Foreign residents in Belpasso
Belpasso, in the province of Catania, is home to 12 Americans — 0.04% of its 28,242 residents. That is the 1051st-highest concentration of Americans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 62nd within Sicilia.
Across the nationalities we track, Belpasso counts 54 foreign residents in total, 0.19% of the population. The largest groups are Americans (12), Germans (9), Russians (6).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Americans in Belpasso has risen, from 8 to 12 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 3.2% of Belpasso's population was born outside Italy — 1.4% outside the EU and 1.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 9 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 6 | 0.02% |
| Norway | 5 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.01% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.01% |
| France | 2 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 27,344 | 96.82% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 502 | 1.78% |
| Born outside the EU | 396 | 1.40% |
Americans over time
Quality of life in Catania
Full BES profile for Catania →Catania on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Belpasso qualifies for the 7% pensioner regime. 1,758 residents below the 30,000 ceiling.
Qualifying is about the town. Whether it applies to you depends on criteria no map can check — where you were tax-resident before, and where your income comes from.
How the 7% pensioner regime works, and every qualifying comune →Property prices
Buying in Belpasso is below the Catania average of €915/m². Averaged across 7 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.3 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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.
A detached house here averages €904/m², against €774 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 22% 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.