Living in Algeciras
In Algeciras, the statutory reference rent is €6.20 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 22.6% (2024).
For Algeciras, annual PM2.5 was 9.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €30 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €79 in December 2022. An estimate placed an inexpensive restaurant meal at €8 in December 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.2% in 2025. Algeciras is in Spain; its population was 126,589 at the start of 2025.
Pricier rent than 67% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other Spanish city that publishes it and dirtier air than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Algeciras?
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 Algeciras?
Average net cold rent is 6.2 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): 6.2 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
Supplemental estimate lane, not official statistics: Utilities, 85 m² flat, Fitness club, Internet, 60 Mbps. The others are published prices.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 29.85 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.85 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 8.46 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 79.28 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v231Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Dwellings | 55,815 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 45,429 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 10,386 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.2 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
| Official reference rent (median) | 500.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality24Official |
Is Algeciras 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 372 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.2 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 22.6% in 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Algeciras?
The unemployment rate is 22.6 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city12
Algeciras 22.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 95.22 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202525Official |
| People in employment | 38,691 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 | 22.6 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city12Official |
Unemployment rate fell 34.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 34.3% to 22.6%.
What does a salary buy in Algeciras?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesInternetMobileLeft 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€6.20/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €372 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²€79 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €79 |
| Internet€30 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €30 |
| Mobile plan€12 · official · DIGI 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €12 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €970 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Algeciras. 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 Algeciras. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 222.4 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202518Official |
| Hospitals | 1 count | 31 Dec 2025 | Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202518Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Algeciras 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 Algeciras?
Police recorded about 4,419 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 35.55 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | ES-MinInterior-1509012-2025Q47Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,419 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 |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 144.6 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | ES-MinInterior-1509012-2025Q47Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Algeciras. 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 Algeciras?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.7 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 repair6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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.
Algeciras 9.7
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 24 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALGECIRAS EPS)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 19 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ALGECIRAS EPS)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9.7 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair6Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 19.77 · Feb 21.52 · Mar 24.03 · Apr 26.34 · May 29.4 · Jun 32.61 · Jul 33.99 · Aug 35.91 · Sep 33.24 · Oct 29.89 · Nov 24.67 · Dec 20.14 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 4.03 · Feb 4.59 · Mar 7.24 · Apr 10.18 · May 10.48 · Jun 14.23 · Jul 17.23 · Aug 18.37 · Sep 17.17 · Oct 11.93 · Nov 8.39 · Dec 6.93 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 13.63 · Feb 13.62 · Mar 14.65 · Apr 16.02 · May 18.2 · Jun 20.94 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23.88 · Sep 22.15 · Oct 19.94 · Nov 16.57 · Dec 14.7 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center20Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Algeciras?
The published population was 126,589 people in January 2025. Source: Algeciras - official stats1
By nationality
National passport90.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 470.8 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat8Official |
| City area | 85.79 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO, European Commission10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.5 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat9Official |
| Foreign residents | 11,841 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.21Official |
| Population density | 1,458 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit10Official |
| Female residents | 62,790 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official |
| Male residents | 60,849 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official |
| Population | 126,589 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Algeciras - official stats1Official |
Population rose 18.6% between 2002 and 2025, from 106,710 to 126,589.
Foreign residents rose 63.8% between 2013 and 2024, from 7,227 to 11,841.
International community in Algeciras
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 | 123,435 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 109,129 | 88.4% |
| Africa | 8,543 | 6.9% |
| South America | 2,591 | 2.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,528 | 1.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 599 | 0.5% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 503 | 0.4% |
| Asia | 382 | 0.3% |
| North America | 117 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 43 | 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 | 123,435 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 113,025 | 91.6% |
| Africa | 6,780 | 5.5% |
| South America | 1,561 | 1.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 935 | 0.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 365 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 355 | 0.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 319 | 0.3% |
| North America | 86 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 7 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 2 | 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 Algeciras
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.
Reus as an Algeciras alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 798 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,473.8 Reus vs 222.4 Algeciras+563%
- Foreign residents: 18.5% Reus vs 9.5% Algeciras+95%
- Unemployment: 15.2% Reus vs 22.6% Algeciras−33%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,261 Reus vs €1,796 Algeciras+26%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,612 Reus vs 4,419 Algeciras+27%
- Nearest airport: 5.1 km Reus vs 9.7 km Algeciras−47%
- Rent: €5.80/m² Reus vs €6.20/m² Algeciras−6%
Tallinn as an Algeciras alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 3379 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 9.7 µg/m³ Algeciras−69%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.20/m² (2022) Algecirasno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,796 (2024) Algecirasno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 9.7 km Algeciras−42%
Cities near Algeciras
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 5.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 7.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 7.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 8.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Algeciras, nearest in population first.
How does Algeciras compare?
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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; Algeciras'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 Algeciras?
The published population was 126,589 people in January 2025. Source: Algeciras - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Algeciras?
Average net cold rent is 6.2 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 434 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Algeciras?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.7 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 Algeciras?
Police recorded about 4,419 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 Algeciras?
The unemployment rate is 22.6 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.
What is the typical salary around Algeciras?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Algeciras a good place to live?
Algeciras 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 Algeciras?
Los Barrios, La Línea de la Concepción, San Roque, Tarifa are near Algeciras. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Algeciras?
The official country of birth distribution records 109,129 people (88.4%) 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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