Foreign residents in Piraino
Piraino, in the province of Messina, is home to 2 Russians — 0.05% of its 3,758 residents. That is the 2149th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 62nd within Sicilia.
Across the nationalities we track, Piraino counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.24% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (2), Australians (1), Brazilians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Piraino has held roughly steady, from 2 to 2 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.3% of Piraino's population was born outside Italy — 3.4% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 | 0.05% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.03% |
| France | 1 | 0.03% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.03% |
| United States | 1 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 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% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,557 | 94.65% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 72 | 1.92% |
| Born outside the EU | 129 | 3.43% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Messina
Full BES profile for Messina →Messina on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Piraino 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
Buying in Piraino is well below the Messina average of €941/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.1 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.