Italy, region by region

Where in Italy should you move?

Italy's twenty regions, from the ones emptying fastest to the ones holding steady. The south is where houses are cheapest, comuni most want new people, and a foreign pension can be taxed at 7%.

Updated September 2026 · figures from ISTAT

Moving to Molise
136 comuni · 95% shrinking · -5.3% since 2019
133 towns in the 7% tax zone
1 one-euro scheme on file
Moving to Basilicata
131 comuni · 98% shrinking · -5.1% since 2019
129 towns in the 7% tax zone
Moving to Calabria
404 comuni · 88% shrinking · -4% since 2019
394 towns in the 7% tax zone
Moving to Sardinia
377 comuni · 92% shrinking · -3.7% since 2019
363 towns in the 7% tax zone
1 one-euro scheme on file
Moving to Campania
550 comuni · 85% shrinking · -2.8% since 2019
483 towns in the 7% tax zone
2 one-euro schemes on file
Moving to Sicily
391 comuni · 82% shrinking · -2.6% since 2019
337 towns in the 7% tax zone
3 one-euro schemes on file
Moving to Puglia
257 comuni · 89% shrinking · -2.5% since 2019
213 towns in the 7% tax zone
Moving to Umbria
92 comuni · 91% shrinking · -2.5% since 2019
Moving to Aosta Valley
74 comuni · 80% shrinking · -2.5% since 2019
Moving to Abruzzo
305 comuni · 87% shrinking · -2.4% since 2019
292 towns in the 7% tax zone
Moving to Le Marche
225 comuni · 86% shrinking · -2.4% since 2019
Moving to Piedmont
1,180 comuni · 78% shrinking · -1.7% since 2019
Moving to Liguria
234 comuni · 75% shrinking · -1.5% since 2019
Moving to Friuli Venezia Giulia
215 comuni · 84% shrinking · -1.4% since 2019
Moving to Tuscany
273 comuni · 74% shrinking · -1.2% since 2019
1 one-euro scheme on file
Moving to Lazio
378 comuni · 72% shrinking · -1.1% since 2019
2 one-euro schemes on file
Moving to Veneto
560 comuni · 64% shrinking · -0.6% since 2019
Moving to Emilia-Romagna
330 comuni · 48% shrinking · 0% since 2019
Moving to Lombardy
1,502 comuni · 50% shrinking · +0.3% since 2019
Moving to Trentino-South Tyrol
282 comuni · 33% shrinking · +1.2% since 2019

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