Foreign residents in Cosenza province
The province of Cosenza is home to 885 Argentinians — 0.13% of its 669,535 residents, across 150 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 3,289 foreign residents in total, 0.49% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (885), Brazilians (652), Russians (527).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in the province has risen, from 102 to 885 (+768%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 5.8% outside the EU and 3.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 885 | 0.13% |
| Brazil | 652 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 527 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 258 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 166 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 136 | 0.02% |
| France | 108 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 107 | 0.02% |
| United States | 106 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 64 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 46 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 31 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 31 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 30 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 29 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 28 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 23 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 17 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 14 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 12 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 8 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 5 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 608,022 | 90.81% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 22,728 | 3.39% |
| Born outside the EU | 38,785 | 5.79% |
Argentinians over time
Top 25 comuni by Argentinians share
- Lago4.97%
- Fiumefreddo Bruzio3.95%
- Cleto2.04%
- San Lucido1.17%
- Paola1.02%
- Guardia Piemontese0.68%
- Parenti0.56%
- Santa Domenica Talao0.53%
- Longobardi0.52%
- Sant'Agata di Esaro0.47%
- Belvedere Marittimo0.40%
- Praia a Mare0.39%
- San Donato di Ninea0.38%
- Cerzeto0.33%
- Mottafollone0.19%
- Maierà0.18%
- Tortora0.17%
- Scalea0.16%
- Fuscaldo0.14%
- Grisolia0.14%
- Mendicino0.12%
- Cariati0.12%
- Amendolara0.11%
- Morano Calabro0.11%
- San Vincenzo La Costa0.10%
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Tax regimes
147 of Cosenza’s 150 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 98% of the province’s towns, but 74% 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 →