Foreign residents in Malé
Malé, in the province of Trento, is home to 2 Russians — 0.09% of its 2,288 residents. That is the 1183rd-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 47th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Malé counts 6 foreign residents in total, 0.26% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (2), Belgians (1), Brazilians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Malé has fallen, from 3 to 2 (-33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.0% of Malé's population was born outside Italy — 10.1% outside the EU and 6.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 0.09% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.04% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,921 | 83.96% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 137 | 5.99% |
| Born outside the EU | 230 | 10.05% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Trento
Full BES profile for Trento →Trento on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Malé is well below the Trento average of €1,964/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
29.8 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 29% more than ordinary condition — €1,841/m² against €1,431.
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 €1,750/m², against €1,431 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.