All things you need to know about living in the province of Trapani

The province of Trapani is home to 182 Germans: 0.04% of its 411,393 residents, across 25 comuni.
ISTAT counts 23,094 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 5.61% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Germans (182), Russians (139), French nationals (138).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 135 to 182 (+35%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.4% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 5.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 4,533 | 1.10% |
| Ukraine | 186 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 182 | 0.04% |
| Poland | 173 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 139 | 0.03% |
| France | 138 | 0.03% |
| Albania | 129 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 82 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 79 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 72 | 0.02% |
| Brazil | 64 | 0.02% |
| United States | 62 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 59 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 39 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 36 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 35 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 35 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 29 | 0.01% |
| Bulgaria | 28 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 22 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 22 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 21 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 20 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 18 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 13 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 10 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 9 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 8 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 8 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 8 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 6 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 381,099 | 92.64% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 8,219 | 2.00% |
| Born outside the EU | 22,075 | 5.37% |
Germans over time
Top 25 comuni by Germans share
- Pantelleria0.17%
- San Vito Lo Capo0.16%
- Castellammare del Golfo0.16%
- Favignana0.11%
- Castelvetrano0.09%
- Buseto Palizzolo0.07%
- Calatafimi-Segesta0.07%
- Petrosino0.06%
- Misiliscemi0.06%
- Marsala0.05%
- Mazara del Vallo0.04%
- Valderice0.04%
- Gibellina0.03%
- Campobello di Mazara0.03%
- Alcamo0.02%
- Trapani0.02%
- Erice0.01%
- Partanna0.01%
- Custonaci0.00%
- Paceco0.00%
- Poggioreale0.00%
- Salaparuta0.00%
- Salemi0.00%
- Santa Ninfa0.00%
- Vita0.00%
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Compare Trapani with other provinces →See Trapani against all 107 on cost and quality →
Tax regimes
21 of Trapani’s 25 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 84% of the province’s towns, but 44% 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 25 comuni of Trapani are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)6
- Zone 218
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)1
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 →