Living in Bolzano

In Bolzano, rent averages €11.70 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 3.5% (2023).

The city covers 52.29 km², with a population density of 2,044.4 people per km² at the start of 2026. The dwelling count was 54,062 at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2337 sources

Population106,568people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)2,242EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent11.7EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate3.54%country median 6.0% — 41% belowOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime3,363incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LS1 Laives)

Lower unemployment than 98% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 80% of Italian cities that publish it.

Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Bolzano?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in ItalyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bolzano.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bolzano?

Average net cold rent is 11.7 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 11.7 EUR/m²/month · Collected source¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesBolzano highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliadbox fixed fibre⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	iliad GIGA mobile tariff⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	54,062 dwellings	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	48,949 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹¹Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	11.7 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source¹Official · municipality zone median

Is Bolzano a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–66%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%

Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–64%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 47–69%

Retirement46%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 702 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.7 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-S2

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bolzano?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 3.54 % · Eurostat³

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Bolzano is 3.5%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Bolzano 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	48,802 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,242 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it²⁶Official
Unemployment rate	3.54 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Eurostat³Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2011–2023

3.3%

4.6%

5.8%

7.1%

3.5%2011201920212023

Unemployment rate fell 33.5% between 2011 and 2023, from 5.3% to 3.5%.

What does a salary buy in Bolzano?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,022of €1,766 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€1,766
Rent, 60 m²€11.70/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €702
Internet€30 · official · iliadbox fixed fibre · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€12 · official · iliad GIGA mobile tariff · 2026-09-30	− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,022

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bolzano Salary needed to live in Bolzano

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bolzano. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service

Italian public employment services / regional employment centres

Job SearchTraining

Search jobs

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bolzano. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	906.5 beds per 100,000	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁵Official
Hospitals	5 count	1 Jan 2023	Posti letto per stabilimento ospedaliero e disciplina 2023²⁵Official
Pharmacies	31 count	15 Sept 2026	Farmacie⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bolzano when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents906.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Bolzano?

Police recorded about 3,363 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesBolzano highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Florence11,422

Milan10,343

Bologna9,973

Turin9,170

Venice9,092

Catania7,485

Rome7,475

Verona6,667

Naples6,521

Genoa5,692

Palermo5,384

Bari4,616

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,363 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights²³Official
Nearest airport	BZO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	4 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports²⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bolzano. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults — State Language Course

Italian public adult-education system — Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti

For foreign adults, people seeking Italian language and culture courses.

ItalianCEFR A2In PersonCost varies

Open official information

L.O.R.R. — Language, Orientation, Recognition and Networks with CPIA — Job-related language course

Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies / FAMI 2021-2027 programme

For third-country nationals, vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied minors.

ItalianIn Person, Online

Open official information

Open the full Italy section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bolzano.

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 28 µg/m³ in 2022. Annual PM10 was 18 µg/m³ in 2022.

Is the air quality good in Bolzano?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LS1 Laives)²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1018WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂28WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in ItalyAnnual PM2.5 in Bolzano is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–2628–29

Bolzano 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	28 µg/m³country median 15.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	18 µg/m³country median 22.0	2022	Validated annual station statistic media_yy for the requested pollutant²⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — IT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station LS1 Laives)²Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 7.16 · Feb 11.55 · Mar 14.58 · Apr 19.7 · May 23.62 · Jun 28.11 · Jul 27.34 · Aug 26.21 · Sep 23.53 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 15.61 · Dec 6.76 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -23.94 · Feb -28.31 · Mar -23.2 · Apr -14.93 · May -5.6 · Jun -4.48 · Jul -0.76 · Aug -1.25 · Sep -7.67 · Oct -15.13 · Nov -19.06 · Dec -31.47 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -7.31 · Feb -6.11 · Mar -1.19 · Apr 3.76 · May 8.01 · Jun 12.44 · Jul 14.24 · Aug 13.72 · Sep 9.43 · Oct 5.2 · Nov -0.07 · Dec -5.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁹Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bolzano?

The published population was 106,568 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.6%
Foreign residents15.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	1,316 cars per 1000 people	31 Dec 2024	Eurostat⁴Official
City area	52.29 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²¹Official
Foreign-resident share	14.9 %	31 Dec 2025	Eurostat⁵Official
Foreign residents	16,391 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.²⁰Official
Population density	2,044 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.²²Official
Female residents	55,072 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Male residents	51,496 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official
Population	106,568 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹⁵Official

Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025

105,543

106,366

107,190

108,013

106,56820142016201820222025

Population rose 0.8% between 2014 and 2025, from 105,713 to 106,568.

Foreign residents over time17 published observations, 2010–2026

12,215

13,710

15,205

16,700

16,3912010201420202026

Foreign residents rose 30.9% between 2010 and 2026, from 12,524 to 16,391.

International community in Bolzano

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)	106,568	100.0%
Italia	83,982	78.8%
Albania	3,878	3.6%
Marocco	1,854	1.7%
Pakistan	1,409	1.3%
Germania	1,257	1.2%
Moldova	1,012	0.9%
Ucraina	944	0.9%
Romania	869	0.8%
Perù	846	0.8%

Show 136 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Austria	719	0.7%
Cina	568	0.5%
Bangladesh	558	0.5%
India	466	0.4%
Iraq	437	0.4%
Tunisia	396	0.4%
Macedonia del Nord	388	0.4%
Colombia	361	0.3%
Senegal	343	0.3%
Kosovo	336	0.3%
Iran	324	0.3%
Polonia	297	0.3%
Svizzera	263	0.2%
Federazione russa	262	0.2%
Brasile	237	0.2%
Nigeria	214	0.2%
Afghanistan	210	0.2%
Turchia	198	0.2%
Repubblica Dominicana	183	0.2%
Serbia	165	0.2%
Ghana	161	0.2%
Slovacchia	157	0.1%
Argentina	157	0.1%
Francia	154	0.1%
Cuba	152	0.1%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	135	0.1%
Croazia	121	0.1%
Egitto	109	0.1%
Spagna	104	0.1%
Ungheria	96	0.1%
Regno Unito	94	0.1%
Georgia	91	0.1%
Ecuador	91	0.1%
Bolivia	88	0.1%
Repubblica ceca	81	0.1%
Grecia	77	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	76	0.1%
Algeria	75	0.1%
Venezuela	71	0.1%
Gambia	70	0.1%
Bulgaria	67	0.1%
Filippine	66	0.1%
Etiopia	61	0.1%
Cile	55	0.1%
Mali	54	0.1%
Siria	52	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	51	0.0%
Libia	51	0.0%
Thailandia	50	0.0%
Bielorussia	47	0.0%
Guinea	47	0.0%
Belgio	46	0.0%
Messico	44	0.0%
Armenia	43	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	43	0.0%
Canada	28	0.0%
Paraguay	24	0.0%
Australia	23	0.0%
Montenegro	22	0.0%
Sri Lanka	21	0.0%
Vietnam	21	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	20	0.0%
Svezia	19	0.0%
Portogallo	18	0.0%
Azerbaigian	18	0.0%
Somalia	18	0.0%
Lituania	16	0.0%
Giappone	16	0.0%
Israele	16	0.0%
Nepal	15	0.0%
Uzbekistan	15	0.0%
Camerun	15	0.0%
Kenya	15	0.0%
Togo	15	0.0%
Finlandia	13	0.0%
Palestina	13	0.0%
Sudafrica	13	0.0%
Nicaragua	13	0.0%
Panama	13	0.0%
Slovenia	11	0.0%
Irlanda	10	0.0%
Libano	10	0.0%
Kazakhstan	10	0.0%
Sudan	9	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	9	0.0%
Eritrea	9	0.0%
Danimarca	8	0.0%
Giordania	8	0.0%
Benin	8	0.0%
Niger	8	0.0%
Guatemala	8	0.0%
Lettonia	7	0.0%
Burkina Faso	6	0.0%
Uruguay	6	0.0%
Cambogia	5	0.0%
Corea del Sud	5	0.0%
Indonesia	5	0.0%
Kirghizistan	5	0.0%
Liberia	5	0.0%
Costa Rica	5	0.0%
Norvegia	4	0.0%
Arabia Saudita	4	0.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti	4	0.0%
Singapore	4	0.0%
Sierra Leone	4	0.0%
Tanzania	4	0.0%
Islanda	3	0.0%
Capo Verde	3	0.0%
Zimbabwe	3	0.0%
El Salvador	3	0.0%
Lussemburgo	2	0.0%
Malta	2	0.0%
Estonia	2	0.0%
Kuwait	2	0.0%
Laos	2	0.0%
Yemen	2	0.0%
Turkmenistan	2	0.0%
Angola	2	0.0%
Congo	2	0.0%
Mauritania	2	0.0%
Maurizio	2	0.0%
Seychelles	2	0.0%
Uganda	2	0.0%
Haiti	2	0.0%
Honduras	2	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	2	0.0%
Monaco	1	0.0%
San Marino	1	0.0%
Myanmar/Birmania	1	0.0%
Maldive	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Taiwan	1	0.0%
Madagascar	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Namibia	1	0.0%
Zambia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁸

Citizenship

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)	106,568	100.0%
Italia	90,691	85.1%
Albania	2,540	2.4%
Marocco	1,334	1.3%
Pakistan	1,141	1.1%
Romania	1,084	1.0%
Ucraina	852	0.8%
Cina	735	0.7%
Germania	672	0.6%
Perù	613	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Bangladesh	455	0.4%
Iraq	412	0.4%
Moldova	374	0.4%
India	309	0.3%
Nigeria	286	0.3%
Tunisia	286	0.3%
Senegal	267	0.3%
Iran	248	0.2%
Macedonia del Nord	241	0.2%
Colombia	237	0.2%
Afghanistan	232	0.2%
Kosovo	224	0.2%
Austria	210	0.2%
Polonia	201	0.2%
Turchia	199	0.2%
Ghana	147	0.1%
Slovacchia	143	0.1%
Serbia	121	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	118	0.1%
Federazione russa	115	0.1%
Croazia	102	0.1%
Georgia	97	0.1%
Cuba	94	0.1%
Spagna	92	0.1%
Bulgaria	79	0.1%
Brasile	76	0.1%
Egitto	75	0.1%
Gambia	70	0.1%
Filippine	68	0.1%
Ungheria	65	0.1%
Algeria	56	0.1%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	55	0.1%
Francia	54	0.1%
Bolivia	53	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	47	0.0%
Mali	46	0.0%
Guinea	43	0.0%
Armenia	42	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	41	0.0%
Regno Unito	40	0.0%
Grecia	40	0.0%
Venezuela	39	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	35	0.0%
Bielorussia	34	0.0%
Ecuador	33	0.0%
Siria	32	0.0%
Argentina	31	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	30	0.0%
Svizzera	26	0.0%
Sri Lanka	26	0.0%
Portogallo	25	0.0%
Paraguay	25	0.0%
Thailandia	23	0.0%
Messico	22	0.0%
Montenegro	19	0.0%
Azerbaigian	17	0.0%
Lituania	16	0.0%
Svezia	14	0.0%
Togo	14	0.0%
Cile	14	0.0%
Giappone	13	0.0%
Etiopia	13	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	13	0.0%
Camerun	12	0.0%
Palestina	11	0.0%
Somalia	11	0.0%
Israele	10	0.0%
Vietnam	10	0.0%
Libano	9	0.0%
Irlanda	8	0.0%
Kenya	8	0.0%
Niger	8	0.0%
Belgio	7	0.0%
Finlandia	7	0.0%
Uzbekistan	7	0.0%
Burkina Faso	7	0.0%
Norvegia	6	0.0%
Libia	6	0.0%
Sierra Leone	6	0.0%
Sudan	6	0.0%
Nicaragua	6	0.0%
Lettonia	5	0.0%
Giordania	5	0.0%
Congo	5	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Eritrea	4	0.0%
Australia	4	0.0%
Islanda	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Kirghizistan	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Sudafrica	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Uganda	3	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Panama	3	0.0%
Estonia	2	0.0%
Slovenia	2	0.0%
Corea del Sud	2	0.0%
Malaysia	2	0.0%
Mauritania	2	0.0%
El Salvador	2	0.0%
Danimarca	1	0.0%
Corea del Nord	1	0.0%
Singapore	1	0.0%
Turkmenistan	1	0.0%
Capo Verde	1	0.0%
Madagascar	1	0.0%
Malawi	1	0.0%
Maurizio	1	0.0%
Canada	1	0.0%
Costa Rica	1	0.0%
Honduras	1	0.0%
Apolide	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	20.41 %	31 Dec 2023	ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality¹⁶Official
Non-citizens, share of residents	14.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹³Official
Households	50,746 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Bolzano

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Sarentino as a Bolzano alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €4.70/m² Sarentino vs €11.70/m² Bolzano−60%
Residents: 7,258 Sarentino vs 106,568 Bolzano−93%
Median gross pay, region: €2,242 Sarentino vs €2,242 Bolzanosame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,363 Sarentino vs 3,363 Bolzanosame level

Full comparison More about Sarentino

Piacenza as a Bolzano alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 206 km, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 5.

Nearest airport: 54.0 km Piacenza vs 4.0 km Bolzano+1250%
Rent: €5.20/m² Piacenza vs €11.70/m² Bolzano−56%
Unemployment: 4.4% Piacenza vs 3.5% Bolzano+24%
Hospital beds, per 100k: 667.3 Piacenza vs 906.5 Bolzano−26%
Foreign residents: 18.7% Piacenza vs 14.9% Bolzano+26%
Median gross pay, region: €2,100 Piacenza vs €2,242 Bolzano−6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,540 Piacenza vs 3,363 Bolzano+5%

Full comparison More about Piacenza

Cities near Bolzano

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Italy

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Bolzano in rankings

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School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Italian L2 laboratories and support for foreign pupils (DPR 394/1999 art 45 route). How to enrol a child (istruzione.it).

A country-wide rule for Italy; Bolzano's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bolzano?

The published population was 106,568 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Bolzano?

Average net cold rent is 11.7 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 819 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Bolzano?

How safe is Bolzano?

Police recorded about 3,363 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov.

What is the unemployment rate in Bolzano?

The unemployment rate is about 3.5 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Bolzano?

The median gross salary is 2,242 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Bolzano a good place to live?

Bolzano may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Bolzano?

Laives, Appiano sulla strada del vino, Terlano, Renon, Caldaro sulla strada del vino are near Bolzano. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Bolzano?

The official country of birth distribution records 106,568 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bolzano, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4b1414a1adc1d850eeda8551498b138e]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/bolzano/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bolzano, Italy: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4b1414a1adc1d850eeda8551498b138e},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/bolzano/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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