Foreign residents in Cagliari province
The province of Cagliari is home to 411 Germans — 0.08% of its 536,245 residents, across 70 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,623 foreign residents in total, 0.49% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (411), Russians (318), Britons (257).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 387 to 411 (+6%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.0% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 3.7% outside the EU and 1.4% 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 | 411 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 318 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 257 | 0.05% |
| France | 255 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 237 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 237 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 236 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 96 | 0.02% |
| United States | 89 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 75 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 56 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 52 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 46 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 45 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 39 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 35 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 32 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 28 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 24 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 20 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 11 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 8 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 7 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 5 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 4 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 509,200 | 94.96% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 7,379 | 1.38% |
| Born outside the EU | 19,666 | 3.67% |
Germans over time
Top 25 comuni by Germans share
- Villa San Pietro0.62%
- Muravera0.44%
- Domus de Maria0.31%
- Sarroch0.28%
- Vallermosa0.28%
- Pula0.25%
- Castiadas0.23%
- Maracalagonis0.22%
- Villasimius0.19%
- Nurri0.15%
- San Vito0.15%
- Quartu Sant'Elena0.15%
- Villaputzu0.14%
- Guasila0.12%
- Siurgus Donigala0.11%
- Suelli0.09%
- San Basilio0.09%
- Gergei0.09%
- Capoterra0.09%
- Uta0.08%
- Sinnai0.07%
- Samatzai0.07%
- Senorbì0.06%
- Villasor0.06%
- Sant'Andrea Frius0.06%
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Tax regimes
68 of Cagliari’s 70 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 97% of the province’s towns, but 60% of the people who live in it.
The two differ because the regime caps comune size: the towns it excludes are the biggest ones. Where you’d actually be living matters more than how many towns are on the list.
Which towns, and how the 7% pensioner regime works →