Foreign residents in Policoro
Policoro, in the province of Matera, is home to 20 Russians — 0.11% of its 17,682 residents. That is the 782nd-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 7th within Basilicata.
Across the nationalities we track, Policoro counts 59 foreign residents in total, 0.33% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (20), Argentinians (12), Brazilians (12).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Policoro has risen, from 6 to 20 (+233%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.4% of Policoro's population was born outside Italy — 6.8% outside the EU and 3.5% 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 | 20 | 0.11% |
| Argentina | 12 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 12 | 0.07% |
| France | 4 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 15,849 | 89.63% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 625 | 3.53% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,208 | 6.83% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Matera
Full BES profile for Matera →Matera on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Policoro 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
About the Matera average of €1,099/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.3 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 23% more than ordinary condition — €1,429/m² against €1,158.
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 €1,613/m², against €1,158 for an apartment.
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.