Foreign residents in Macerata province

Marche · 55 comuni · Population 302,030 · 1,509 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Macerata is home to 360 Britons — 0.12% of its 302,030 residents, across 55 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,176 foreign residents in total, 0.72% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (360), Russians (312), Argentinians (266).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in the province has fallen, from 410 to 360 (-12%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 11.0% outside the EU and 2.7% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above — see about the data.

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
United Kingdom3600.12%
Russia3120.10%
Argentina2660.09%
Brazil2460.08%
Netherlands1500.05%
Germany1400.05%
Venezuela1080.04%
Spain1060.04%
France870.03%
United States710.02%
Greece620.02%
Belgium470.02%
Ireland380.01%
Sweden320.01%
Portugal310.01%
Mexico260.01%
Austria230.01%
Japan190.01%
Switzerland170.01%
Canada80.00%
Denmark80.00%
Finland80.00%
Australia60.00%
South Korea30.00%
Norway20.00%

“Citizens” counts residents holding that country’s citizenship, summed across every comune in the province.

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy260,63186.29%
Born elsewhere in the EU8,2482.73%
Born outside the EU33,15110.98%

From ISTAT’s census data. Broad groups only — see about the data.

Britons over time

Top 25 comuni by Britons share

  1. 1stSant'Angelo in Pontano1.86% (23)
  2. 2ndSan Ginesio1.74% (53)
  3. 3rdLoro Piceno0.56% (12)
  4. 4thColmurano0.53% (6)
  5. 5thSarnano0.49% (15)
  6. 6thMogliano0.47% (20)
  7. 7thCaldarola0.19% (3)
  8. 8thCamerino0.17% (10)
  9. 9thPetriolo0.17% (3)
  10. 10thFiuminata0.16% (2)
  11. 11thEsanatoglia0.16% (3)
  12. 12thCingoli0.13% (12)
  13. 13thApiro0.10% (2)
  14. 14thUrbisaglia0.08% (2)
  15. 15thPieve Torina0.08% (1)
  16. 16thSan Severino Marche0.08% (9)
  17. 17thMontelupone0.06% (2)
  18. 18thTolentino0.06% (10)
  19. 19thTreia0.06% (5)
  20. 20thCivitanova Marche0.05% (23)
  21. 21stRecanati0.05% (10)
  22. 22ndMontecassiano0.04% (3)
  23. 23rdCorridonia0.04% (6)
  24. 24thMontecosaro0.04% (3)
  25. 25thPotenza Picena0.04% (6)

Quality of life (BES)

Province-level well-being, Italy’s official BES framework — percentile rank against Italy’s other provinces. Higher is always better here, regardless of the underlying indicator’s direction.

Social relationships

82th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations78.8 Per 10,000 inhabitants
82th · 2022

Health

70th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth84 Average number of years
70th · 2024

Environment

64th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration18 Microgram per m3
89th · 2023
Urban green21 M2 per inhabitant
38th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources44.5 Percentage values
66th · 2023

Education and training

60th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)68.5 Percentage values
60th · 2024

Economic well-being

59th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita22,260
59th · 2023

Safety

59th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate1 Per 100,000 inhabitants
20th · 2022
Burglaries reported139 Per 100,000 inhabitants
78th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads2.7 Percentage values
78th · 2023

Work and life balance

43th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)69.7 Percentage values
43th · 2024

Landscape and cultural heritage

38th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.4 Per 100 km2
38th · 2022

Quality of services

31th percentile avg
Medical specialists24.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
20th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage71.3 Percentage values
69th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards1.3 Per 10,000 inhabitants
4th · 2022

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Tax regimes

43 of Macerata’s 55 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime78% of the province’s towns, but 43% 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 →

This lists the regimes we’ve published. Others exist that we haven’t encoded yet — we add one only once it has been checked against the legislation — so this isn’t a complete account of what might apply to you.

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