Foreign residents in Garda
Garda, in the province of Verona, is home to 16 Germans — 0.39% of its 4,093 residents. That is the 270th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 11th within Veneto.
Across the nationalities we track, Garda counts 72 foreign residents in total, 1.76% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (16), Brazilians (12), Britons (9).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Garda has fallen, from 18 to 16 (-11%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 20.8% of Garda's population was born outside Italy — 15.9% outside the EU and 4.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16 | 0.39% |
| Brazil | 12 | 0.29% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 0.22% |
| Russia | 8 | 0.20% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0.15% |
| Spain | 5 | 0.12% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.07% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.05% |
| United States | 2 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.02% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.02% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,241 | 79.18% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 200 | 4.89% |
| Born outside the EU | 652 | 15.93% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Verona
Full BES profile for Verona →Verona on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Garda is far above the Verona average of €1,494/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 23% more than ordinary condition — €4,250/m² against €3,450.
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 €3,550/m², against €3,450 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 3% 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.