Atlas · 5 June 2025
ATLAS — Municipality of Ferrara
A quantitative portrait of Ferrara along three axes — population, economy, education — benchmarked against the other provincial capitals of Emilia-Romagna.
Population
| Residents | 129,391 |
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| Average age | 49.7 years |
| Foreign residents | 11.9% |
| Density (pop./km²) | 320.4 |
vs Emilia-Romagna provincial capitals
| Average age, Modena | 46.5 years↓ -3.2 |
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| Old-age index, Bologna | 217.1↓ -73 |
Economy
| Active businesses | 10,866 |
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| Income per capita | €24,205 |
| Employment rate | 49.1% |
| Innovative startups | 26 |
Education
| Schools | 93 |
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| University students | 26,500 |
| International students | 1,275 |
| Enrolment growth (2019–24) | +17% |
Extract from the 2025 ATLAS on the Municipality of Ferrara: the largest in its province, home to a university founded in 1391 and to StartupER, the incubation programme born from the partnership between the university, S.I.PRO and GATEREI. The full document gathers the sources, the time series and the methodological notes behind each indicator.