Foreign residents in Merano/Meran
Merano/Meran, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 562 Germans — 1.35% of its 41,498 residents. That is the 34th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 16th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Merano/Meran counts 938 foreign residents in total, 2.26% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (562), Austrians (145), Russians (54).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Merano/Meran has risen, from 516 to 562 (+9%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 24.4% of Merano/Meran's population was born outside Italy — 18.2% outside the EU and 6.2% 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 | 562 | 1.35% |
| Austria | 145 | 0.35% |
| Russia | 54 | 0.13% |
| Brazil | 28 | 0.07% |
| Switzerland | 21 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 20 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 0.04% |
| Greece | 15 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 0.03% |
| United States | 14 | 0.03% |
| France | 10 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 6 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 2 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 31,382 | 75.62% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 2,558 | 6.16% |
| Born outside the EU | 7,558 | 18.21% |
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
Buying in Merano/Meran is above the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 9 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.4 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 22% more than ordinary condition — €4,246/m² against €3,494.
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 €3,688/m², against €3,494 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.