Foreign residents in Ala
Ala, in the province of Trento, is home to 7 Brazilians — 0.08% of its 8,888 residents. That is the 2162nd-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 53rd within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Ala counts 30 foreign residents in total, 0.34% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (7), Germans (6), Russians (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Ala has risen, from 4 to 7 (+75%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.1% of Ala's population was born outside Italy — 12.4% outside the EU and 3.7% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 6 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 4 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 7,459 | 83.92% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 331 | 3.72% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,098 | 12.35% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Trento
Full BES profile for Trento →Trento on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Ala is well below the Trento average of €1,964/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
34.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well above the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 25% more than ordinary condition — €1,783/m² against €1,425.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €1,600/m², against €1,425 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 12% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.