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Living in Albacete

At the start of 2024, the foreign population was 12,302. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €42 in December 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.2% in 2025. The unemployment rate was 10.7% in 2024. Albacete, a city in Spain, had a population of 175,400 at the start of 2025.

Higher unemployment than 95% of Spanish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 63% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 70% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Albacete?

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 SpainNational rates and thresholds that apply in Albacete.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Albacete?

Average net cold rent is 5.4 EUR/m² per month (2022), 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): 5.4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es4
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Albacete recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€139
Utilities, 85 m² flat€119
Fitness club€44
Internet, 60 Mbps€42
Mobile plan, 10 GB€16

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesAlbacete highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Albacete highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Albacete€5.40
Show the other 6 cities
Málaga€9.60
Sevilla€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.30
Alacant/Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly43.78 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.13 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly139.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant11.45 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB16 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Albacete. Jun 2026. Prices in Albacete23Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home119.4 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v224Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings86,910 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings66,357 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings20,553 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es4Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 324 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.4 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: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Albacete?

The unemployment rate is about 10.7 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 10.73 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city11
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Albacete is 10.7%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Spain per band844 cities: 0% to under 5%8440–5437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–15Albacete 10.7%23 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability99.24 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202522Official
People in employment71,553 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,837 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)12Official · regional context
Unemployment rate10.73 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city11Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Unemployment rate in Albacete by year, %9.8%14.3%18.9%23.5%2015201720192021202410.7%%

Unemployment rate fell 52.4% between 2015 and 2024, from 22.5% to 10.7%.

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k465.8 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202517Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Albacete under the national coverage rules.

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 100k465.8 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Albacete?

Police recorded about 4,819 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.18

Recorded crime across major citiesAlbacete highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Albacete highlighted5,338Orihuela5,289Murcia5,095Córdoba4,916Vitoria-Gasteiz4,578Cartagena4,104Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana4,023Ciudad Real3,831Molina de Segura3,706Lorca3,690Logroño3,628Burgos2,712Vila-realrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,819 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.18Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport57 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat20Official
Nearest airportVLC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official
Distance to nearest airport130.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network — State Language Course

Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports / autonomous education authorities

For adult language learners, residents.

In Person, Online, Hybridvaries
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Albacete.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 5.5°C in January and 25.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 21.8 mm in January and 8.1 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Albacete?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair5

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Albacete average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND34°0°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Albacete average monthly precipitation, mm01530456022253638413181438393530JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Albacete average monthly sunshine, hours05101520567891112119755JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Albacete annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154027.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Albacete is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Spain per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–46 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³64–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–628 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³286–733 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³337–857 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³578–9Albacete 8.041 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–1035 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–1130 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³3011–1214 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–146 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³614–151 city: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³116–171 city: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³119–20

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALBACETE - PARQUE TECNOLOGICO)6Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean27 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ALBACETE - PARQUE TECNOLOGICO)7Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair5Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11 · Feb 12.9 · Mar 16.4 · Apr 19 · May 23.6 · Jun 29.6 · Jul 33.7 · Aug 33 · Sep 27.1 · Oct 21.3 · Nov 14.7 · Dec 11.4 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, ALBACETE/LOS LLANOS, 1991-20201Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.1 · Feb 1 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 6 · May 9.8 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.4 · Sep 13.6 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.2 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, ALBACETE/LOS LLANOS, 1991-20201Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.5 · Feb 7 · Mar 10 · Apr 12.5 · May 16.7 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25.5 · Aug 25.2 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 6.3 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, ALBACETE/LOS LLANOS, 1991-20201Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 21.8 · Feb 24.9 · Mar 35.6 · Apr 38 · May 40.6 · Jun 30.9 · Jul 8.1 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 38.4 · Oct 39 · Nov 34.6 · Dec 29.8 mm31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly total precipitation, ALBACETE/LOS LLANOS, 1991-20201Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 8.3 · May 9.2 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 10.8 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 4.6 hours31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, ALBACETE/LOS LLANOS, 1991-20201Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Spain cities
Santander175,425 residentsAlcorcón175,719 residentsBurgos177,402 residentsCastelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana183,711 residentsDonostia/San Sebastián189,866 residentsFuenlabrada190,076 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Albacete?

The published population was 175,400 people in January 2025. Source: Albacete - official stats2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Albacete residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93%Foreign residents 7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents441.4 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat8Official
City area1,126 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission10Official
Foreign-resident share7.1 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat9Official
Foreign residents12,302 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.19Official
Population density154.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit10Official
Population Female88,621 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)13Official
Population Male84,585 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)13Official
Population175,400 people1 Jan 2025Albacete - official stats2Official
Population over time20 published observations, 2001–2025
Population in Albacete by year, residents146,817157,050167,284177,51720012010201420182025175,400residents

Population rose 17.8% between 2001 and 2025, from 148,934 to 175,400.

Foreign residents over time12 published observations, 2014–2025
Foreign residents in Albacete by year, residents7,6359,75111,86613,9822014201620182022202513,544residents

Foreign residents rose 44.0% between 2014 and 2025, from 9,407 to 13,544.

International community in Albacete

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

Country of birth

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL172,806100.0%
Spain158,43691.7%
South America6,3613.7%
Africa3,3892.0%
European Union (without Spain)2,4001.4%
Central America and Caribbean8580.5%
Rent of Europe5890.3%
Asia5670.3%
North America2020.1%
Oceania40.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL172,806100.0%
Spanish163,37194.5%
Africa3,1621.8%
South America2,8151.6%
European Union (without Spain)2,0621.2%
Asia4800.3%
Rent of Europe4030.2%
Central America and Caribbean4020.2%
North America1040.1%
Statelens70.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Albacete 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–73%
Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 57–75%
Family55%strong on safety, weak on education · range 47–63%
Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–69%
Foreign residents12,302 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population175,400 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Albacete - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.4 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings86,910 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability99.24 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment71,553 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households66,354 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official
Labour Supply Count86,058 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain16Official
Private Clinic Presenttrue31 Dec 2025Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 20253Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Albacete?

The published population was 175,400 people in January 2025. Source: Albacete - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Albacete?

Average net cold rent is 5.4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 378 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Albacete?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.

How safe is Albacete?

Police recorded about 4,819 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator..

What is the unemployment rate in Albacete?

The unemployment rate is about 10.7 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Albacete?

The median gross salary is 1,837 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Albacete a good place to live?

Albacete 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 Africa live in Albacete?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,389 people (2.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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