Foreign residents in Paternò
Paternò, in the province of Catania, is home to 14 Germans — 0.03% of its 44,744 residents. That is the 2733rd-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 175th within Sicilia.
Across the nationalities we track, Paternò counts 45 foreign residents in total, 0.10% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (14), Brazilians (9), French nationals (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Paternò has risen, from 12 to 14 (+17%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 3.5% of Paternò's population was born outside Italy — 1.3% outside the EU and 2.2% 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 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 9 | 0.02% |
| France | 5 | 0.01% |
| Russia | 5 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.01% |
| United States | 2 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.00% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 43,170 | 96.48% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,002 | 2.24% |
| Born outside the EU | 572 | 1.28% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Catania
Full BES profile for Catania →Catania on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Paternò is well below the Catania average of €915/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.2 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.
A detached house here averages €645/m², against €710 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 12% more per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.