Living in Ravenna

In Ravenna, rent averages €7.45 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 6% (2023).

The city had 102,612 dwellings in 2023. At the start of 2026, the city covered 653.7 km² and had a population density of 239.4 people per km².

Last checked 2026-09-2337 sources

Population156,340people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)1,986EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent7.45EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate6.01%country median 6.0% — about the sameOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime4,071incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³country median 14.0 — 7% belowOfficial source · Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution

Less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 61% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Ravenna.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ravenna?

Average net cold rent is 7.45 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): 7.45 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€505

Utilities, 85 m² flat€172

Fitness club€60

Transport pass€28

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesRavenna highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	60 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Ravenna (Wayback capture 20240222214805)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	20 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Ravenna (Wayback capture 20240222214805)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	504.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Ravenna (Wayback capture 20240222214805)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.66 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Ravenna (Wayback capture 20240222214805)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass	28 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Ravenna (Wayback capture 20240222214805)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	171.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Numbeo — Cost of Living in Ravenna (Wayback capture 20240222214805)³⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	102,612 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	73,315 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.45 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Ravenna 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–65%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%

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

Family65%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 55–75%

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

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 447 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.45 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 Ravenna?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 6.01 % · Eurostat²

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Ravenna is 6.0%. 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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189

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

Ravenna 6.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	67,576 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,986 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁴Official
Unemployment rate	6.01 %country median 6.0% — about the same	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat²Official

Unemployment rate over time8 published observations, 2001–2023

5.0%

6.7%

8.5%

10.3%

6.0%2001201820202023

Unemployment rate rose 12.3% between 2001 and 2023, from 5.3% to 6.0%.

What does a salary buy in Ravenna?

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

Left over each month€942of €1,622 take-home

Rent
Utilities
Transport
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.	€1,622
Rent, 60 m²€7.45/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €447
Public transport pass€28 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €28
Utilities, 85 m²€172 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €172
Internet€20 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €20
Mobile plan€13 · market price · Numbeo · 2024-12-31	− €13
Left over	€942

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ravenna. 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 Ravenna. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

The city had 109 schools in August 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	109 schools	31 Aug 2025	MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie¹⁶Official
Primary schools	31 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁷Official
Schools	108 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁷Official

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; Ravenna's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	452.9 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²³Official
Hospitals	3 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²³Official
Pharmacies	53 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ravenna 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 residents452.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ravenna?

Police recorded about 4,071 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 citiesRavenna 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	4,071 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	RAN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²²Official
Distance to nearest airport	6 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²²Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 12 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 21 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Ravenna?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution¹⁸

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

0°

7°2°

10°2°

14°6°

18°9°

23°14°

28°18°

31°20°

26°16°

20°12°

13°8°

8°2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

138

154

200

214

266

284

321

291

224

160

121

140

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

PM2.513WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1021WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12WHO 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 Ravenna is 13.0 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

Ravenna 13.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³country median 15.0	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution¹⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	21 µg/m³country median 22.0	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution¹⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	13 µg/m³country median 14.0	2025	Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution¹⁸Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.24 · Feb 9.59 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 17.7 · May 23.1 · Jun 28 · Jul 30.59 · Aug 30.61 · Sep 25.58 · Oct 19.76 · Nov 13.38 · Dec 8.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PuntaMarina_16146.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.53 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 5.62 · Apr 9.38 · May 13.65 · Jun 17.93 · Jul 20.07 · Aug 20.18 · Sep 15.86 · Oct 12.04 · Nov 7.52 · Dec 2.47 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PuntaMarina_16146.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.36 · Feb 5.88 · Mar 9.66 · Apr 13.54 · May 18.37 · Jun 22.94 · Jul 25.33 · Aug 25.38 · Sep 20.67 · Oct 15.85 · Nov 10.35 · Dec 5.27 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PuntaMarina_16146.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 31.75 · Feb 45.26 · Mar 50.46 · Apr 61.83 · May 58.72 · Jun 40.33 · Jul 27.23 · Aug 48.71 · Sep 74.25 · Oct 85.39 · Nov 67.9 · Dec 50.05 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PuntaMarina_16146.csv²⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 138 · Feb 154.3 · Mar 199.6 · Apr 213.9 · May 265.7 · Jun 283.5 · Jul 321.2 · Aug 290.8 · Sep 224.4 · Oct 160.3 · Nov 120.6 · Dec 139.5 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Cervia_16148.csv²⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2025

12.6

14.5

16.5

18.4

13.020132016201820222025

Annual PM2.5 fell 13.3% between 2013 and 2025, from 15.0 to 13.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ravenna?

The published population was 156,340 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88.6%
Foreign residents11.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	737.6 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat³Official
City area	653.7 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	11.2 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁴Official
Foreign residents	17,778 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.¹⁹Official
Population density	239.4 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²¹Official
Female residents	80,017 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Male residents	76,323 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Population	156,340 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹²Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

155,574

156,842

158,110

159,378

156,34020142016201820222025

Population fell 1.5% between 2014 and 2025, from 158,784 to 156,340.

Foreign residents over time13 published observations, 2014–2026

16,764

17,725

18,687

19,648

17,778201420162018202220242026

Foreign residents fell 5.5% between 2014 and 2026, from 18,815 to 17,778.

International community in Ravenna

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)	156,340	100.0%
Italia	132,351	84.7%
Albania	3,692	2.4%
Romania	3,639	2.3%
Senegal	1,227	0.8%
Moldova	1,185	0.8%
Ucraina	1,174	0.8%
Macedonia del Nord	1,061	0.7%
Marocco	1,038	0.7%
Nigeria	945	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Tunisia	687	0.4%
Polonia	619	0.4%
Bangladesh	590	0.4%
Germania	438	0.3%
Pakistan	409	0.3%
Bulgaria	402	0.3%
Svizzera	397	0.3%
Brasile	378	0.2%
Federazione russa	373	0.2%
Cina	368	0.2%
Argentina	341	0.2%
India	253	0.2%
Francia	245	0.2%
Egitto	196	0.1%
Filippine	190	0.1%
Cuba	156	0.1%
Libia	154	0.1%
Kosovo	149	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	139	0.1%
Serbia	137	0.1%
Colombia	132	0.1%
Algeria	123	0.1%
Regno Unito	119	0.1%
Camerun	116	0.1%
Bielorussia	111	0.1%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	109	0.1%
Ghana	109	0.1%
Iran	102	0.1%
Perù	100	0.1%
Etiopia	95	0.1%
Gambia	95	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	94	0.1%
Venezuela	94	0.1%
Spagna	92	0.1%
Belgio	80	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	80	0.1%
Afghanistan	75	0.0%
Guinea	66	0.0%
Kazakhstan	65	0.0%
Somalia	64	0.0%
Ungheria	63	0.0%
Grecia	61	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	61	0.0%
Thailandia	61	0.0%
Slovacchia	59	0.0%
Croazia	57	0.0%
Turchia	56	0.0%
Mali	56	0.0%
Burkina Faso	54	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	45	0.0%
Portogallo	43	0.0%
San Marino	39	0.0%
Canada	33	0.0%
Sri Lanka	32	0.0%
Cile	29	0.0%
Austria	26	0.0%
Iraq	26	0.0%
Georgia	26	0.0%
Messico	26	0.0%
Giappone	25	0.0%
Ecuador	24	0.0%
Australia	22	0.0%
Lituania	20	0.0%
Eritrea	20	0.0%
Sudafrica	19	0.0%
Lettonia	18	0.0%
Mozambico	18	0.0%
Vietnam	17	0.0%
Sudan	16	0.0%
Sierra Leone	15	0.0%
Tanzania	15	0.0%
Svezia	14	0.0%
Libano	14	0.0%
Armenia	14	0.0%
Tagikistan	14	0.0%
Madagascar	14	0.0%
Togo	14	0.0%
Uzbekistan	13	0.0%
Kenya	13	0.0%
Estonia	12	0.0%
Benin	12	0.0%
Liberia	12	0.0%
Azerbaigian	11	0.0%
Irlanda	10	0.0%
Slovenia	10	0.0%
Siria	9	0.0%
Uruguay	9	0.0%
Danimarca	8	0.0%
Finlandia	8	0.0%
Montenegro	8	0.0%
Capo Verde	8	0.0%
Congo	8	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	8	0.0%
Lussemburgo	7	0.0%
Indonesia	7	0.0%
Angola	7	0.0%
Honduras	7	0.0%
Panama	7	0.0%
Giordania	6	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	6	0.0%
Paraguay	6	0.0%
Malta	5	0.0%
Cambogia	5	0.0%
Corea del Sud	5	0.0%
Israele	5	0.0%
Taiwan	5	0.0%
Bolivia	5	0.0%
Norvegia	4	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	4	0.0%
Palestina	4	0.0%
Mauritania	4	0.0%
Niger	4	0.0%
Zimbabwe	4	0.0%
Costa Rica	4	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%
Trinidad e Tobago	3	0.0%
Andorra	2	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	2	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	2	0.0%
Kuwait	2	0.0%
Malaysia	2	0.0%
Singapore	2	0.0%
Kirghizistan	2	0.0%
Botswana	2	0.0%
Uganda	2	0.0%
El Salvador	2	0.0%
Giamaica	2	0.0%
Guatemala	2	0.0%
Haiti	2	0.0%
Islanda	1	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
Maldive	1	0.0%
Mongolia	1	0.0%
Qatar	1	0.0%
Repubblica Centrafricana	1	0.0%
Guinea Equatoriale	1	0.0%
Maurizio	1	0.0%
Seychelles	1	0.0%
Eswatini	1	0.0%
Zambia	1	0.0%
Bahamas	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

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)	156,340	100.0%
Italia	138,758	88.8%
Romania	4,051	2.6%
Albania	2,268	1.5%
Ucraina	1,026	0.7%
Nigeria	1,001	0.6%
Senegal	944	0.6%
Marocco	757	0.5%
Macedonia del Nord	693	0.4%
Tunisia	545	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Bangladesh	530	0.3%
Polonia	489	0.3%
Moldova	482	0.3%
Cina	471	0.3%
Pakistan	431	0.3%
Bulgaria	365	0.2%
India	208	0.1%
Federazione russa	158	0.1%
Egitto	153	0.1%
Brasile	149	0.1%
Kosovo	144	0.1%
Filippine	134	0.1%
Ghana	127	0.1%
Camerun	121	0.1%
San Marino	96	0.1%
Algeria	95	0.1%
Gambia	95	0.1%
Costa d'Avorio	92	0.1%
Iran	88	0.1%
Cuba	81	0.1%
Afghanistan	80	0.1%
Bielorussia	76	0.0%
Francia	74	0.0%
Spagna	70	0.0%
Serbia	70	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	69	0.0%
Colombia	62	0.0%
Mali	60	0.0%
Guinea	59	0.0%
Somalia	57	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	54	0.0%
Germania	51	0.0%
Portogallo	50	0.0%
Burkina Faso	50	0.0%
Turchia	47	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	46	0.0%
Argentina	46	0.0%
Regno Unito	42	0.0%
Slovacchia	40	0.0%
Croazia	37	0.0%
Ungheria	36	0.0%
Perù	31	0.0%
Kazakhstan	30	0.0%
Thailandia	26	0.0%
Grecia	24	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	23	0.0%
Giappone	20	0.0%
Iraq	19	0.0%
Venezuela	19	0.0%
Sri Lanka	18	0.0%
Georgia	18	0.0%
Tagikistan	17	0.0%
Austria	16	0.0%
Lettonia	14	0.0%
Ecuador	14	0.0%
Svizzera	13	0.0%
Messico	13	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	13	0.0%
Belgio	11	0.0%
Lituania	11	0.0%
Sierra Leone	11	0.0%
Sudan	11	0.0%
Togo	11	0.0%
Etiopia	10	0.0%
Canada	10	0.0%
Armenia	9	0.0%
Benin	9	0.0%
Kenya	9	0.0%
Irlanda	8	0.0%
Palestina	8	0.0%
Eritrea	8	0.0%
Svezia	7	0.0%
Azerbaigian	7	0.0%
Tanzania	7	0.0%
Estonia	6	0.0%
Montenegro	6	0.0%
Siria	6	0.0%
Uzbekistan	6	0.0%
Congo	6	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	6	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Libia	5	0.0%
Vietnam	4	0.0%
Angola	4	0.0%
Liberia	4	0.0%
Mauritania	4	0.0%
Mozambico	4	0.0%
Honduras	4	0.0%
Cile	4	0.0%
Danimarca	3	0.0%
Finlandia	3	0.0%
Libano	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.0%
Capo Verde	3	0.0%
Niger	3	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Norvegia	2	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	2	0.0%
Corea del Sud	2	0.0%
Israele	2	0.0%
Kirghizistan	2	0.0%
Dominica	2	0.0%
Panama	2	0.0%
Islanda	1	0.0%
Liechtenstein	1	0.0%
Malta	1	0.0%
Slovenia	1	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	1	0.0%
Giordania	1	0.0%
Maldive	1	0.0%
Yemen	1	0.0%
Burundi	1	0.0%
Uganda	1	0.0%
Zimbabwe	1	0.0%
Nicaragua	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%
Paraguay	1	0.0%
Australia	1	0.0%
Apolide	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	14.98 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹³Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	11.25 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Households	75,841 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Ravenna

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.

Forlì as a Ravenna alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €5.05/m² Forlì vs €7.45/m² Ravenna−32%
Unemployment: 4.6% Forlì vs 6.0% Ravenna−24%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,644 Forlì vs 4,071 Ravenna−11%
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Forlì vs 6.0 km Ravenna−33%
Foreign residents: 13.4% Forlì vs 11.2% Ravenna+20%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 536.9 Forlì vs 452.9 Ravenna+19%
Residents: 117,535 Forlì vs 156,340 Ravenna−25%

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Ferrara as a Ravenna alternative in the same country

66 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 4.

Nearest airport: 43.0 km Ferrara vs 6.0 km Ravenna+617%
Rent: €4.10/m² Ferrara vs €7.45/m² Ravenna−45%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 672.4 Ferrara vs 452.9 Ravenna+48%
Annual PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³ Ferrara vs 13.0 µg/m³ Ravenna+15%
Median gross pay, region: €1,851 Ferrara vs €1,986 Ravenna−7%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,291 Ferrara vs 4,071 Ravenna+5%
Residents: 129,081 Ferrara vs 156,340 Ravenna−17%

Full comparison More about Ferrara

Cities near Ravenna

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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

All Italy cities

Livorno153,154 residents Perugia162,050 residents Rimini150,333 residents Cagliari145,981 residents Foggia145,198 residents Reggio Calabria168,779 residents

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Ravenna in rankings

#24 of 30 in Largest cities in Italy

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Common questions

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How many people live in Ravenna?

The published population was 156,340 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Ravenna?

Average net cold rent is 7.45 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 522 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Ravenna?

How safe is Ravenna?

Police recorded about 4,071 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 Ravenna?

The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Ravenna?

The median gross salary is 1,986 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Ravenna a good place to live?

Ravenna 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 Ravenna?

Russi, Alfonsine, Bagnacavallo, Fusignano, Cotignola are near Ravenna. 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 Ravenna?

The official country of birth distribution records 156,340 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). Ravenna, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4f57a9a08cce5af6e8604d72fbc7cd7c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/ravenna/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Ravenna, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4f57a9a08cce5af6e8604d72fbc7cd7c},
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}

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