All things you need to know about living in the province of Siracusa
The province of Siracusa is home to 460 Argentinians: 0.12% of its 383,277 residents, across 21 comuni.
ISTAT counts 16,523 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 4.31% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Argentinians (460), Germans (184), French nationals (156).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in the province has risen, from 35 to 460 (+1214%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 4.9% outside the EU and 2.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2,842 | 0.74% |
| Poland | 986 | 0.26% |
| Albania | 470 | 0.12% |
| Argentina | 460 | 0.12% |
| Ukraine | 195 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 184 | 0.05% |
| France | 156 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 140 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 140 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 113 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 97 | 0.03% |
| United States | 92 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 83 | 0.02% |
| Bulgaria | 68 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 52 | 0.01% |
| Malta | 49 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 43 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 39 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 36 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 30 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 28 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 23 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 20 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 17 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 17 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 16 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 12 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 10 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 10 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 10 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 10 | 0.00% |
| Czechia | 8 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 8 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 8 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 6 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 5 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 5 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 356,017 | 92.89% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 8,420 | 2.20% |
| Born outside the EU | 18,840 | 4.92% |
Argentinians over time
Top 19 comuni by Argentinians share
- Noto0.85%
- Siracusa0.18%
- Buccheri0.12%
- Avola0.06%
- Rosolini0.04%
- Portopalo di Capo Passero0.03%
- Palazzolo Acreide0.03%
- Priolo Gargallo0.02%
- Canicattini Bagni0.02%
- Augusta0.01%
- Melilli0.01%
- Lentini0.00%
- Pachino0.00%
- Carlentini0.00%
- Ferla0.00%
- Floridia0.00%
- Francofonte0.00%
- Solarino0.00%
- Sortino0.00%
Quality of life (BES)
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Compare Siracusa with other provinces →See Siracusa against all 107 on cost and quality →
Tax regimes
18 of Siracusa’s 21 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 86% of the province’s towns, but 53% 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 →Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 21 comuni of Siracusa are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)17
- Zone 24
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →