Foreign residents in Riesi
Riesi, in the province of Caltanissetta (Sicilia), records no resident Venezuelans in the latest ISTAT data. It has a population of 10,260.
Across the nationalities we track, Riesi counts 16 foreign residents in total, 0.16% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (7), Belgians (2), Spaniards (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Venezuelans in Riesi has fallen, from 1 to 0 (-100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.1% of Riesi's population was born outside Italy — 1.4% outside the EU and 5.6% 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 | 7 | 0.07% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.02% |
| France | 2 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 9,534 | 92.92% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 579 | 5.64% |
| Born outside the EU | 147 | 1.43% |
Venezuelans over time
Quality of life in Caltanissetta
Full BES profile for Caltanissetta →Caltanissetta on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Riesi 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 Riesi is below the Caltanissetta average of €621/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.2 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 €585/m², against €542 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.