Foreign residents in Sassari province

Sardegna · 66 comuni · Population 312,735 · 701 became Italian citizens (2024)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

The province of Sassari is home to 203 Germans — 0.06% of its 312,735 residents, across 66 comuni.

Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,444 foreign residents in total, 0.46% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (203), French nationals (169), Brazilians (162).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 189 to 203 (+7%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 4.8% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 3.0% outside the EU and 1.8% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above — see about the data.

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
Germany2030.06%
France1690.05%
Brazil1620.05%
Spain1590.05%
Russia1590.05%
United Kingdom1500.05%
Argentina760.02%
Netherlands530.02%
Belgium500.02%
United States440.01%
Venezuela400.01%
Ireland370.01%
Switzerland270.01%
Portugal220.01%
Greece170.01%
Sweden170.01%
Austria140.00%
Mexico80.00%
Japan70.00%
Canada60.00%
Denmark60.00%
South Korea50.00%
Norway50.00%
Australia40.00%
Finland40.00%

“Citizens” counts residents holding that country’s citizenship, summed across every comune in the province.

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy297,61395.16%
Born elsewhere in the EU5,6031.79%
Born outside the EU9,5193.04%

From ISTAT’s census data. Broad groups only — see about the data.

Germans over time

Top 25 comuni by Germans share

  1. 1stValledoria0.35% (15)
  2. 2ndChiaramonti0.33% (5)
  3. 3rdPerfugas0.27% (6)
  4. 4thSorso0.17% (24)
  5. 5thAlghero0.14% (58)
  6. 6thStintino0.13% (2)
  7. 7thOlmedo0.12% (5)
  8. 8thMores0.12% (2)
  9. 9thSanta Maria Coghinas0.08% (1)
  10. 10thOzieri0.07% (7)
  11. 11thCastelsardo0.07% (4)
  12. 12thTula0.07% (1)
  13. 13thViddalba0.06% (1)
  14. 14thOssi0.06% (3)
  15. 15thTissi0.04% (1)
  16. 16thNulvi0.04% (1)
  17. 17thSassari0.03% (41)
  18. 18thBonorva0.03% (1)
  19. 19thBono0.03% (1)
  20. 20thPloaghe0.02% (1)
  21. 21stSennori0.01% (1)
  22. 22ndIttiri0.01% (1)
  23. 23rdPorto Torres0.01% (2)
  24. 24thBenetutti0.00% (0)
  25. 25thCodrongianos0.00% (0)

Quality of life (BES)

Province-level well-being, Italy’s official BES framework — percentile rank against Italy’s other provinces. Higher is always better here, regardless of the underlying indicator’s direction.

Social relationships

74th percentile avg
Nonprofit organizations73.5 Per 10,000 inhabitants
74th · 2022

Safety

62th percentile avg
Intentional homicide rate0.6 Per 100,000 inhabitants
44th · 2023
Burglaries reported122.3 Per 100,000 inhabitants
83th · 2023
Road mortality in non-urban roads3.7 Percentage values
58th · 2023

Environment

59th percentile avg
PM10 Annual average concentration21 Microgram per m3
72th · 2023
Urban green18.9 M2 per inhabitant
30th · 2023
Electricity from renewable sources63.8 Percentage values
76th · 2023

Quality of services

47th percentile avg
Medical specialists41.1 Per 10,000 inhabitants
85th · 2023
Overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage57.3 Percentage values
26th · 2024
Hospital beds in high-care wards2.4 Per 10,000 inhabitants
31th · 2022

Economic well-being

32th percentile avg
Average disposable income per capita18,568
32th · 2023

Landscape and cultural heritage

32th percentile avg
Density and importance of musems' heritage0.3 Per 100 km2
32th · 2022

Work and life balance

28th percentile avg
Employment rate (20-64 years old)62.6 Percentage values
28th · 2024

Health

26th percentile avg
Life expectancy at birth82.8 Average number of years
26th · 2024

Education and training

14th percentile avg
People with at least upper secondary education level (25-64 years old)55.7 Percentage values
14th · 2024

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Tax regimes

64 of Sassari’s 66 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime97% of the province’s towns, but 48% 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 →

This lists the regimes we’ve published. Others exist that we haven’t encoded yet — we add one only once it has been checked against the legislation — so this isn’t a complete account of what might apply to you.

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