Foreign residents in Catania province
The province of Catania is home to 443 Russians — 0.04% of its 1,070,169 residents, across 58 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,645 foreign residents in total, 0.25% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (443), Germans (338), Americans (268).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 366 to 443 (+21%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 3.2% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 443 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 338 | 0.03% |
| United States | 268 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 243 | 0.02% |
| France | 227 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 204 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 165 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 140 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 112 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 57 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 56 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 50 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 49 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 38 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 38 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 37 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 33 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 27 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 26 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 20 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 19 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 19 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 17 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 14 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 5 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,015,757 | 94.92% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 19,804 | 1.85% |
| Born outside the EU | 34,608 | 3.23% |
Russians over time
Top 25 comuni by Russians share
- Calatabiano0.33%
- Linguaglossa0.30%
- Castiglione di Sicilia0.21%
- Aci Bonaccorsi0.17%
- Fiumefreddo di Sicilia0.14%
- Riposto0.13%
- Mascali0.11%
- Piedimonte Etneo0.10%
- Trecastagni0.08%
- Giarre0.08%
- Viagrande0.07%
- Sant'Alfio0.07%
- Sant'Agata li Battiati0.05%
- Maniace0.05%
- Valverde0.05%
- Aci Castello0.05%
- Catania0.05%
- Motta Sant'Anastasia0.05%
- Acireale0.05%
- Ragalna0.05%
- Caltagirone0.04%
- Licodia Eubea0.04%
- Santa Venerina0.04%
- San Gregorio di Catania0.03%
- Aci Catena0.03%
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Tax regimes
51 of Catania’s 58 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 88% of the province’s towns, but 49% 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 →