Foreign residents in Matera province
The province of Matera is home to 79 Brazilians — 0.04% of its 189,095 residents, across 31 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 550 foreign residents in total, 0.29% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (79), Russians (63), Argentinians (60).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 72 to 79 (+10%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.5% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 6.0% outside the EU and 2.5% 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 | 79 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 63 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 60 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 60 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 59 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 40 | 0.02% |
| France | 37 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 32 | 0.02% |
| United States | 30 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 16 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 14 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 9 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 9 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 7 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 7 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 4 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 173,040 | 91.51% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 4,726 | 2.50% |
| Born outside the EU | 11,329 | 5.99% |
Brazilians over time
Top 24 comuni by Brazilians share
- Colobraro0.19%
- Policoro0.07%
- Accettura0.06%
- Montalbano Jonico0.06%
- Bernalda0.06%
- Matera0.06%
- Stigliano0.06%
- Tricarico0.04%
- Salandra0.04%
- Pomarico0.03%
- Scanzano Jonico0.03%
- Ferrandina0.03%
- Irsina0.02%
- Nova Siri0.01%
- Pisticci0.01%
- Montescaglioso0.01%
- Grassano0.00%
- Grottole0.00%
- Miglionico0.00%
- Rotondella0.00%
- San Giorgio Lucano0.00%
- San Mauro Forte0.00%
- Tursi0.00%
- Valsinni0.00%
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Tax regimes
30 of Matera’s 31 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 97% of the province’s towns, but 68% 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 →