Foreign residents in Laives/Leifers
Laives/Leifers, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 36 Germans — 0.19% of its 18,658 residents. That is the 556th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 114th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Laives/Leifers counts 100 foreign residents in total, 0.54% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (36), Austrians (19), Spaniards (9).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Laives/Leifers has risen, from 33 to 36 (+9%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.0% of Laives/Leifers's population was born outside Italy — 11.8% outside the EU and 3.2% 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 | 36 | 0.19% |
| Austria | 19 | 0.10% |
| Spain | 9 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 8 | 0.04% |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.01% |
| United States | 2 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.01% |
| France | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 15,855 | 84.98% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 599 | 3.21% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,204 | 11.81% |
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 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.3 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 15% more than ordinary condition — €3,550/m² against €3,100.
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 €3,167/m², against €3,100 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.