Foreign residents in Ustica
Ustica, in the province of Palermo, is home to 2 Brazilians — 0.15% of its 1,319 residents. That is the 849th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 14th within Sicilia.
Across the nationalities we track, Ustica counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.38% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (2), Britons (1), Irish nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Ustica has fallen, from 3 to 2 (-33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 4.4% of Ustica's population was born outside Italy — 1.5% outside the EU and 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 0.15% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.08% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.08% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.08% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 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 | 1,261 | 95.60% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 38 | 2.88% |
| Born outside the EU | 20 | 1.52% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Palermo
Full BES profile for Palermo →Palermo on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Ustica 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 →