Foreign residents in Brunico/Bruneck
Brunico/Bruneck, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 161 Germans — 0.94% of its 17,157 residents. That is the 80th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 41st within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Brunico/Bruneck counts 286 foreign residents in total, 1.67% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (161), Austrians (67), Dutch nationals (8).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Brunico/Bruneck has risen, from 131 to 161 (+23%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.3% of Brunico/Bruneck's population was born outside Italy — 11.2% outside the EU and 5.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 161 | 0.94% |
| Austria | 67 | 0.39% |
| Netherlands | 8 | 0.05% |
| United States | 8 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 7 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 5 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 4 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.02% |
| France | 2 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 14,355 | 83.67% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 873 | 5.09% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,929 | 11.24% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen
Full BES profile for Bolzano/Bozen →Bolzano/Bozen on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 9 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
28.6 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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 20% more than ordinary condition — €3,605/m² against €2,994.
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 €3,216/m², against €2,994 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 5% 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.