Foreign residents in Palermo province
The province of Palermo is home to 333 Germans — 0.03% of its 1,198,738 residents, across 82 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 2,708 foreign residents in total, 0.23% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (333), Brazilians (292), French nationals (262).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 287 to 333 (+16%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 4.6% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 3.3% outside the EU and 1.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 333 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 292 | 0.02% |
| France | 262 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 252 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 241 | 0.02% |
| United States | 233 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 205 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 190 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 182 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 68 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 56 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 49 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 46 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 42 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 41 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 41 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 36 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 35 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 31 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 20 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 18 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 11 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 10 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 9 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 5 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,144,033 | 95.44% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 15,373 | 1.28% |
| Born outside the EU | 39,332 | 3.28% |
Germans over time
Top 25 comuni by Germans share
- Chiusa Sclafani0.33%
- Collesano0.30%
- Balestrate0.25%
- Trappeto0.16%
- Alimena0.16%
- Roccamena0.15%
- Ventimiglia di Sicilia0.12%
- Cefalù0.11%
- Terrasini0.11%
- Castellana Sicula0.10%
- Alia0.09%
- Santa Flavia0.09%
- Torretta0.09%
- Bompietro0.09%
- Lascari0.08%
- Pollina0.07%
- Montelepre0.07%
- Contessa Entellina0.07%
- Altavilla Milicia0.07%
- Cinisi0.07%
- Trabia0.07%
- Giuliana0.06%
- Caltavuturo0.06%
- Palazzo Adriano0.06%
- Castelbuono0.05%
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Tax regimes
77 of Palermo’s 82 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 94% of the province’s towns, but 34% 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 →