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Living in Aljaraque

The unemployment rate was 4.52% in June 2026. Aljaraque, a city in Spain, had a population of 22,737 at the start of 2025. For Aljaraque, gigabit broadband availability was 95.8% in June 2025.

Pricier rent than 71% of Spanish cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 98% of Spanish cities that publish it and dirtier air than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Aljaraque?

Average net cold rent is 6.6 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): 6.6 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2

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

Net rent across major citiesAljaraque highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Aljaraque highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€6.60Aljaraque€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings8,574 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings7,443 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings1,131 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 396 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.6 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 Aljaraque?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.52 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Aljaraque is 4.5%. 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%8440–5Aljaraque 4.5%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 availability95.84 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment8,823 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,796 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.52 %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 Aljaraque. 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 Aljaraque. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Aljaraque?

Police recorded about 2,486 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 citiesAljaraque highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Aljaraque 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 residents2,486 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

The nearest airport was FAO, 88.4 km away, with 63 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport63 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportFAO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport88.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Aljaraque. 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 Aljaraque.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Aljaraque?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station CAMPUS DEL CARMEN)5

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
Aljaraque average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND33°6°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Aljaraque average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100605055523262322687384JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Aljaraque average monthly sunshine, hours0100200300400192204252276324365395367291238199179JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Aljaraque annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52510.0PM2.5154019.0PM10104015.0NO₂µg/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 Aljaraque is 10.0 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/m³578–941 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³419–1035 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3510–11Aljaraque 10.030 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 mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station MARISMAS DEL TITÁN)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean19 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station MARISMAS DEL TITÁN)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station CAMPUS DEL CARMEN)5Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.6 · Feb 17.9 · Mar 20.6 · Apr 22.4 · May 25.7 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 32.6 · Aug 32.7 · Sep 29.4 · Oct 25.3 · Nov 20.3 · Dec 17.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.3 · Feb 7 · Mar 9 · Apr 10.9 · May 13.7 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 11.5 · Feb 12.5 · Mar 14.8 · Apr 16.6 · May 19.7 · Jun 23.1 · Jul 25.8 · Aug 26 · Sep 23.3 · Oct 19.8 · Nov 15.2 · Dec 12.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 60.1 · Feb 49.6 · Mar 54.6 · Apr 51.9 · May 32.2 · Jun 6.1 · Jul 1.6 · Aug 3.1 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 68.2 · Nov 73.1 · Dec 84.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 191.6 · Feb 203.9 · Mar 251.8 · Apr 276.1 · May 323.6 · Jun 364.6 · Jul 394.6 · Aug 366.6 · Sep 291.4 · Oct 238.3 · Nov 198.6 · Dec 179.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HUELVA17Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Torres de Cotillas, Las22,676 residentsArroyo de la Encomienda22,800 residentsEsparreguera22,665 residentsGuía de Isora22,654 residentsValle de Egüés/Eguesibar22,825 residentsBarbate22,635 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Aljaraque?

The published population was 22,737 people in January 2025. Source: Aljaraque - official stats1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Aljaraque residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.8%Foreign residents 3.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area33.82 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es18Official
Foreign-resident share3.39 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)6Official
Foreign residents736 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.13Official
Population Female11,164 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population Male11,095 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population22,737 people1 Jan 2025Aljaraque - official stats1Official

International community in Aljaraque

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
TOTAL21,781100.0%
Spain20,62294.7%
European Union (without Spain)4482.1%
South America2881.3%
Africa1350.6%
Rent of Europe1080.5%
Central America and Caribbean930.4%
Asia480.2%
North America350.2%
Oceania40.0%

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
TOTAL21,781100.0%
Spanish21,18397.3%
European Union (without Spain)2681.2%
South America1040.5%
Africa720.3%
Rent of Europe640.3%
Asia410.2%
Central America and Caribbean310.1%
North America160.1%
Oceania20.0%

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

Is Aljaraque 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–71%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–75%
Student65%strong on safety, weak on education · range 55–75%
Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 60–78%
Retirement63%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 52–74%
Foreign residents736 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population22,737 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Aljaraque - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.6 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings8,574 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability95.84 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment8,823 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
Households7,443 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Labour Supply Count10,881 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Aljaraque 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 Aljaraque?

The published population was 22,737 people in January 2025. Source: Aljaraque - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Aljaraque?

Average net cold rent is 6.6 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 462 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Aljaraque?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station CAMPUS DEL CARMEN).

How safe is Aljaraque?

Police recorded about 2,486 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 Aljaraque?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Aljaraque?

The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Aljaraque a good place to live?

Aljaraque 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 Aljaraque?

The official country of birth distribution records 135 people (0.6%) 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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