Foreign residents in Messina province
The province of Messina is home to 828 Argentinians — 0.14% of its 596,147 residents, across 108 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,859 foreign residents in total, 0.48% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (828), Russians (352), Germans (309).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in the province has risen, from 42 to 828 (+1871%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.6% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 5.6% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 | 828 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 352 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 309 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 233 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 181 | 0.03% |
| France | 167 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 119 | 0.02% |
| United States | 102 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 95 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 75 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 51 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 41 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 40 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 35 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 34 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 31 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 31 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 27 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 24 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 22 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 20 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 18 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 15 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 6 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 550,686 | 92.37% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 11,940 | 2.00% |
| Born outside the EU | 33,521 | 5.62% |
Argentinians over time
Top 25 comuni by Argentinians share
- Fiumedinisi2.23%
- Furnari1.66%
- Montalbano Elicona1.62%
- Castel di Lucio1.56%
- Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea0.98%
- Roccalumera0.96%
- Oliveri0.82%
- San Piero Patti0.73%
- Graniti0.68%
- Pettineo0.65%
- Sant'Agata di Militello0.61%
- Itala0.60%
- Castroreale0.40%
- Gioiosa Marea0.39%
- Fondachelli-Fantina0.37%
- Scaletta Zanclea0.33%
- Letojanni0.31%
- San Marco d'Alunzio0.28%
- Santo Stefano di Camastra0.27%
- Gualtieri Sicaminò0.26%
- Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto0.22%
- Acquedolci0.20%
- Furci Siculo0.18%
- Lipari0.17%
- Militello Rosmarino0.17%
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Tax regimes
106 of Messina’s 108 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 98% of the province’s towns, but 57% 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 →