Foreign residents in Iglesias
Iglesias, in the province of Sulcis Iglesiente, is home to 8 Spaniards — 0.03% of its 24,653 residents. That is the 2185th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 79th within Sardegna.
Across the nationalities we track, Iglesias counts 55 foreign residents in total, 0.22% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (8), Britons (7), Russians (6).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Iglesias has risen, from 3 to 8 (+167%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 3.2% of Iglesias's population was born outside Italy — 2.2% outside the EU and 1.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 8 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 6 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.02% |
| Brazil | 5 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.01% |
| France | 3 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.01% |
| United States | 3 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 23,869 | 96.82% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 242 | 0.98% |
| Born outside the EU | 542 | 2.20% |
Spaniards over time
Tax regimes
Iglesias 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
About the Sulcis Iglesiente average of €955/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.3 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.