Foreign residents in Chieti province
The province of Chieti is home to 500 Britons — 0.13% of its 370,487 residents, across 104 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,374 foreign residents in total, 0.64% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (500), Argentinians (288), Venezuelans (203).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in the province has risen, from 412 to 500 (+21%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.4% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 6.8% outside the EU and 3.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 500 | 0.13% |
| Argentina | 288 | 0.08% |
| Venezuela | 203 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 175 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 173 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 161 | 0.04% |
| France | 155 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 116 | 0.03% |
| United States | 115 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 74 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 49 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 46 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 46 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 46 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 39 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 39 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 33 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 31 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 23 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 19 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 18 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 13 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 6 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 4 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 332,008 | 89.61% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 13,186 | 3.56% |
| Born outside the EU | 25,293 | 6.83% |
Britons over time
Top 25 comuni by Britons share
- Roccascalegna1.95%
- Torricella Peligna1.87%
- Roccaspinalveti1.32%
- Gessopalena0.96%
- Casoli0.79%
- Ari0.75%
- Torino di Sangro0.38%
- Rapino0.35%
- Canosa Sannita0.33%
- Lama dei Peligni0.29%
- Villa Santa Maria0.27%
- Sant'Eusanio del Sangro0.27%
- Castel Frentano0.24%
- Atessa0.20%
- Scerni0.20%
- Miglianico0.20%
- Casacanditella0.17%
- Guardiagrele0.17%
- Altino0.17%
- Orsogna0.14%
- Roccamontepiano0.13%
- Tornareccio0.12%
- Frisa0.12%
- Casalbordino0.11%
- Archi0.10%
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Tax regimes
101 of Chieti’s 104 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 97% of the province’s towns, but 67% 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 →