Foreign residents in Rifiano/Riffian
Rifiano/Riffian, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 18 Germans — 1.30% of its 1,380 residents. That is the 37th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 19th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Rifiano/Riffian counts 21 foreign residents in total, 1.52% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (18), Austrians (1), Portuguese nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Rifiano/Riffian has risen, from 16 to 18 (+13%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.7% of Rifiano/Riffian's population was born outside Italy — 4.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 18 | 1.30% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.07% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,274 | 92.32% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 48 | 3.48% |
| Born outside the EU | 58 | 4.20% |
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 Rifiano/Riffian is well below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
31.2 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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 20% more than ordinary condition — €2,725/m² against €2,275.
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 €2,375/m², against €2,275 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 4% 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.