Foreign residents in Molise
Across Molise's 2 provinces, ISTAT counts 718 Argentinians — 0.25% of the region's 287,814 residents.
Across the nationalities we track, Molise counts 1,884 foreign residents in total, 0.65% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (718), Venezuelans (255), Brazilians (131).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Molise has risen, from 68 to 718 (+956%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.4% of Molise's population was born outside Italy — 6.8% outside the EU and 2.6% 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 | 718 | 0.25% |
| Venezuela | 255 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 131 | 0.05% |
| France | 102 | 0.04% |
| United States | 101 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 94 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 85 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 72 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 68 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 48 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 41 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 39 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 29 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 17 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 17 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 13 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 12 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 12 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 9 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 6 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 5 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 260,678 | 90.57% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 7,462 | 2.59% |
| Born outside the EU | 19,674 | 6.84% |
Argentinians over time
Provinces by Argentinians share
- Campobasso0.32%
- Isernia0.06%
Tax regimes
134 of Molise’s 136 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 99% of the region’s towns, but 72% 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 →