All things you need to know about living in the province of Catanzaro
The province of Catanzaro is home to 202 Argentinians: 0.06% of its 339,741 residents, across 80 comuni.
ISTAT counts 18,886 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 5.56% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Argentinians (202), Brazilians (196), Russians (146).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in the province has risen, from 43 to 202 (+370%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.5% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 5.5% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3,292 | 0.97% |
| Ukraine | 1,191 | 0.35% |
| Bulgaria | 1,071 | 0.32% |
| Poland | 387 | 0.11% |
| Argentina | 202 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 196 | 0.06% |
| Albania | 176 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 146 | 0.04% |
| France | 89 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 86 | 0.03% |
| United States | 59 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 49 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 47 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 39 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 36 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 34 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 33 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 31 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 23 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 22 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 16 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 15 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 12 | 0.00% |
| Czechia | 9 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 9 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 9 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 9 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 8 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 8 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 8 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 6 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 314,269 | 92.50% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 6,752 | 1.99% |
| Born outside the EU | 18,720 | 5.51% |
Argentinians over time
Top 25 comuni by Argentinians share
- Cropani1.17%
- Cortale0.38%
- Stalettì0.25%
- Soverato0.21%
- Falerna0.20%
- Isca sullo Ionio0.20%
- Maida0.20%
- Conflenti0.15%
- San Mango d'Aquino0.14%
- Satriano0.12%
- Gizzeria0.11%
- Nocera Terinese0.10%
- Palermiti0.10%
- Belcastro0.08%
- Guardavalle0.07%
- Sersale0.07%
- Soveria Mannelli0.07%
- San Sostene0.07%
- Decollatura0.07%
- Borgia0.07%
- Botricello0.06%
- Chiaravalle Centrale0.06%
- Santa Caterina dello Ionio0.05%
- Montepaone0.05%
- Squillace0.03%
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Compare Catanzaro with other provinces →See Catanzaro against all 107 on cost and quality →
Tax regimes
78 of Catanzaro’s 80 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 98% of the province’s towns, but 56% 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 →Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 80 comuni of Catanzaro are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)45
- Zone 235
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →