Living in Brindisi
Brindisi is a city in Italy. Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covers 333.3 km², with a population density of 243.6 people per km² at the start of 2026. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 2,882.
Higher unemployment than 95% of Italian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 80% of Italian cities that publish it.
Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Brindisi?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Brindisi?
Average net cold rent is 5.1 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): 5.1 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Brindisi yet.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwellings | 41,661 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 35,437 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.1 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected source1Official · municipality zone median |
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 306 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.1 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Brindisi?
The unemployment rate is about 14.2 % (2023).
- Unemployment rate: 14.15 % · Eurostat3
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 27,547 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,516 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it21Official |
| Unemployment rate | 14.15 %country median 6.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | Eurostat3Official |
Unemployment rate fell 30.0% between 2011 and 2023, from 20.2% to 14.2%.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Brindisi. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Brindisi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Brindisi. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Brindisi?
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 Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data2
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³country median 14.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 13.16 · Feb 13.54 · Mar 15.74 · Apr 18.48 · May 22.73 · Jun 27.04 · Jul 29.48 · Aug 29.9 · Sep 26.42 · Oct 22.13 · Nov 18.06 · Dec 14.32 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 6.53 · Feb 6.59 · Mar 8.42 · Apr 10.72 · May 14.77 · Jun 19.08 · Jul 21.76 · Aug 22.17 · Sep 18.74 · Oct 15.05 · Nov 11.3 · Dec 7.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 9.91 · Feb 10.12 · Mar 12.12 · Apr 14.65 · May 18.76 · Jun 23.12 · Jul 25.69 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 22.64 · Oct 18.63 · Nov 14.74 · Dec 11.15 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 61.96 · Feb 89.25 · Mar 52.71 · Apr 47.58 · May 28.88 · Jun 14.32 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.02 · Sep 57.3 · Oct 67.88 · Nov 106.5 · Dec 67.57 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 148.5 · Feb 155.4 · Mar 210.5 · Apr 227.7 · May 286.4 · Jun 312 · Jul 344.4 · Aug 321.2 · Sep 245.7 · Oct 202.7 · Nov 146.7 · Dec 140.7 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official |
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Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Brindisi?
The published population was 81,723 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 659.5 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat4Official |
| City area | 333.3 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.17Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3.3 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Eurostat5Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,882 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.16Official |
| Population density | 243.6 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official |
| Population Female | 42,431 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Population Male | 39,292 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Population | 81,723 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202512Official |
Population fell 8.3% between 2014 and 2025, from 89,165 to 81,723.
Foreign residents rose 35.7% between 2014 and 2026, from 2,124 to 2,882.
International community in Brindisi
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) | 81,723 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 77,647 | 95.0% |
| Albania | 450 | 0.6% |
| Romania | 344 | 0.4% |
| Germania | 249 | 0.3% |
| Iraq | 239 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 143 | 0.2% |
| Mali | 138 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 136 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 134 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Svizzera | 119 | 0.1% |
| Regno Unito | 113 | 0.1% |
| Cina | 100 | 0.1% |
| Egitto | 100 | 0.1% |
| Brasile | 99 | 0.1% |
| Francia | 81 | 0.1% |
| Marocco | 77 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 73 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 72 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 68 | 0.1% |
| Libia | 67 | 0.1% |
| Polonia | 65 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 64 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 64 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 63 | 0.1% |
| Ucraina | 56 | 0.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 56 | 0.1% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 53 | 0.1% |
| India | 49 | 0.1% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 47 | 0.1% |
| Grecia | 44 | 0.1% |
| Spagna | 43 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 41 | 0.1% |
| Belgio | 30 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 28 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 26 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 22 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 21 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 20 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 19 | 0.0% |
| Etiopia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 17 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 16 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 0.0% |
| Siria | 15 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 14 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 14 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 13 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 12 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 11 | 0.0% |
| Filippine | 10 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 10 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 9 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Democratica del Congo | 9 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 8 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 8 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 8 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 7 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Taiwan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 7 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 6 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 5 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sudafrica | 5 | 0.0% |
| Arabia Saudita | 4 | 0.0% |
| Israele | 4 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 4 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 4 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Lussemburgo | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cipro | 3 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| Singapore | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finlandia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 2 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 2 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Centrafricana | 2 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 2 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Guatemala | 2 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cile | 2 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 2 | 0.0% |
| Norvegia | 1 | 0.0% |
| San Marino | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cambogia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Palestina | 1 | 0.0% |
| Giordania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0.0% |
| Camerun | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mozambico | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nuova Zelanda | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
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) | 81,723 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 78,999 | 96.7% |
| Romania | 326 | 0.4% |
| Iraq | 256 | 0.3% |
| Albania | 216 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 167 | 0.2% |
| Mali | 149 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 138 | 0.2% |
| Afghanistan | 137 | 0.2% |
| Cina | 130 | 0.2% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 78 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 72 | 0.1% |
| Marocco | 65 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 64 | 0.1% |
| Georgia | 62 | 0.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 53 | 0.1% |
| India | 50 | 0.1% |
| Egitto | 43 | 0.1% |
| Polonia | 42 | 0.1% |
| Regno Unito | 41 | 0.1% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 40 | 0.0% |
| Ucraina | 34 | 0.0% |
| Germania | 33 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 32 | 0.0% |
| Francia | 27 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 26 | 0.0% |
| Brasile | 25 | 0.0% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 24 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 19 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 17 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 17 | 0.0% |
| Federazione russa | 16 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 15 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 13 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 13 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 11 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 10 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 10 | 0.0% |
| Siria | 10 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 10 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 9 | 0.0% |
| Kenya | 9 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 8 | 0.0% |
| Bosnia-Erzegovina | 8 | 0.0% |
| Filippine | 8 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 6 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Etiopia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 6 | 0.0% |
| Turchia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 5 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 5 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 5 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 5 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 5 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 4 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Finlandia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Democratica del Congo | 3 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 3 | 0.0% |
| Svizzera | 2 | 0.0% |
| Palestina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 2 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 2 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Centrafricana | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sudafrica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sudan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.0% |
| Norvegia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Israele | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Thailandia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Libia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 1 | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Apolide | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Is Brindisi 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.
Additional context
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brindisi 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.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Brindisi?
The published population was 81,723 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Brindisi?
Average net cold rent is 5.1 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 357 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.
Is the air quality good in Brindisi?
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 Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data.
What is the unemployment rate in Brindisi?
The unemployment rate is about 14.2 % (2023). Source: Eurostat.
What is the typical salary around Brindisi?
The median gross salary is 1,516 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.
How many foreign residents live in Brindisi?
2,882 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total..
Is Brindisi a good place to live?
Brindisi 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.
How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Brindisi?
The official country of birth distribution records 81,723 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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- Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
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- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), Italy citizenship distribution demo.istat.it · checked 2026-08-28
- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), Italy country_of_birth distribution demo.istat.it · checked 2026-08-28
- Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it) dati.istruzione.it · checked 2026-08-03
- Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total. demo.istat.it · checked 2026-07-15
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