Foreign residents in Potenza province
The province of Potenza is home to 410 Argentinians — 0.12% of its 340,909 residents, across 100 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,055 foreign residents in total, 0.31% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (410), Brazilians (167), Spaniards (64).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in the province has risen, from 34 to 410 (+1106%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.3% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 4.3% 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 | 410 | 0.12% |
| Brazil | 167 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 64 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 61 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 58 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 44 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 44 | 0.01% |
| France | 41 | 0.01% |
| United States | 34 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 21 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 18 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 16 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 14 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 14 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 7 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 7 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 6 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 6 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 4 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 4 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 319,408 | 93.69% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 6,855 | 2.01% |
| Born outside the EU | 14,646 | 4.30% |
Argentinians over time
Top 25 comuni by Argentinians share
- Sant'Angelo Le Fratte4.03%
- Calvello2.66%
- Episcopia1.49%
- Pietragalla0.74%
- San Severino Lucano0.67%
- Abriola0.57%
- Spinoso0.54%
- Rotonda0.45%
- Brienza0.44%
- Marsicovetere0.42%
- Laurenzana0.39%
- Avigliano0.34%
- Roccanova0.32%
- Vietri di Potenza0.27%
- Francavilla in Sinni0.23%
- Muro Lucano0.23%
- Vaglio Basilicata0.22%
- Barile0.16%
- Senise0.12%
- Montemurro0.10%
- Cancellara0.09%
- Picerno0.09%
- Corleto Perticara0.09%
- Rivello0.08%
- Filiano0.08%
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Tax regimes
99 of Potenza’s 100 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 99% of the province’s towns, but 81% 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 →