Foreign residents in Campania
Across Campania's 5 provinces, ISTAT counts 2,917 Russians — 0.05% of the region's 5,582,337 residents.
Across the nationalities we track, Campania counts 13,288 foreign residents in total, 0.24% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (2,917), Brazilians (2,373), Venezuelans (1,314).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Campania has fallen, from 3,564 to 2,917 (-18%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.1% of Campania's population was born outside Italy — 4.9% outside the EU and 1.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2,917 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 2,373 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 1,314 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 909 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 881 | 0.02% |
| United States | 840 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 818 | 0.01% |
| France | 721 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 622 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 274 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 253 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 196 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 180 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 159 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 152 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 133 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 126 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 90 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 75 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 74 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 57 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 45 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 34 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 23 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 22 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,239,375 | 93.86% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 70,807 | 1.27% |
| Born outside the EU | 272,155 | 4.88% |
Russians over time
Provinces by Russians share
Tax regimes
508 of Campania’s 550 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 92% of the region’s towns, but 47% 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 →