Foreign residents in Reggio Calabria province
The province of Reggio Calabria is home to 306 Brazilians — 0.06% of its 512,956 residents, across 97 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,612 foreign residents in total, 0.31% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (306), Argentinians (278), Russians (259).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has fallen, from 489 to 306 (-37%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.6% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 5.3% outside the EU and 2.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 306 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 278 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 259 | 0.05% |
| France | 138 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 114 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 100 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 85 | 0.02% |
| United States | 65 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 48 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 32 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 28 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 21 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 20 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 19 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 19 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 16 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 13 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 13 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 6 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 4 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 473,776 | 92.36% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 11,779 | 2.30% |
| Born outside the EU | 27,401 | 5.34% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Bova Marina1.20%
- Varapodio0.88%
- Mammola0.25%
- Roccella Ionica0.21%
- Bianco0.19%
- Stignano0.17%
- Gioiosa Ionica0.12%
- Scilla0.11%
- Montebello Jonico0.11%
- Anoia0.10%
- Cinquefrondi0.10%
- Brancaleone0.10%
- Marina di Gioiosa Ionica0.10%
- Gerace0.09%
- Bivongi0.09%
- Sant'Ilario dello Ionio0.08%
- Caulonia0.07%
- Polistena0.06%
- Reggio di Calabria0.06%
- Palizzi0.05%
- Stilo0.04%
- Oppido Mamertina0.04%
- Locri0.04%
- Motta San Giovanni0.04%
- Grotteria0.04%
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Tax regimes
96 of Reggio Calabria’s 97 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 99% of the province’s towns, but 67% 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 →