Living in Alcalá de Guadaíra
In Alcalá de Guadaíra, the statutory reference rent is €5.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 16.9% (2024).
Alcalá de Guadaíra's population was 77,474 at the start of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 11.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.2% in 2025. For Alcalá de Guadaíra, the foreign population count was 2,286 at the start of 2024.
Higher unemployment than 98% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 89% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Alcalá de Guadaíra?
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 Alcalá de Guadaíra?
Average net cold rent is 5.7 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): 5.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 32,823 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 26,922 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 5,901 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
| Official reference rent (median) | 500 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality23Official |
Is Alcalá de Guadaíra 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 342 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.7 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.
Work and income
The unemployment rate was 16.9% in 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Alcalá de Guadaíra?
The unemployment rate is about 16.9 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 16.89 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city12
Alcalá de Guadaíra 16.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.16 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202524Official |
| People in employment | 27,186 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)13Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 16.89 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city12Official |
Unemployment rate fell 54.6% between 2015 and 2024, from 37.2% to 16.9%.
What does a salary buy in Alcalá de Guadaíra?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,463 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.70/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €342 |
| 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 | €1,089 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alcalá de Guadaíra. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Alcalá de Guadaíra. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 114 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202518Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alcalá de Guadaíra 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 guideSafety
How safe is Alcalá de Guadaíra?
Police recorded about 4,820 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.19
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,820 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.19Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alcalá de Guadaíra. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Alcalá de Guadaíra?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair7
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Alcalá de Guadaíra 11.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 10 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALCALÁ DE GUADAIRA)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 26 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ALCALÁ DE GUADAIRA)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11.5 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair7Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 16.2 · Feb 18.2 · Mar 21.5 · Apr 23.7 · May 27.8 · Jun 32.4 · Jul 35.7 · Aug 35.6 · Sep 31.1 · Oct 26 · Nov 20.1 · Dec 16.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 6.1 · Feb 7 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 11.5 · May 14.7 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 20.4 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 18.2 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 11.2 · Feb 12.6 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 17.6 · May 21.3 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 28 · Aug 28.1 · Sep 24.7 · Oct 20.4 · Nov 15.1 · Dec 12.1 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 56.3 · Feb 46.2 · Mar 46.9 · Apr 54 · May 33.9 · Jun 5.8 · Jul 0.6 · Aug 2.5 · Sep 33.1 · Oct 75.4 · Nov 72.2 · Dec 77.2 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 202 · Feb 212.2 · Mar 246.3 · Apr 270.2 · May 324.9 · Jun 357.3 · Jul 388.1 · Aug 364.3 · Sep 278.4 · Oct 244.4 · Nov 205.3 · Dec 185.9 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEVILLA/SAN PABLO25Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Castellón de la Plana ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Round Rock (United States) ±1.6 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±1.9 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±1.9 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.5 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Alcalá de Guadaíra?
The published population was 77,474 people in January 2025. Source: Alcalá de Guadaíra - official stats1
By nationality
National passport97%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 479 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat8Official |
| City area | 284.8 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO, European Commission10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 3 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat9Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,286 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.20Official |
| Population density | 270.7 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit10Official |
| Female residents | 38,599 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official |
| Male residents | 37,948 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official |
| Population | 77,474 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Alcalá de Guadaíra - official stats1Official |
Population rose 3.5% between 2015 and 2025, from 74,845 to 77,474.
Foreign residents rose 54.3% between 2015 and 2025, from 1,644 to 2,536.
International community in Alcalá de Guadaíra
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 | 75,722 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 72,644 | 95.9% |
| South America | 1,061 | 1.4% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 761 | 1.0% |
| Africa | 495 | 0.7% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 285 | 0.4% |
| Rent of Europe | 191 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 180 | 0.2% |
| North America | 96 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 9 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 75,722 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 74,007 | 97.7% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 465 | 0.6% |
| South America | 438 | 0.6% |
| Africa | 339 | 0.4% |
| Asia | 152 | 0.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 152 | 0.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 109 | 0.1% |
| North America | 55 | 0.1% |
| Statelens | 4 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Alcalá de Guadaíra
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.
Mairena del Alcor as an Alcalá de Guadaíra alternative in the same region
10 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.20/m² Mairena del Alcor vs €5.70/m² Alcalá de Guadaíra−26%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,665 Mairena del Alcor vs 4,820 Alcalá de Guadaíra−45%
- Residents: 24,339 Mairena del Alcor vs 77,474 Alcalá de Guadaíra−69%
- Nearest airport: 13.8 km Mairena del Alcor vs 10.2 km Alcalá de Guadaíra+35%
- Foreign residents: 3.3% (2025) Mairena del Alcor vs 3.0% (2024) Alcalá de Guadaírano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Mairena del Alcor vs €1,796 Alcalá de Guadaírasame level
Palencia as an Alcalá de Guadaíra alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 533 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,042.9 Palencia vs 114.0 Alcalá de Guadaíra+815%
- Nearest airport: 43.5 km Palencia vs 10.2 km Alcalá de Guadaíra+326%
- Foreign residents: 6.6% Palencia vs 3.0% Alcalá de Guadaíra+120%
- Unemployment: 8.1% Palencia vs 16.9% Alcalá de Guadaíra−52%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,258 Palencia vs 4,820 Alcalá de Guadaíra−32%
- Rent: €5.00/m² Palencia vs €5.70/m² Alcalá de Guadaíra−12%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Palencia vs 11.5 µg/m³ Alcalá de Guadaíra−39%
Tallinn as an Alcalá de Guadaíra alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 3282 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.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 11.5 µg/m³ Alcalá de Guadaíra−74%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €5.70/m² (2022) Alcalá de Guadaírano percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,796 (2024) Alcalá de Guadaírano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 10.2 km Alcalá de Guadaíra−45%
Cities near Alcalá de Guadaíra
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 4.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 4.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Alcalá de Guadaíra, nearest in population first.
How does Alcalá de Guadaíra compare?
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Alcalá de Guadaíra in rankings
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; Alcalá de Guadaíra's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Alcalá de Guadaíra?
The published population was 77,474 people in January 2025. Source: Alcalá de Guadaíra - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Alcalá de Guadaíra?
Average net cold rent is 5.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 399 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Alcalá de Guadaíra?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.
How safe is Alcalá de Guadaíra?
Police recorded about 4,820 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 Alcalá de Guadaíra?
The unemployment rate is about 16.9 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.
What is the typical salary around Alcalá de Guadaíra?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Alcalá de Guadaíra a good place to live?
Alcalá de Guadaíra 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 Alcalá de Guadaíra?
Mairena del Alcor, El Viso del Alcor, Gelves, San Juan de Aznalfarache, Tomares are near Alcalá de Guadaíra. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Alcalá de Guadaíra?
The official country of birth distribution records 72,644 people (95.9%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 56745a7b11266e0edaa9b762ada51361]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/alcala-de-guadaira/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- DIGI 300 Mbps fibre digimobil.es · checked 2026-09-15
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