Living in Messina

In Messina, rent averages €4.58 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.3% (2023).

At the start of 2026, the city covered 213.1 km² and had a population density of 1,015.6 people per km².

Last checked 2026-09-2336 sources

Population217,033people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,364EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent4.58EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate13.29%country median 6.0% — 120% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime2,666incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³country median 14.0 — 21% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 92% 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 Messina?

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 Messina.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Messina?

Average net cold rent is about 4.58 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): 4.58 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 citiesMessina 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	133,133 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	98,046 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.58 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Messina 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 56–74%

Family64%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 54–74%

Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 275 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 4.58 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 Messina?

The unemployment rate is about 13.3 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 13.29 % · Eurostat³

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Messina is 13.3%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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1,023

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338

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Messina 13.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	Ministero del Lavoro — CPI finder¹⁹Official
People in employment	71,303 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,364 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁷Official
Unemployment rate	13.29 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat³Official

Unemployment rate over time8 published observations, 2001–2023

12.1%

17.8%

23.5%

29.1%

13.3%2001201820202023

Unemployment rate fell 46.3% between 2001 and 2023, from 24.8% to 13.3%.

What does a salary buy in Messina?

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€4.58/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €275
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	—

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Public employment offices in Messina

Ministero del Lavoro lists 1 public employment office in Messina (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.

Office count verified

Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service

Italian public employment services / regional employment centres

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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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	82 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)²⁰Official
Schools	276 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; Messina's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	872.2 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁶Official
Hospitals	13 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁶Official
Pharmacies	74 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Messina 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 residents872.2 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Messina?

Police recorded about 2,666 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 - prov²⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesMessina 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	2,666 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁸Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²⁴Official
Nearest airport	REG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁵Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Messina?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency²

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

15°10°

17°11°

19°13°

23°17°

28°21°

31°24°

31°25°

28°21°

24°18°

20°15°

16°11°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

118

114

127

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

143

153

208

222

277

300

334

314

232

199

151

126

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

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

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

121

118

114

204

172

121

131

113

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

Messina 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³country median 14.0	31 Dec 2021	European Environment Agency²Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.81 · Feb 14.97 · Mar 16.92 · Apr 19.37 · May 23.4 · Jun 27.79 · Jul 30.86 · Aug 31.42 · Sep 27.77 · Oct 23.96 · Nov 19.82 · Dec 16.18 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 10.12 · Feb 9.73 · Mar 11.27 · Apr 13.31 · May 16.9 · Jun 21.09 · Jul 24.04 · Aug 24.74 · Sep 21.44 · Oct 18.26 · Nov 14.61 · Dec 11.43 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 12.35 · Feb 12.25 · Mar 13.97 · Apr 16.16 · May 19.97 · Jun 24.23 · Jul 27.21 · Aug 27.79 · Sep 24.4 · Oct 20.94 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 13.71 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 118.5 · Feb 92.35 · Mar 94.02 · Apr 65.46 · May 37.12 · Jun 32.1 · Jul 19.81 · Aug 29.91 · Sep 91.84 · Oct 114.1 · Nov 126.8 · Dec 127.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁹Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 142.6 · Feb 153.2 · Mar 207.7 · Apr 222 · May 277.5 · Jun 300 · Jul 334.2 · Aug 314 · Sep 231.9 · Oct 199 · Nov 150.9 · Dec 126.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁹Official

Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2015–2021

9.9

10.3

10.7

11.1

11.02015201720192021

Annual PM2.5 was 11.0 in 2015 and 11.0 in 2021.

Similar climate. In Italy: Latina ±3.3 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±2.9 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±3.0 °C, Houston (United States) ±3.0 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±3.0 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.1 °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 Messina?

The published population was 217,033 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport94.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	671.5 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁴Official
City area	213.1 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²²Official
Foreign-resident share	5.5 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁵Official
Foreign residents	12,791 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	1,016 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²³Official
Female residents	112,727 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Male residents	104,306 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Population	217,033 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁶Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

215,036

224,689

234,341

243,994

217,03320142016201820222025

Population fell 10.3% between 2014 and 2025, from 241,997 to 217,033.

Foreign residents over time16 published observations, 2011–2026

10,600

11,384

12,169

12,953

12,7912011201520212026

Foreign residents rose 15.2% between 2011 and 2026, from 11,107 to 12,791.

International community in Messina

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)	217,033	100.0%
Italia	202,407	93.3%
Sri Lanka	3,141	1.4%
Filippine	1,815	0.8%
Romania	1,289	0.6%
Marocco	1,265	0.6%
Argentina	586	0.3%
Iran	438	0.2%
Bangladesh	358	0.2%
Polonia	350	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Ucraina	321	0.1%
Germania	291	0.1%
Tunisia	288	0.1%
Cina	238	0.1%
India	236	0.1%
Federazione russa	217	0.1%
Brasile	200	0.1%
Francia	185	0.1%
Svizzera	175	0.1%
Senegal	162	0.1%
Pakistan	138	0.1%
Nigeria	133	0.1%
Etiopia	130	0.1%
Colombia	130	0.1%
Gambia	129	0.1%
Egitto	124	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	118	0.1%
Venezuela	109	0.1%
Albania	103	0.0%
Australia	98	0.0%
Bielorussia	84	0.0%
Grecia	80	0.0%
Regno Unito	70	0.0%
Cuba	70	0.0%
Belgio	69	0.0%
Libia	65	0.0%
Eritrea	63	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	52	0.0%
Spagna	51	0.0%
Guinea	51	0.0%
Mali	49	0.0%
Bulgaria	47	0.0%
Vietnam	45	0.0%
Turchia	38	0.0%
Israele	37	0.0%
Afghanistan	34	0.0%
Canada	34	0.0%
Croazia	33	0.0%
Burkina Faso	29	0.0%
Ghana	29	0.0%
Malta	27	0.0%
Serbia	26	0.0%
Algeria	26	0.0%
Montenegro	25	0.0%
Maurizio	25	0.0%
Somalia	25	0.0%
Moldova	24	0.0%
Lettonia	23	0.0%
Uzbekistan	23	0.0%
Ruanda	22	0.0%
Perù	22	0.0%
Ungheria	21	0.0%
Camerun	20	0.0%
Kosovo	19	0.0%
Kirghizistan	19	0.0%
Libano	18	0.0%
Messico	18	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	17	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	17	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	17	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	16	0.0%
Kazakhstan	15	0.0%
Iraq	14	0.0%
Lituania	13	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	12	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	12	0.0%
Siria	11	0.0%
Giordania	10	0.0%
Georgia	10	0.0%
Benin	10	0.0%
El Salvador	10	0.0%
Austria	9	0.0%
Svezia	9	0.0%
Indonesia	9	0.0%
Sierra Leone	9	0.0%
Togo	9	0.0%
Cile	9	0.0%
Madagascar	8	0.0%
Zimbabwe	8	0.0%
Ecuador	8	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	8	0.0%
Irlanda	7	0.0%
Portogallo	7	0.0%
Slovacchia	7	0.0%
Thailandia	7	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	7	0.0%
Finlandia	6	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	6	0.0%
Nepal	6	0.0%
Kenya	6	0.0%
Danimarca	5	0.0%
Azerbaigian	5	0.0%
Tagikistan	5	0.0%
Burundi	5	0.0%
Congo	5	0.0%
Uganda	5	0.0%
Honduras	5	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Sudafrica	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
Panama	4	0.0%
Bolivia	4	0.0%
Uruguay	4	0.0%
Norvegia	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	3	0.0%
Giappone	3	0.0%
Kuwait	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Corea del Sud	2	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Mozambico	2	0.0%
Zambia	2	0.0%
Islanda	1	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
Cipro	1	0.0%
Palestina	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Oman	1	0.0%
Qatar	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Mauritania	1	0.0%
Niger	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Costa Rica	1	0.0%
Giamaica	1	0.0%
Saint Kitts e Nevis	1	0.0%
Guyana	1	0.0%
Samoa	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)	217,033	100.0%
Italia	205,047	94.5%
Sri Lanka	3,621	1.7%
Filippine	1,799	0.8%
Romania	1,238	0.6%
Marocco	940	0.4%
Iran	424	0.2%
Bangladesh	346	0.2%
Cina	339	0.2%
Tunisia	261	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
India	233	0.1%
Polonia	221	0.1%
Ucraina	183	0.1%
Nigeria	174	0.1%
Senegal	158	0.1%
Pakistan	132	0.1%
Gambia	131	0.1%
Argentina	111	0.1%
Egitto	107	0.0%
Federazione russa	96	0.0%
Etiopia	88	0.0%
Albania	72	0.0%
Brasile	54	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	53	0.0%
Guinea	49	0.0%
Mali	48	0.0%
Grecia	47	0.0%
Bielorussia	44	0.0%
Vietnam	43	0.0%
Cuba	41	0.0%
Colombia	41	0.0%
Montenegro	40	0.0%
Turchia	37	0.0%
Afghanistan	34	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	32	0.0%
Germania	31	0.0%
Israele	31	0.0%
Bulgaria	29	0.0%
Francia	29	0.0%
Burkina Faso	29	0.0%
Ghana	28	0.0%
Regno Unito	26	0.0%
Spagna	25	0.0%
Venezuela	25	0.0%
Camerun	22	0.0%
Ruanda	22	0.0%
Serbia	20	0.0%
Algeria	20	0.0%
Uzbekistan	19	0.0%
Kirghizistan	16	0.0%
Libano	15	0.0%
Somalia	13	0.0%
Iraq	12	0.0%
Maurizio	12	0.0%
Messico	12	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	11	0.0%
Kazakhstan	11	0.0%
Indonesia	10	0.0%
Siria	10	0.0%
Benin	9	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	9	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	9	0.0%
Perù	9	0.0%
Belgio	8	0.0%
Portogallo	8	0.0%
Ungheria	8	0.0%
Croazia	8	0.0%
Moldova	8	0.0%
Georgia	8	0.0%
Kosovo	7	0.0%
Madagascar	7	0.0%
Sierra Leone	7	0.0%
Zimbabwe	7	0.0%
Irlanda	6	0.0%
Azerbaigian	6	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Eritrea	6	0.0%
Austria	5	0.0%
Lettonia	5	0.0%
Slovacchia	5	0.0%
Giordania	5	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Tagikistan	5	0.0%
Honduras	5	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	4	0.0%
Lituania	4	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	4	0.0%
Mongolia	4	0.0%
Kenya	4	0.0%
Danimarca	3	0.0%
Finlandia	3	0.0%
Svezia	3	0.0%
Svizzera	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Giappone	3	0.0%
Thailandia	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Libia	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Canada	3	0.0%
Ecuador	3	0.0%
Apolide	3	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Yemen	2	0.0%
Liberia	2	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	2	0.0%
Norvegia	1	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	1	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	1	0.0%
Corea del Sud	1	0.0%
Palestina	1	0.0%
Kuwait	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Angola	1	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	1	0.0%
Ciad	1	0.0%
Mauritania	1	0.0%
Niger	1	0.0%
Sudafrica	1	0.0%
Togo	1	0.0%
Giamaica	1	0.0%
Panama	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%
Cile	1	0.0%
Guyana	1	0.0%
Australia	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	5.52 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁴Official
Households	100,449 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Messina

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.

Villa San Giovanni as a Messina alternative in the same region

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

Rent: €2.20/m² Villa San Giovanni vs €4.58/m² Messina−52%
Residents: 12,700 Villa San Giovanni vs 217,033 Messina−94%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,825 Villa San Giovanni vs 2,666 Messina+6%
Median gross pay, region: €1,420 Villa San Giovanni vs €1,364 Messina+4%
Nearest airport: 17.0 km Villa San Giovanni vs 16.0 km Messina+6%
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Villa San Giovanni vs 11.0 µg/m³ Messinasame level

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Perugia as a Messina alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 608 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

Foreign residents: 12.9% Perugia vs 5.5% Messina+135%
Unemployment: 6.4% Perugia vs 13.3% Messina−52%
Median gross pay, region: €1,825 Perugia vs €1,364 Messina+34%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,555 Perugia vs 2,666 Messina+33%
Rent: €5.00/m² Perugia vs €4.58/m² Messina+9%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 641.2 Perugia vs 872.2 Messina−26%
Nearest airport: 10.0 km Perugia vs 16.0 km Messina−38%

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Cities near Messina

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Padua207,412 residents Brescia199,853 residents Parma198,693 residents Trieste198,388 residents Prato197,057 residents Venice249,490 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Messina?

The published population was 217,033 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Messina?

Average net cold rent is about 4.58 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 320 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Messina?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Messina?

Police recorded about 2,666 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 Messina?

The unemployment rate is about 13.3 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Messina?

The median gross salary is 1,364 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Messina a good place to live?

Messina 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 Messina?

Villafranca Tirrena, Rometta, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria, Torregrotta are near Messina. 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 Messina?

The official country of birth distribution records 217,033 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). Messina, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e535d7f3d59f893714d7901c33f18fe2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/messina/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Messina, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e535d7f3d59f893714d7901c33f18fe2},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/messina/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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