Foreign residents in Puglia
Across Puglia's 6 provinces, ISTAT counts 1,427 Brazilians — 0.04% of the region's 3,877,395 residents.
Across the nationalities we track, Puglia counts 9,872 foreign residents in total, 0.25% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (1,427), Germans (1,215), Britons (1,183).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Puglia has risen, from 1,338 to 1,427 (+7%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.9% of Puglia's population was born outside Italy — 4.1% outside the EU and 1.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,427 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 1,215 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 1,183 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 919 | 0.02% |
| France | 793 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 731 | 0.02% |
| United States | 553 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 550 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 379 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 327 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 297 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 287 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 234 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 173 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 159 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 137 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 113 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 87 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 82 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 63 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 59 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 31 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 30 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 22 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 21 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,649,319 | 94.12% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 70,539 | 1.82% |
| Born outside the EU | 157,537 | 4.06% |
Brazilians over time
Provinces by Brazilians share
Tax regimes
231 of Puglia’s 257 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 90% of the region’s towns, but 52% 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 →