Living in Albatera

In Albatera, the statutory reference rent is €3.10 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5% (2026).

Albatera had 13,566 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 4.98% in June 2026. For Albatera, the nearest airport was ALC, 29.4 km away, with 96 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.2% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2431 sources

Population13,566people1 Jan 2025Official source · Albatera - official stats

Median gross salary (region)1,888EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent3.1EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 39% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate4.98%country median 4.4% — 13% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime5,330incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³country median 8.7 — 42% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 62% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Albatera?

Average net cold rent is 3.1 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): 3.1 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesAlbatera highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Albatera€3.10

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Málaga€9.60

Seville€9.20

Valencia€8.20

Zaragoza€7.70

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30

Alicante€7.10

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 300 Mbps fibre⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 100GB mobile plan⁴Official · national market
Dwellings	6,690 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁵Official
Main residence dwellings	4,605 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁵Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	2,085 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁵Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es³Official

Is Albatera a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–75%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 50–72%

Retirement67%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 56–78%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 186 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.1 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Albatera?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 4.98 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026³¹

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Albatera is 5.0%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

844

437

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Albatera 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	92.22 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025²⁰Official
People in employment	4,845 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,888 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.98 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026³¹Independent

What does a salary buy in Albatera?

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

Left over each month€1,309of €1,527 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.	€1,527
Rent, 60 m²€3.10/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €186
Internet€20 · official · DIGI 300 Mbps fibre · 2026-09-30	− €20
Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,309

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Albatera. 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 Albatera. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAlbatera highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766

Alicante7,419

Murcia5,289

Córdoba5,095

Melilla5,090

Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916

Cartagena4,578

Castellón de la Plana4,251

Elche4,043

Lorca3,706

Logroño3,690

Burgos3,628

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,330 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2²Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	96 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁸Official
Nearest airport	ALC	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	29.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Albatera. 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, HybridCost varies

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Albatera?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency⁸

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

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1020WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂9WHO 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 SpainAnnual PM2.5 in Albatera is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1516–1719–20

Albatera 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ELX-PARC DE BOMBERS)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	20 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ELX-AGROALIMENTARI)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 8.7	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁸Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 21.08 · Feb 21.69 · Mar 26.4 · Apr 27.67 · May 30.9 · Jun 32.79 · Jul 35.24 · Aug 35.61 · Sep 35.14 · Oct 30.09 · Nov 26.2 · Dec 21.49 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 1.16 · Feb 1.09 · Mar 3.52 · Apr 6.82 · May 10.17 · Jun 14.38 · Jul 18.91 · Aug 18.74 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 8.83 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 2.54 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 11.6 · Feb 11.87 · Mar 13.82 · Apr 15.92 · May 19.06 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.75 · Aug 26.27 · Sep 23.81 · Oct 20.46 · Nov 15.57 · Dec 12.58 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁶Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

4.5

6.8

9.2

11.5

5.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 9.0 to 5.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Albatera?

The published population was 13,566 people in January 2025. Source: Albatera - official stats¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport78.7%
Foreign residents21.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	61.88 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es²¹Official
Foreign-resident share	22.09 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	2,883 people	1 Jan 2024	Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.¹⁷Official
Female residents	6,410 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹²Official
Male residents	6,682 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹²Official
Population	13,566 people	1 Jan 2025	Albatera - official stats¹Official

International community in Albatera

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 group	People	Share
TOTAL	12,704	100.0%
Spain	9,928	78.1%
Africa	1,231	9.7%
South America	660	5.2%
European Union (without Spain)	444	3.5%
Rent of Europe	381	3.0%
Asia	30	0.2%
Central America and Caribbean	21	0.2%
North America	8	0.1%
Oceania	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	12,704	100.0%
Spanish	10,016	78.8%
Africa	1,484	11.7%
European Union (without Spain)	409	3.2%
South America	378	3.0%
Rent of Europe	367	2.9%
Asia	26	0.2%
Central America and Caribbean	18	0.1%
North America	3	0.0%
Statelens	2	0.0%
Oceania	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	4,605 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁵Official
Labour force	6,012 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Albatera

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.

Tallinn as an Albatera alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 2979 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €3.10/m² (2022) Albaterano percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 29.4 km Albatera−81%
Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 5.0 µg/m³ Albatera−40%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,888 (2024) Albaterano percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Albatera

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

Elche Commuting Zone · 17.8 km away

Rent: 4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

San Isidro 2.8 km away

Rent: 5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Cox 4.6 km away

Rent: 3.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Catral 5.9 km away

Rent: 3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Callosa de Segura 6.3 km away

Rent: 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Redován 7.9 km away

Rent: 3.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Crevillent 9.3 km away

Rent: 3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Dolores 9.6 km away

Rent: 3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

Other cities in Spain to compare with Albatera, nearest in population first.

All Spain cities

Betanzos13,533 residents Godella13,533 residents Gines13,634 residents Llanes13,486 residents Álora13,650 residents Sarria13,726 residents

How does Albatera compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Albatera 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.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Regional reception programmes (aulas de enlace Madrid / aules d acollida Catalonia etc). How to enrol a child (educacionfpydeportes.gob.es).

A country-wide rule for Spain; Albatera's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Albatera part of Elche?

Albatera is in the published commuting zone of Elche; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Elche city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁹

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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 Albatera?

The published population was 13,566 people in January 2025. Source: Albatera - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Albatera?

Average net cold rent is 3.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 217 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Albatera?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Albatera?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Albatera?

The median gross salary is 1,888 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Albatera a good place to live?

Albatera 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.

Is Albatera part of Elche?

Albatera is in the published commuting zone of Elche; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Albatera?

Elche, San Isidro, Cox, Catral, Callosa de Segura are near Albatera. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Albatera?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,928 people (78.1%) 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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