Bologna province · report
People and new homes in Bologna province
In 2025 the population grew by 4,097 while 1,085 new homes were granted a permit: 3.8 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 3.8
- Population change, 2025
- +4,097
Population change and homes permitted in Bologna province
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes granted a permit in new residential buildings. ISTAT.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,097 |
| 2024 | 3,364 |
| 2023 | 4,009 |
| 2022 | 3,906 |
| 2021 | 1,423 |
| 2020 | -106 |
| 2019 | 5,880 |
Homes permitted
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| Year | Homes permitted |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,085 |
| 2024 | 2,030 |
| 2023 | 1,408 |
| 2022 | 1,049 |
| 2021 | 1,826 |
| 2020 | 1,018 |
| 2019 | 1,284 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +10,348 | −4,468 | +5,880 | 1,284 |
| 2020 | +6,204 | −6,310 | −106 | 1,018 |
| 2021 | +7,322 | −5,899 | +1,423 | 1,826 |
| 2022 | +9,722 | −5,816 | +3,906 | 1,049 |
| 2023 | +9,359 | −5,350 | +4,009 | 1,408 |
| 2024 | +8,549 | −5,185 | +3,364 | 2,030 |
| 2025 | +9,394 | −5,297 | +4,097 | 1,085 |
Births, deaths and moves are ISTAT's population balance, from the municipal registers, from 2019: a place's migration counts moves from other municipalities and from abroad, Italy's only those to and from abroad. Italy counts no homes finished, so homes permitted in new residential buildings stand in; most are finished two to three years later, and some never are. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
Other reports for Bologna province
Figures for Emilia-Romagna: Bologna province has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €199,890. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €813 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.
- Payment, two incomes
- 12%
- Payment, one income
- 25%
Figures for Italy: Bologna province has no reliable figures of its own.
1.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 53,036
15.3% of the 578,561 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 15.3%
- Empty homes
- 88,566
In 2025, 2% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 2%