Foreign residents in Sardegna
Across Sardegna's 8 provinces, ISTAT counts 1,442 Germans — 0.09% of the region's 1,562,381 residents.
Across the nationalities we track, Sardegna counts 7,773 foreign residents in total, 0.50% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (1,442), French nationals (873), Russians (832).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Sardegna has risen, from 1,320 to 1,442 (+9%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.2% of Sardegna's population was born outside Italy — 3.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,442 | 0.09% |
| France | 873 | 0.06% |
| Russia | 832 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 731 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 685 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 639 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 546 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 291 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 269 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 256 | 0.02% |
| United States | 254 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 169 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 121 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 112 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 94 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 89 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 86 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 62 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 52 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 44 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 35 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 32 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 23 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 22 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 14 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,481,875 | 94.85% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 31,157 | 1.99% |
| Born outside the EU | 49,349 | 3.16% |
Germans over time
Provinces by Germans share
- Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna0.24%
- Nuoro0.12%
- Ogliastra0.11%
- Cagliari0.08%
- Sulcis Iglesiente0.07%
- Oristano0.07%
- Sassari0.06%
- Medio Campidano0.02%
Tax regimes
370 of Sardegna’s 377 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 98% of the region’s towns, but 68% 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 →