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Living in Algete

Gigabit broadband availability was 97.9% in 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.13% in June 2026. Algete, a city in Spain, had a population of 21,144 at the start of 2025. At the start of 2024, the foreign population was 2,666. Annual PM2.5 was 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Pricier rent than 81% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 83% 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 Algete?

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 Algete.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Algete?

Average net cold rent is 7.6 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): 7.6 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Algete yet.

Net rent across major citiesAlgete highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Algete highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.60Algete€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings7,638 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings6,723 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings915 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 456 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.6 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 Algete?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.13 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Algete is 3.1%. 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%8440–5Algete 3.1%437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–1523 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 availability97.86 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment9,099 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,336 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.13 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Algete. 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)

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

Safety

How safe is Algete?

Police recorded about 4,110 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.12

Recorded crime across major citiesAlgete highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Algete 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 residents4,110 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport158 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportMAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport13.1 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Algete. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Algete.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Algete?

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 repair3

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
Algete 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
Algete average monthly precipitation, mm01530456029293241462212924564735JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Algete average monthly sunshine, hours095190285380157182216244289333376348257205158129JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Algete annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154014.0PM10104010.0NO₂µg/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 Algete 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/m³578–9Algete 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALGETE)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station SAN SEBASTIAN DE LOS REYES)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.1 · Feb 13.2 · Mar 17 · Apr 19.5 · May 24.1 · Jun 30.1 · Jul 33.9 · Aug 33.4 · Sep 27.9 · Oct 21.4 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 11.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/TORREJÓN17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 5.7 · May 9.2 · Jun 13.6 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.8 · Dec 1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/TORREJÓN17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.7 · Feb 7 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.7 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 25.2 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 6.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/TORREJÓN17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 28.6 · Feb 28.5 · Mar 32.3 · Apr 41.4 · May 45.8 · Jun 21.8 · Jul 11.8 · Aug 8.9 · Sep 24.3 · Oct 56.2 · Nov 47.4 · Dec 34.5 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/TORREJÓN17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 156.8 · Feb 182.1 · Mar 215.8 · Apr 243.6 · May 288.6 · Jun 332.9 · Jul 376.4 · Aug 347.5 · Sep 256.9 · Oct 205 · Nov 157.5 · Dec 128.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/TORREJÓN17Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Mogán21,172 residentsAlfàs del Pi, l'21,080 residentsVilassar de Mar21,227 residentsSant Just Desvern21,037 residentsSan Martín de la Vega21,010 residentsBurlada/Burlata21,280 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Algete?

The published population was 21,144 people in January 2025. Source: Algete - official stats1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Algete residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport87.4%Foreign residents12.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area37.88 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es18Official
Foreign-resident share12.33 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)6Official
Foreign residents2,666 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.13Official
Population Female10,712 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population Male10,279 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population21,144 people1 Jan 2025Algete - official stats1Official

International community in Algete

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
TOTAL20,704100.0%
Spain17,13282.7%
South America1,4547.0%
European Union (without Spain)8354.0%
Central America and Caribbean3691.8%
Africa2781.3%
Asia2571.2%
Rent of Europe2381.1%
North America1340.6%
Oceania70.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL20,704100.0%
Spanish18,38288.8%
European Union (without Spain)8664.2%
South America5642.7%
Africa2581.2%
Rent of Europe2091.0%
Asia2031.0%
Central America and Caribbean1760.9%
North America440.2%
Oceania20.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Is Algete 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 55–71%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%
Student61%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 51–71%
Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 55–73%
Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–69%
Foreign residents2,666 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population21,144 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Algete - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.6 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings7,638 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability97.86 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment9,099 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households6,723 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Labour Supply Count10,182 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Algete 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Algete?

The published population was 21,144 people in January 2025. Source: Algete - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Algete?

Average net cold rent is 7.6 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 532 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Algete?

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 Algete?

Police recorded about 4,110 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 Algete?

The unemployment rate is about 3.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Algete?

The median gross salary is 2,336 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Algete a good place to live?

Algete 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 Algete?

The official country of birth distribution records 278 people (1.3%) 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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