹Official

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; Lecce's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Lecce?

Police recorded about 2,813 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 - prov²⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesLecce 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	2,813 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	LCC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official
Distance to nearest airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lecce. 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

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 11.3 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Lecce?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.3 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 11.33 µg/m³ · EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data²

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

13°4°

14°4°

16°6°

20°8°

25°12°

30°17°

33°19°

33°20°

28°16°

23°13°

18°9°

14°5°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

101

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

PM2.511.3WHO 5 · EU 25

NO₂17.8WHO 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 Lecce is 11.3 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

Lecce 11.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	17.8 µg/m³country median 15.0	31 Dec 2012	Eurostat⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	11.33 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 13.12 · Feb 13.79 · Mar 16.09 · Apr 19.52 · May 24.7 · Jun 29.84 · Jul 32.53 · Aug 32.67 · Sep 27.54 · Oct 22.83 · Nov 18.22 · Dec 14.31 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁶Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 4.09 · Mar 5.64 · Apr 8.13 · May 12.14 · Jun 16.61 · Jul 19.09 · Aug 19.64 · Sep 16.21 · Oct 12.68 · Nov 8.91 · Dec 5.17 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.4 · Feb 8.95 · Mar 10.86 · Apr 13.82 · May 18.43 · Jun 23.28 · Jul 25.86 · Aug 26.16 · Sep 21.8 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 13.55 · Dec 9.72 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58.63 · Feb 51.71 · Mar 64.1 · Apr 49.12 · May 41.72 · Jun 29.91 · Jul 22.76 · Aug 25.02 · Sep 69.48 · Oct 101.1 · Nov 97.64 · Dec 73.38 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁶Official

Similar climate. In Italy: Latina ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.2 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±2.3 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±2.4 °C, Nîmes (France) ±1.1 °C, Aix-en-Provence (France) ±1.0 °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 Lecce?

The published population was 94,187 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	733.1 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁵Official
City area	239.6 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²¹Official
Foreign-resident share	8.8 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁶Official
Foreign residents	8,814 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.²⁰Official
Population density	394 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²²Official
Female residents	49,266 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Male residents	44,921 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Population	94,187 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁶Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

93,131

93,958

94,785

95,612

94,18720142016201820222025

Population rose 0.9% between 2014 and 2025, from 93,302 to 94,187.

Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2014–2026

5,469

6,667

7,864

9,062

8,814201420162018202220242026

Foreign residents rose 54.2% between 2014 and 2026, from 5,717 to 8,814.

International community in Lecce

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)	94,187	100.0%
Italia	84,337	89.5%
Albania	814	0.9%
India	733	0.8%
Senegal	723	0.8%
Sri Lanka	658	0.7%
Filippine	634	0.7%
Romania	510	0.5%
Svizzera	430	0.5%
Germania	397	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Pakistan	389	0.4%
Brasile	387	0.4%
Marocco	296	0.3%
Nigeria	251	0.3%
Cina	243	0.3%
Polonia	212	0.2%
Iraq	210	0.2%
Bangladesh	164	0.2%
Francia	136	0.1%
Regno Unito	123	0.1%
Ucraina	119	0.1%
Afghanistan	115	0.1%
Argentina	112	0.1%
Colombia	108	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	106	0.1%
Bulgaria	103	0.1%
Federazione russa	102	0.1%
Montenegro	94	0.1%
Belgio	88	0.1%
Georgia	88	0.1%
Egitto	77	0.1%
Grecia	75	0.1%
Spagna	74	0.1%
Gambia	62	0.1%
Tunisia	60	0.1%
Cuba	56	0.1%
Iran	52	0.1%
Moldova	51	0.1%
Venezuela	50	0.1%
Ghana	41	0.0%
Perù	41	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	40	0.0%
Ecuador	35	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	33	0.0%
Etiopia	31	0.0%
Madagascar	30	0.0%
Siria	28	0.0%
Ungheria	27	0.0%
Kenya	26	0.0%
Libia	26	0.0%
Kosovo	25	0.0%
Canada	21	0.0%
Serbia	20	0.0%
Messico	20	0.0%
Svezia	19	0.0%
Turchia	19	0.0%
Austria	18	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	18	0.0%
Guinea	17	0.0%
Mali	17	0.0%
Lettonia	16	0.0%
Somalia	16	0.0%
Uruguay	16	0.0%
Indonesia	15	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	14	0.0%
Australia	13	0.0%
Bielorussia	12	0.0%
Irlanda	11	0.0%
Portogallo	11	0.0%
Lituania	11	0.0%
Algeria	11	0.0%
Burkina Faso	10	0.0%
Camerun	10	0.0%
Croazia	9	0.0%
Cile	9	0.0%
Slovenia	8	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	8	0.0%
Vietnam	8	0.0%
Sudafrica	8	0.0%
Sudan	8	0.0%
Guatemala	8	0.0%
Slovacchia	7	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	7	0.0%
Thailandia	7	0.0%
Bolivia	7	0.0%
Danimarca	6	0.0%
Finlandia	6	0.0%
Corea del Sud	6	0.0%
Giappone	6	0.0%
Eritrea	6	0.0%
Libano	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Sierra Leone	5	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Capo Verde	4	0.0%
Togo	4	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Palestina	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Azerbaigian	3	0.0%
Mauritania	3	0.0%
Mozambico	3	0.0%
Ruanda	3	0.0%
Islanda	2	0.0%
Lussemburgo	2	0.0%
Norvegia	2	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	2	0.0%
Cipro	2	0.0%
Israele	2	0.0%
Nepal	2	0.0%
Uzbekistan	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Congo	2	0.0%
Gabon	2	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	2	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Maurizio	2	0.0%
Niger	2	0.0%
Tanzania	2	0.0%
Uganda	2	0.0%
Costa Rica	2	0.0%
Paraguay	2	0.0%
Malta	1	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	1	0.0%
Giordania	1	0.0%
Laos	1	0.0%
Qatar	1	0.0%
Benin	1	0.0%
Burundi	1	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Zambia	1	0.0%
Zimbabwe	1	0.0%
Panama	1	0.0%
Trinidad e Tobago	1	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	1	0.0%

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

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)	94,187	100.0%
Italia	85,855	91.2%
Filippine	851	0.9%
Senegal	821	0.9%
India	773	0.8%
Sri Lanka	758	0.8%
Albania	541	0.6%
Romania	499	0.5%
Pakistan	393	0.4%
Nigeria	331	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Cina	325	0.3%
Brasile	253	0.3%
Marocco	247	0.3%
Iraq	208	0.2%
Bangladesh	186	0.2%
Polonia	173	0.2%
Montenegro	173	0.2%
Afghanistan	108	0.1%
Bulgaria	94	0.1%
Georgia	90	0.1%
Ucraina	81	0.1%
Egitto	72	0.1%
Federazione russa	63	0.1%
Spagna	61	0.1%
Gambia	61	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	59	0.1%
Francia	58	0.1%
Regno Unito	58	0.1%
Tunisia	57	0.1%
Germania	50	0.1%
Colombia	49	0.1%
Iran	46	0.0%
Ghana	43	0.0%
Grecia	38	0.0%
Kosovo	36	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	35	0.0%
Serbia	28	0.0%
Siria	28	0.0%
Argentina	26	0.0%
Moldova	25	0.0%
Cuba	25	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	25	0.0%
Kenya	23	0.0%
Perù	22	0.0%
Belgio	21	0.0%
Guinea	20	0.0%
Ecuador	20	0.0%
Venezuela	20	0.0%
Ungheria	17	0.0%
Lettonia	16	0.0%
Mali	16	0.0%
Madagascar	15	0.0%
Indonesia	12	0.0%
Turchia	12	0.0%
Somalia	12	0.0%
Portogallo	11	0.0%
Lituania	10	0.0%
Messico	10	0.0%
Irlanda	9	0.0%
Algeria	9	0.0%
Burkina Faso	9	0.0%
Camerun	9	0.0%
Canada	9	0.0%
Austria	8	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	8	0.0%
Svezia	8	0.0%
Sudan	8	0.0%
Finlandia	7	0.0%
Svizzera	7	0.0%
Bielorussia	7	0.0%
Etiopia	7	0.0%
Sudafrica	7	0.0%
Slovacchia	6	0.0%
Libano	5	0.0%
Armenia	5	0.0%
Croazia	4	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	4	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	4	0.0%
Capo Verde	4	0.0%
Sierra Leone	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Uruguay	4	0.0%
Danimarca	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	3	0.0%
Corea del Sud	3	0.0%
Palestina	3	0.0%
Giappone	3	0.0%
Vietnam	3	0.0%
Libia	3	0.0%
Ruanda	3	0.0%
Togo	3	0.0%
Islanda	2	0.0%
Estonia	2	0.0%
Israele	2	0.0%
Nepal	2	0.0%
Thailandia	2	0.0%
Kazakhstan	2	0.0%
Taiwan	2	0.0%
Congo	2	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	2	0.0%
Maurizio	2	0.0%
Niger	2	0.0%
Guatemala	2	0.0%
Cile	2	0.0%
Australia	2	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%
Laos	1	0.0%
Qatar	1	0.0%
Uzbekistan	1	0.0%
Azerbaigian	1	0.0%
Benin	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Liberia	1	0.0%
Mauritania	1	0.0%
Tanzania	1	0.0%
Zimbabwe	1	0.0%
Paraguay	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Non-citizens, share of residents	8.85 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁴Official
Households	47,500 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Lecce

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.

Lequile as a Lecce alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Rent: €2.13/m² Lequile vs €5.33/m² Lecce−60%
Residents: 8,574 Lequile vs 94,187 Lecce−91%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Lequile vs 11.3 µg/m³ Lecce+24%
Nearest airport: 7.0 km Lequile vs 13.0 km Lecce−46%
Median gross pay, region: €1,353 Lequile vs €1,353 Leccesame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,813 Lequile vs 2,813 Leccesame level

Full comparison More about Lequile

Alessandria as a Lecce alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 930 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Nearest airport: 58.0 km Alessandria vs 13.0 km Lecce+346%
Median gross pay, region: €2,131 Alessandria vs €1,353 Lecce+58%
Rent: €3.80/m² Alessandria vs €5.33/m² Lecce−29%
Foreign residents: 17.3% Alessandria vs 8.8% Lecce+97%
Unemployment: 7.7% Alessandria vs 11.4% Lecce−33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,597 Alessandria vs 2,813 Lecce+28%
Residents: 92,522 Alessandria vs 94,187 Lecce−2%

Full comparison More about Alessandria

Cities near Lecce

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

Alternative cities in Italy

Other cities in Italy to compare with Lecce, nearest in population first.

All Italy cities

Pesaro95,266 residents La Spezia92,706 residents Cesena95,730 residents Alessandria92,522 residents Barletta92,191 residents Arezzo96,479 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Lecce?

The published population was 94,187 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Lecce?

Average net cold rent is about 5.33 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 373 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Lecce?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 11.3 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 — validated PM2.5 station data.

How safe is Lecce?

Police recorded about 2,813 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 Lecce?

The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Lecce?

The median gross salary is 1,353 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Lecce a good place to live?

Lecce 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 Lecce?

Cavallino, San Cesario di Lecce, Surbo, Monteroni di Lecce, Lequile are near Lecce. 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 Lecce?

The official country of birth distribution records 94,187 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lecce, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a09c6f9bef9802d94b07e956dfbaa134]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/lecce/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lecce-italy-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_45bc3ce97b67,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lecce, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a09c6f9bef9802d94b07e956dfbaa134},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/lecce/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Lecce, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/lecce/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version a09c6f9bef9802d94b07e956dfbaa134; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-26
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
iliad GIGA mobile tariff iliad.it · checked 2026-09-15
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Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) istat.it · checked 2026-08-07
Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) esploradati.istat.it · checked 2026-08-07
ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025 demo.istat.it · checked 2026-07-26
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
Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it) dati.istruzione.it · checked 2026-08-03
Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total. demo.istat.it · checked 2026-07-15
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
servizi2.inps.it servizi2.inps.it · checked 2026-08-27
Tasso di delittuosità - prov esploradati.istat.it · checked 2026-09-23
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-02
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