Foreign residents in Campobasso
Campobasso, in the province of Campobasso, is home to 243 Argentinians — 0.51% of its 47,547 residents. That is the 59th-highest concentration of Argentinians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 10th within Molise.
Across the nationalities we track, Campobasso counts 408 foreign residents in total, 0.86% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (243), Venezuelans (77), Brazilians (21).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Campobasso has risen, from 11 to 243 (+2109%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.4% of Campobasso's population was born outside Italy — 7.5% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 243 | 0.51% |
| Venezuela | 77 | 0.16% |
| Brazil | 21 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 15 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 14 | 0.03% |
| United States | 11 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 6 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 5 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 4 | 0.01% |
| France | 3 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 43,079 | 90.60% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 920 | 1.93% |
| Born outside the EU | 3,548 | 7.46% |
Argentinians over time
Quality of life in Campobasso
Full BES profile for Campobasso →Campobasso on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Campobasso is above the Campobasso average of €787/m². Averaged across 9 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below 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 68% more than ordinary condition — €1,653/m² against €983.
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 €1,210/m², against €983 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 23% 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.