Foreign residents in Forza d'Agrò
Forza d'Agrò, in the province of Messina, is home to 8 Germans — 0.86% of its 930 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Forza d'Agrò counts 23 foreign residents in total, 2.47% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (8), Americans (6), Argentinians (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Forza d'Agrò has fallen, from 9 to 8 (-11%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.1% of Forza d'Agrò's population was born outside Italy — 7.4% outside the EU and 9.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8 | 0.86% |
| United States | 6 | 0.65% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.32% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.22% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.11% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.11% |
| France | 1 | 0.11% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 771 | 82.90% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 90 | 9.68% |
| Born outside the EU | 69 | 7.42% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Messina
Full BES profile for Messina →Messina on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Forza d'Agrò qualifies for the 7% pensioner regime. Comfortably below the 30,000-resident 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 Forza d'Agrò is above the Messina average of €941/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
45.1 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.