Living in Balaguer

In Balaguer, the statutory reference rent is €4.00 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.1% (2026).

Balaguer had 17,729 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 5.13% in June 2026. For Balaguer, the nearest airport was ILD, 23.5 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.4% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population17,729people1 Jan 2025Official source · Balaguer - official stats

Median gross salary (region)2,261EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent4EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 22% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate5.13%country median 4.4% — 17% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime6,350incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Cheaper rent than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 64% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 89% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Balaguer?

Average net cold rent is 4 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): 4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es⁴

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesBalaguer highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Balaguer€4.00

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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 fibre⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 100GB mobile plan⁵Official · national market
Dwellings	8,856 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	6,483 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	2,373 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es⁴Official

Is Balaguer a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 56–74%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%

Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 56–76%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–69%

Retirement60%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 48–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 240 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4 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 Balaguer?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 5.13 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²⁸

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Balaguer is 5.1%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Balaguer 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	98.43 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025²¹Official
People in employment	6,693 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,261 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.13 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026²⁸Independent

What does a salary buy in Balaguer?

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

Left over each month€1,506of €1,778 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.	€1,778
Rent, 60 m²€4.00/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €240
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	€1,506

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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	712.5 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025¹⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Balaguer 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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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents712.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBalaguer 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	6,350 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2¹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁹Official
Nearest airport	ILD	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official
Distance to nearest airport	23.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv²⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Balaguer?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)⁷

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

118

179

237

256

298

331

364

329

265

206

139

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hours

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

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Balaguer is 11.0 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

Balaguer 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20.37 · Feb 22.16 · Mar 25.69 · Apr 29.98 · May 33.51 · Jun 40.01 · Jul 39.39 · Aug 38.88 · Sep 36.38 · Oct 31.22 · Nov 23.17 · Dec 17.77 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -10.42 · Feb -8.38 · Mar -7.67 · Apr -1.39 · May 0.56 · Jun 5.79 · Jul 8.07 · Aug 8.47 · Sep 3.06 · Oct -2.17 · Nov -4.44 · Dec -6.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.4 · Feb 5.23 · Mar 8.67 · Apr 12.01 · May 16.18 · Jun 21.46 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 23.66 · Sep 19.15 · Oct 14.52 · Nov 8.32 · Dec 4.91 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 25.6 · Feb 14.9 · Mar 29.3 · Apr 41.2 · May 40.7 · Jun 28.5 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 36.7 · Oct 43.8 · Nov 37.7 · Dec 22.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 117.8 · Feb 179 · Mar 237.2 · Apr 256.3 · May 297.9 · Jun 330.9 · Jul 364.1 · Aug 329.4 · Sep 265.1 · Oct 206.3 · Nov 138.7 · Dec 95.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Balaguer?

The published population was 17,729 people in January 2025. Source: Balaguer - official stats²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport75.5%
Foreign residents24.5%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	57.17 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es²²Official
Foreign-resident share	25.24 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁸Official
Foreign residents	4,342 people	1 Jan 2024	Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.¹⁸Official
Female residents	8,596 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official
Male residents	9,053 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official
Population	17,729 people	1 Jan 2025	Balaguer - official stats²Official

International community in Balaguer

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	17,357	100.0%
Spain	13,099	75.5%
Africa	2,146	12.4%
European Union (without Spain)	1,275	7.3%
South America	513	3.0%
Asia	139	0.8%
Rent of Europe	98	0.6%
Central America and Caribbean	75	0.4%
North America	12	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	17,357	100.0%
Spanish	13,282	76.5%
Africa	2,154	12.4%
European Union (without Spain)	1,381	8.0%
South America	281	1.6%
Asia	149	0.9%
Rent of Europe	72	0.4%
Central America and Caribbean	35	0.2%
North America	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	6,483 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Labour force	8,100 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Private clinic available	true	31 Dec 2025	Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025³Official

Alternatives for people set on Balaguer

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.

Alpicat as a Balaguer alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 2,199.0 Alpicat vs 712.5 Balaguer+209%
Unemployment: 1.8% Alpicat vs 5.1% Balaguer−65%
Rent: €5.00/m² Alpicat vs €4.00/m² Balaguer+25%
Foreign residents: 7.7% Alpicat vs 25.2% Balaguer−69%
Nearest airport: 6.9 km Alpicat vs 23.5 km Balaguer−71%
Residents: 6,515 Alpicat vs 17,729 Balaguer−63%
Median gross pay, region: €2,261 Alpicat vs €2,261 Balaguersame level

Full comparison More about Alpicat

Cities near Balaguer

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

Mollerussa 19.2 km away

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

Lleida 24.0 km away

Rent: 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Agramunt 24.1 km away

Rent: 4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alpicat 24.8 km away

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

Alternative cities in Spain

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

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Manzanares17,728 residents Daimiel17,722 residents Cubelles17,673 residents Alboraya17,806 residents Rojales17,652 residents Barbastro17,807 residents

How does Balaguer 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; Balaguer's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Balaguer?

The published population was 17,729 people in January 2025. Source: Balaguer - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Balaguer?

Average net cold rent is 4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 280 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Balaguer?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

What is the unemployment rate in Balaguer?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Balaguer?

The median gross salary is 2,261 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Balaguer a good place to live?

Balaguer 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 Balaguer?

Mollerussa, Lleida, Agramunt, Alpicat are near Balaguer. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Balaguer?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,099 people (75.5%) 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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