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Living in Portoferraio

In Portoferraio, rent averages €10.05 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 7.6% (2023).

The foreign population count was 969 at the start of 2026. Portoferraio covers 48.28 km², with a population density of 243.3 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2328 sources

Population11,779people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)1,738EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent10.05EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate7.57%country median 6.0% — 26% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime4,900incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

Higher unemployment than 61% of Italian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 92% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Portoferraio?

Average net cold rent is 10.05 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): 10.05 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Portoferraio recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesPortoferraio highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Portoferraio highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00
Rome€17.15
Naples€9.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliadbox fixed fibre3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff2Official · national market
Dwellings7,941 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Main residence dwellings5,538 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)10.05 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Portoferraio 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–62%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–62%
Family52%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 41–63%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 603 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 10.05 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 Portoferraio?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.57 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Portoferraio is 7.6%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment4,924 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,738 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it21Official
Unemployment rate7.57 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12Official

What does a salary buy in Portoferraio?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,738 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€825of €1,470 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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.€1,470
Rent, 60 m²€10.05/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €603
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€825
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Portoferraio Salary needed to live in Portoferraio

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Portoferraio. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools3 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)15Official
Schools16 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)15Official

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; Portoferraio's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Portoferraio?

Police recorded about 4,900 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 - prov22

Recorded crime across major citiesPortoferraio highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Portoferraio highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,900 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov22Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Nearest airportEBA3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport8 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 9.88 · Feb 10.21 · Mar 12.67 · Apr 15.51 · May 19.66 · Jun 23.96 · Jul 27.44 · Aug 27.75 · Sep 23.45 · Oct 18.77 · Nov 14.22 · Dec 10.86 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.74 · Feb 5.26 · Mar 7.11 · Apr 9.58 · May 13.15 · Jun 16.89 · Jul 19.85 · Aug 20.36 · Sep 17.04 · Oct 13.86 · Nov 10.03 · Dec 6.85 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7.78 · Feb 7.67 · Mar 9.78 · Apr 12.46 · May 16.34 · Jun 20.37 · Jul 23.58 · Aug 23.98 · Sep 20.18 · Oct 16.26 · Nov 12.09 · Dec 8.82 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.28 · Feb 52.5 · Mar 47.24 · Apr 43.57 · May 39.54 · Jun 25.12 · Jul 15.39 · Aug 19.95 · Sep 66.47 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 82.64 · Dec 63.08 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official

Similar climate. In Italy: Bari ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Toulon (France) ±0.9 °C, Aix-en-Provence (France) ±2.0 °C, Marseille (France) ±2.0 °C, Burgas (Bulgaria) ±2.0 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.6 °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 Portoferraio?

The published population was 11,779 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents754.6 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico11Official
City area48.28 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.17Official
Foreign residents969 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.16Official
Population density243.3 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official
Female residents6,055 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official
Male residents5,724 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official
Population11,779 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 1.3% between 2018 and 2025, from 11,930 to 11,779.

International community in Portoferraio

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 groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)11,779100.0%
Italia10,42188.5%
Ucraina1531.3%
Moldova1411.2%
Romania1181.0%
Marocco1121.0%
Albania960.8%
Germania940.8%
Tunisia820.7%
Regno Unito340.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Francia290.2%
Repubblica Dominicana280.2%
Thailandia270.2%
Senegal270.2%
Brasile270.2%
Svizzera250.2%
Cina230.2%
Perù210.2%
Cuba200.2%
Federazione russa190.2%
Venezuela160.1%
Bulgaria150.1%
Filippine150.1%
Argentina140.1%
Colombia140.1%
Pakistan130.1%
Australia130.1%
Polonia100.1%
Egitto90.1%
Sri Lanka80.1%
Algeria80.1%
Stati Uniti d'America80.1%
Austria70.1%
Spagna70.1%
Slovacchia70.1%
Bangladesh70.1%
Georgia70.1%
Belgio60.1%
Paesi Bassi60.1%
Sudafrica60.1%
Croazia50.0%
Ecuador50.0%
Portogallo40.0%
Bielorussia40.0%
Etiopia40.0%
Libia40.0%
Ungheria30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Repubblica ceca30.0%
Cambogia30.0%
Iran30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Eritrea30.0%
Cile30.0%
Finlandia20.0%
Svezia20.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina20.0%
Giappone20.0%
India20.0%
Iraq20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Uzbekistan20.0%
Seychelles20.0%
Nicaragua20.0%
Grecia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Liechtenstein10.0%
Lussemburgo10.0%
Lituania10.0%
Macedonia del Nord10.0%
Serbia10.0%
Corea del Sud10.0%
Libano10.0%
Turchia10.0%
Maurizio10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Messico10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)11,779100.0%
Italia10,83792.0%
Romania1501.3%
Ucraina1351.1%
Marocco910.8%
Germania730.6%
Tunisia660.6%
Moldova600.5%
Cina430.4%
Albania420.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Senegal260.2%
Perù200.2%
Francia170.1%
Pakistan170.1%
Thailandia130.1%
Cuba120.1%
Repubblica Dominicana120.1%
Svizzera110.1%
Filippine110.1%
Bulgaria100.1%
Venezuela100.1%
Federazione russa90.1%
Brasile90.1%
Colombia90.1%
Egitto80.1%
Bangladesh70.1%
Sri Lanka70.1%
Regno Unito60.1%
Georgia60.1%
Polonia50.0%
Portogallo50.0%
Paesi Bassi40.0%
Slovacchia40.0%
Croazia30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Cile30.0%
Austria20.0%
Belgio20.0%
Finlandia20.0%
Ungheria20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina20.0%
Repubblica ceca20.0%
Cambogia20.0%
Nicaragua20.0%
Stati Uniti d'America20.0%
Ecuador20.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Malta10.0%
Spagna10.0%
Svezia10.0%
Lituania10.0%
Giappone10.0%
Iraq10.0%
Libano10.0%
Turchia10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%
Maurizio10.0%
Sudafrica10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents8 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Households5,731 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official

Alternatives for people set on Portoferraio

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.

Piombino as a Portoferraio alternative in the same region

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

  • Nearest airport: 30.0 km Piombino vs 8.0 km Portoferraio+275%
  • Rent: €6.00/m² Piombino vs €10.05/m² Portoferraio−40%
  • Residents: 32,367 Piombino vs 11,779 Portoferraio+175%
  • Unemployment: 8.1% Piombino vs 7.6% Portoferraio+7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,738 Piombino vs €1,738 Portoferraiosame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,900 Piombino vs 4,900 Portoferraiosame level

Gallarate as a Portoferraio alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 339 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Rent: €4.55/m² Gallarate vs €10.05/m² Portoferraio−55%
  • Residents: 52,902 Gallarate vs 11,779 Portoferraio+349%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Gallarate vs €1,738 Portoferraio+30%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Gallarate vs 4,900 Portoferraio−23%
  • Unemployment: 6.6% Gallarate vs 7.6% Portoferraio−13%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Gallarate vs 8.0 km Portoferraio−25%

Cities near Portoferraio

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Portoferraio 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Portoferraio?

The published population was 11,779 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Portoferraio?

Average net cold rent is 10.05 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 704 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

How safe is Portoferraio?

Police recorded about 4,900 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 Portoferraio?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Portoferraio?

The median gross salary is 1,738 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

How many foreign residents live in Portoferraio?

969 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total..

Is Portoferraio a good place to live?

Portoferraio 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 Portoferraio?

Piombino is near Portoferraio. 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 Portoferraio?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,779 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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