Foreign residents in Bolzano/Bozen province
The province of Bolzano/Bozen is home to 4,824 Germans — 0.89% of its 539,679 residents, across 116 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 8,829 foreign residents in total, 1.64% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (4,824), Austrians (1,748), Russians (344).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 4,362 to 4,824 (+11%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.8% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 10.2% outside the EU and 4.6% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above — see about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,824 | 0.89% |
| Austria | 1,748 | 0.32% |
| Russia | 344 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 239 | 0.04% |
| Switzerland | 233 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 233 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 158 | 0.03% |
| France | 154 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 141 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 110 | 0.02% |
| United States | 104 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 78 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 72 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 71 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 53 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 48 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 40 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 40 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 38 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 22 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 21 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 17 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 17 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 12 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 12 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 460,006 | 85.24% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 24,879 | 4.61% |
| Born outside the EU | 54,794 | 10.15% |
Germans over time
Top 25 comuni by Germans share
- Stelvio/Stilfs2.43%
- Tirolo/Tirol1.97%
- Renon/Ritten1.66%
- Varna/Vahrn1.62%
- Lana/Lana1.59%
- Cortaccia sulla strada del vino/Kurtatsch an der Weinstraße1.57%
- Naz-Sciaves/Natz-Schabs1.56%
- Gargazzone/Gargazon1.53%
- Bressanone/Brixen1.48%
- Lagundo/Algund1.43%
- Nalles/Nals1.43%
- Luson/Lüsen1.39%
- Cermes/Tscherms1.39%
- Tires/Tiers1.36%
- Merano/Meran1.35%
- Terlano/Terlan1.33%
- Andriano/Andrian1.33%
- Rifiano/Riffian1.30%
- Laces/Latsch1.30%
- Verano/Vöran1.29%
- Caldaro sulla strada del vino/Kaltern an der Weinstraße1.28%
- Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach1.25%
- Rodengo/Rodeneck1.25%
- Parcines/Partschins1.24%
- Termeno sulla strada del vino/Tramin an der Weinstraße1.24%
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