Foreign residents in Basilicata
Across Basilicata's 2 provinces, ISTAT counts 470 Argentinians — 0.09% of the region's 530,004 residents.
Across the nationalities we track, Basilicata counts 1,605 foreign residents in total, 0.30% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (470), Brazilians (246), Russians (124).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Basilicata has risen, from 61 to 470 (+670%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.1% of Basilicata'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 470 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 246 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 124 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 104 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 104 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 103 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 90 | 0.02% |
| France | 78 | 0.01% |
| United States | 64 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 34 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 30 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 30 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 19 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 16 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 13 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 13 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 13 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 11 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 8 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 8 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 5 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 3 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 492,448 | 92.91% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 11,581 | 2.19% |
| Born outside the EU | 25,975 | 4.90% |
Argentinians over time
Provinces by Argentinians share
Tax regimes
129 of Basilicata’s 131 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 98% of the region’s towns, but 77% 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 →