--- entity_id: city:it:istat6:077014 entity_type: city name: Matera country_code: IT country: Italy slug: matera canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/matera/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/it/matera.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/it/matera.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/it/matera snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 26 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/matera/ citation_title: "Matera, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Matera Matera is a city in Italy. The foreign population count was 3,970 at the start of 2026. At the start of 2026, the city covered 392.1 km² and had a population density of 151.4 people per km². ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Matera? The published population was 59,628 people in 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 59,628 people · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-7d66288b86fc ### How much does it cost to rent in Matera? Average net cold rent is 6.25 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. - Value: 6.25 EUR/m² per month · Period: 2025-S2 - Claims: claim-1a625bc906c1 ### Is the air quality good in Matera? The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 10 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-c4e0193847a6 ### What is the unemployment rate in Matera? The unemployment rate is about 8.3 % (2023). - Value: 8.3 % · Period: 2023 - Claims: claim-171150636937 ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 3,970 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 59,628 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Population | `population_total` | 59,628 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | aging | verified | [3] | | Average net rent (nettokalt) | `rent_avg_nettokalt_eur_per_m2_month` | 6.25 EUR/m²/month | municipality_zone_median | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [4] | | Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 30,126 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] | | G05 Main Residential Dwellings | `g05_main_residential_dwellings` | 24,337 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [6] | | People in employment | `employment_total` | 23,973 people | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 1,496 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-27 | stale | verified | [8] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 8.32 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 10 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [10] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 18.11 · Feb 20.64 · Mar 23.88 · Apr 25.35 · May 31.97 · Jun 39.5 · Jul 41.2 · Aug 39.59 · Sep 35.58 · Oct 29.05 · Nov 24.56 · Dec 19.5 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -1.32 · Feb -1.25 · Mar 0.54 · Apr 1.97 · May 7.96 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 16.71 · Aug 16.04 · Sep 11.11 · Oct 7.65 · Nov 2.38 · Dec -0.77 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 8.72 · Feb 8.99 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 14.03 · May 18.39 · Jun 23.47 · Jul 26.72 · Aug 26.89 · Sep 22.53 · Oct 18.33 · Nov 14.02 · Dec 10.01 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] | | Cars per 1,000 residents | `car_density_per_1000` | 669.9 cars per 1000 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [12] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 392.1 km² | city | 2026 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [13] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 6.5 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [14] | | G05 Non Citizen Share Pct | `g05_non_citizen_share_pct` | 6.49 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [15] | | Households | `households` | 25,768 households | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [16] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 151.4 people/km² | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [17] | | Population Female | `population_female` | 30,348 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Population Male | `population_male` | 29,280 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 15 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [18] | | School Count | `school_count` | 70 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [18] | | Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 41 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [19] | | Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | BRI | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [20] | | Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 54 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [20] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults](https://www.integrazionemigranti.gov.it/it-it/Ricerca-news/Dettaglio-news/id/2487/Lavoro-e-protezione-temporanea-risposte-alle-domande-piu-frequenti) — State Language Course · Italian public adult-education system — Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti · Italian · checked 2026-08-10 - [L.O.R.R. — Language, Orientation, Recognition and Networks with CPIA](https://www.lavoro.gov.it/temi-e-priorita-immigrazione/focus/progetto-LORR) — Job-related language course · Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies / FAMI 2021-2027 programme · Italian · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Centri per l'impiego](https://servizi.lavoro.gov.it/cerca-sportello/) — Job Search, Training This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Matera when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.integrazionemigranti.gov.it/it-it/Ricerca-news/Dettaglio-news/id/2641/Come-si-fa-a-curarsi-in-Italia-Gli-stranieri-possono-iscriversi-al-Servizio-Sanitario-Nazionale) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Italy country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/italy/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - Derived source total (sum of all published country rows): 59,628 (100.0%) - Italia: 55,069 (92.4%) - Albania: 235 (0.4%) - Austria: 4 (0.0%) - Belgio: 15 (0.0%) - Bulgaria: 68 (0.1%) - Francia: 64 (0.1%) - Germania: 217 (0.4%) - Regno Unito: 37 (0.1%) - Grecia: 12 (0.0%) - Irlanda: 1 (0.0%) - Islanda: 1 (0.0%) - Lussemburgo: 1 (0.0%) - Malta: 1 (0.0%) - Paesi Bassi: 6 (0.0%) - Polonia: 65 (0.1%) - Portogallo: 6 (0.0%) - Romania: 463 (0.8%) - San Marino: 1 (0.0%) - Spagna: 32 (0.1%) - Svezia: 4 (0.0%) - Svizzera: 94 (0.2%) - Ucraina: 182 (0.3%) - Ungheria: 5 (0.0%) - Federazione russa: 28 (0.0%) - Lettonia: 3 (0.0%) - Lituania: 5 (0.0%) - Croazia: 7 (0.0%) - Slovenia: 1 (0.0%) - Bosnia-Erzegovina: 5 (0.0%) - Moldova: 9 (0.0%) - Slovacchia: 3 (0.0%) - Bielorussia: 8 (0.0%) - Repubblica ceca: 5 (0.0%) - Montenegro: 1 (0.0%) - Kosovo: 8 (0.0%) - Afghanistan: 23 (0.0%) - Bangladesh: 363 (0.6%) - Sri Lanka: 4 (0.0%) - Cina: 553 (0.9%) - Corea del Sud: 4 (0.0%) - Emirati Arabi Uniti: 1 (0.0%) - Filippine: 11 (0.0%) - Giappone: 4 (0.0%) - India: 61 (0.1%) - Indonesia: 1 (0.0%) - Iran: 9 (0.0%) - Iraq: 19 (0.0%) - Israele: 6 (0.0%) - Libano: 3 (0.0%) - Mongolia: 1 (0.0%) - Pakistan: 136 (0.2%) - Siria: 19 (0.0%) - Thailandia: 5 (0.0%) - Turchia: 14 (0.0%) - Vietnam: 2 (0.0%) - Kazakhstan: 5 (0.0%) - Armenia: 4 (0.0%) - Georgia: 291 (0.5%) - Algeria: 13 (0.0%) - Costa d'Avorio: 44 (0.1%) - Benin: 2 (0.0%) - Burkina Faso: 35 (0.1%) - Burundi: 3 (0.0%) - Camerun: 22 (0.0%) - Repubblica Centrafricana: 1 (0.0%) - Ciad: 1 (0.0%) - Congo: 1 (0.0%) - Egitto: 52 (0.1%) - Etiopia: 15 (0.0%) - Gambia: 88 (0.1%) - Ghana: 28 (0.0%) - Guinea: 42 (0.1%) - Guinea-Bissau: 4 (0.0%) - Guinea Equatoriale: 1 (0.0%) - Kenya: 1 (0.0%) - Liberia: 1 (0.0%) - Libia: 23 (0.0%) - Madagascar: 1 (0.0%) - Mali: 64 (0.1%) - Marocco: 143 (0.2%) - Mauritania: 1 (0.0%) - Maurizio: 2 (0.0%) - Niger: 1 (0.0%) - Nigeria: 257 (0.4%) - Senegal: 77 (0.1%) - Sierra Leone: 2 (0.0%) - Somalia: 8 (0.0%) - Sudafrica: 2 (0.0%) - Sudan: 3 (0.0%) - Togo: 3 (0.0%) - Tunisia: 64 (0.1%) - Repubblica Democratica del Congo: 12 (0.0%) - Eritrea: 11 (0.0%) - Canada: 28 (0.0%) - Cuba: 36 (0.1%) - Repubblica Dominicana: 16 (0.0%) - El Salvador: 5 (0.0%) - Guatemala: 2 (0.0%) - Messico: 3 (0.0%) - Stati Uniti d'America: 29 (0.0%) - Argentina: 76 (0.1%) - Bolivia: 2 (0.0%) - Brasile: 111 (0.2%) - Cile: 3 (0.0%) - Colombia: 22 (0.0%) - Ecuador: 5 (0.0%) - Perù: 18 (0.0%) - Uruguay: 6 (0.0%) - Venezuela: 26 (0.0%) - Australia: 7 (0.0%) - Population universe: Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex - Period: 2025-01-01 - Source: https://demo.istat.it/data/rcs/Dati_RCS_nascita_2025.zip ### Citizenship - Derived source total (sum of all published country rows): 59,628 (100.0%) - Italia: 55,756 (93.5%) - Albania: 168 (0.3%) - Belgio: 2 (0.0%) - Bulgaria: 64 (0.1%) - Francia: 21 (0.0%) - Germania: 22 (0.0%) - Regno Unito: 6 (0.0%) - Grecia: 5 (0.0%) - Irlanda: 1 (0.0%) - Paesi Bassi: 3 (0.0%) - Polonia: 51 (0.1%) - Portogallo: 6 (0.0%) - Romania: 468 (0.8%) - Spagna: 22 (0.0%) - Svezia: 2 (0.0%) - Ucraina: 163 (0.3%) - Ungheria: 2 (0.0%) - Federazione russa: 4 (0.0%) - Lettonia: 2 (0.0%) - Lituania: 3 (0.0%) - Croazia: 1 (0.0%) - Moldova: 3 (0.0%) - Slovacchia: 2 (0.0%) - Bielorussia: 1 (0.0%) - Repubblica ceca: 2 (0.0%) - Montenegro: 1 (0.0%) - Kosovo: 3 (0.0%) - Afghanistan: 18 (0.0%) - Bangladesh: 380 (0.6%) - Sri Lanka: 4 (0.0%) - Cina: 660 (1.1%) - Corea del Sud: 4 (0.0%) - Filippine: 8 (0.0%) - Palestina: 13 (0.0%) - Giappone: 3 (0.0%) - India: 52 (0.1%) - Indonesia: 1 (0.0%) - Iran: 5 (0.0%) - Iraq: 10 (0.0%) - Israele: 1 (0.0%) - Libano: 1 (0.0%) - Mongolia: 1 (0.0%) - Pakistan: 137 (0.2%) - Siria: 23 (0.0%) - Thailandia: 2 (0.0%) - Turchia: 9 (0.0%) - Kazakhstan: 5 (0.0%) - Armenia: 2 (0.0%) - Georgia: 309 (0.5%) - Algeria: 8 (0.0%) - Costa d'Avorio: 45 (0.1%) - Benin: 1 (0.0%) - Burkina Faso: 41 (0.1%) - Camerun: 21 (0.0%) - Ciad: 1 (0.0%) - Congo: 10 (0.0%) - Egitto: 47 (0.1%) - Etiopia: 5 (0.0%) - Gambia: 91 (0.2%) - Ghana: 36 (0.1%) - Guinea: 45 (0.1%) - Guinea-Bissau: 2 (0.0%) - Kenya: 3 (0.0%) - Liberia: 1 (0.0%) - Libia: 3 (0.0%) - Madagascar: 1 (0.0%) - Mali: 61 (0.1%) - Marocco: 136 (0.2%) - Maurizio: 3 (0.0%) - Niger: 1 (0.0%) - Nigeria: 320 (0.5%) - Senegal: 80 (0.1%) - Sierra Leone: 2 (0.0%) - Somalia: 8 (0.0%) - Sudan: 3 (0.0%) - Togo: 1 (0.0%) - Tunisia: 78 (0.1%) - Repubblica Democratica del Congo: 2 (0.0%) - Eritrea: 10 (0.0%) - Canada: 3 (0.0%) - Cuba: 21 (0.0%) - Repubblica Dominicana: 10 (0.0%) - El Salvador: 1 (0.0%) - Messico: 1 (0.0%) - Panama: 1 (0.0%) - Stati Uniti d'America: 6 (0.0%) - Argentina: 18 (0.0%) - Brasile: 35 (0.1%) - Cile: 1 (0.0%) - Colombia: 13 (0.0%) - Ecuador: 2 (0.0%) - Perù: 7 (0.0%) - Uruguay: 1 (0.0%) - Venezuela: 10 (0.0%) - Population universe: Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex - Period: 2025-01-01 - Source: https://demo.istat.it/data/rcs/Dati_RCS_cittadinanza_2025.zip ## Sources 1. Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total. — Official source — https://demo.istat.it/data/strasa/STRASA_2026_it_Comuni.zip 2. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://www.istat.it/storage/misura-comune/1a-Popolazione-valori-assoluti.xlsx 3. ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025 — Official source — https://demo.istat.it/app/?a=2025&i=POS&l=it 4. Collected source — Official source — https://www1.agenziaentrate.gov.it/servizi/Consultazione/risultato.php 5. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/DF_DCSS_HCUE_COM_7_COM/all?startPeriod=2011&endPeriod=2024 6. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/DF_DCSS_HCUE_COM_7_COM/all?startPeriod=2021&endPeriod=2021 7. 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Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage. — Official source — https://situas-servizi.istat.it/publish/reportspooljson?pfun=74&pdata=15/07/2026 14. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_cpopcb?format=JSON&lang=en 15. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://www.istat.it/storage/misura-comune/2a-Popolazione-straniera-valori-assoluti-e-incidenza.xlsx 16. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/DF_DCSS_FAM_POP_TV_1/all?startPeriod=2018&endPeriod=2024 17. Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage. — Official source — https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_it_Comuni.zip 18. Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it) — Official source — https://dati.istruzione.it/opendata/opendata/catalogo/elements1/?area=Scuole 19. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 20. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Matera, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/matera/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_matera-italy-rent-salary-jobs-climate_d2600ab32143, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Matera, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/matera/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Matera, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/matera/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/matera/ - Title: Matera, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/matera/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/it/matera.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/it/matera.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/it/matera - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json