Foreign residents in Lecce province
The province of Lecce is home to 486 Brazilians — 0.06% of its 764,491 residents, across 96 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,752 foreign residents in total, 0.36% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (486), Germans (404), French nationals (263).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has fallen, from 505 to 486 (-4%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.6% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 5.3% outside the EU and 2.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 486 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 404 | 0.05% |
| France | 263 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 244 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 209 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 200 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 176 | 0.02% |
| United States | 150 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 108 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 90 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 70 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 67 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 61 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 41 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 37 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 35 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 30 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 21 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 19 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 11 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 11 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 7 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 6 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 3 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 706,210 | 92.38% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 17,621 | 2.30% |
| Born outside the EU | 40,660 | 5.32% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Lecce0.27%
- Caprarica di Lecce0.22%
- Nociglia0.14%
- Ruffano0.14%
- Guagnano0.13%
- Monteroni di Lecce0.12%
- Lizzanello0.12%
- Melendugno0.10%
- Cavallino0.09%
- Leverano0.08%
- Castrignano del Capo0.08%
- Sogliano Cavour0.08%
- Carmiano0.08%
- Montesano Salentino0.08%
- Corigliano d'Otranto0.07%
- Salve0.07%
- Martignano0.06%
- Cannole0.06%
- San Pietro in Lama0.06%
- Spongano0.06%
- Seclì0.06%
- Cursi0.05%
- Ugento0.05%
- Uggiano la Chiesa0.05%
- Muro Leccese0.04%
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Tax regimes
94 of Lecce’s 96 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 98% of the province’s towns, but 84% 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 →