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Living in Benidorm

Benidorm is a city in Spain. For Benidorm, the unemployment rate was 9.1% in 2024. Its population was 77,327 at the start of 2025.

Pricier rent than 79% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 93% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 98% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Benidorm.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Benidorm?

Average net cold rent is 7.4 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): 7.4 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es3

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

Net rent across major citiesBenidorm highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Benidorm highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.40Benidorm€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings60,477 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings29,550 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings30,927 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.4 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es3Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 444 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.4 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 Benidorm?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city9

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Benidorm is 9.1%. 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%8440–5437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–10Benidorm 9.1%44 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 availability95.69 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202521Official
People in employment21,429 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,888 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official · regional context
Unemployment rate9.1 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city9Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Unemployment rate in Benidorm by year, %8.2%12.7%17.3%21.8%201520172019202120249.1%%

Unemployment rate fell 55.2% between 2015 and 2024, from 20.3% to 9.1%.

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k447.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202515Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Benidorm 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 100k447.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Benidorm?

Police recorded about 8,016 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.16

Recorded crime across major citiesBenidorm highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Benidorm 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 residents8,016 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.16Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ALC, 46.6 km away, with 96 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.7% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport96 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat19Official
Nearest airportALC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official
Distance to nearest airport46.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Benidorm?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency5

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

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Benidorm annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5253.0PM2.510405.0NO₂µg/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 Benidorm is 3.0 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/m³13–4Benidorm 3.06 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/m³3510–1130 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 mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station BENIDORM)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean3 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024European Environment Agency5Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 20.43 · Feb 20.94 · Mar 23.07 · Apr 26.46 · May 27.89 · Jun 31.43 · Jul 33 · Aug 33.84 · Sep 31.93 · Oct 28.49 · Nov 25.22 · Dec 20.32 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan 3.92 · Feb 3.06 · Mar 5.56 · Apr 8.06 · May 10.87 · Jun 14.99 · Jul 20.07 · Aug 18.69 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 11.41 · Nov 7.92 · Dec 5.71 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 12.19 · Feb 12.04 · Mar 13.63 · Apr 15.47 · May 18.47 · Jun 22.42 · Jul 25.17 · Aug 25.78 · Sep 23.6 · Oct 20.55 · Nov 16.08 · Dec 13.24 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Benidorm by year, µg/m³2.74.25.87.3201320152017202120243.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 50.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 6.0 to 3.0.

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Palencia77,466 residentsAlcalá de Guadaíra77,474 residentsBenalmádena78,338 residentsCiudad Real76,217 residentsMolina de Segura78,458 residentsSanta Lucía de Tirajana78,584 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Benidorm?

The published population was 77,327 people in January 2025. Source: Benidorm - official stats1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Benidorm residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport68.1%Foreign residents31.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents414 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat6Official
City area38.53 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission8Official
Foreign-resident share33.1 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat7Official
Foreign residents24,684 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.18Official
Population density1,936 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit8Official
Population Female36,525 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official
Population Male35,817 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official
Population77,327 people1 Jan 2025Benidorm - official stats1Official
Population over time12 published observations, 2014–2025
Population in Benidorm by year, residents65,78769,91974,05078,1822014201620182022202577,327residents

Population rose 12.1% between 2014 and 2025, from 69,010 to 77,327.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2015–2025
Foreign residents in Benidorm by year, residents16,89820,46524,03327,60020152017201920212023202526,862residents

Foreign residents rose 31.8% between 2015 and 2025, from 20,377 to 26,862.

International community in Benidorm

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
TOTAL68,874100.0%
Spain46,02166.8%
South America5,2547.6%
European Union (without Spain)5,2447.6%
Rent of Europe4,9867.2%
Asia3,5465.1%
Africa2,3733.4%
Central America and Caribbean1,3011.9%
North America1270.2%
Oceania220.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL68,874100.0%
Spanish49,08571.3%
European Union (without Spain)5,7308.3%
Rent of Europe4,9657.2%
Asia3,5635.2%
South America2,6433.8%
Africa2,0743.0%
Central America and Caribbean7051.0%
North America940.1%
Oceania80.0%
Statelens70.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Benidorm 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–65%
Student55%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–64%
Family42%strong on family, weak on education · range 34–50%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%
Foreign residents24,684 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population77,327 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Benidorm - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.4 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings60,477 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability95.69 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment21,429 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households29,550 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Labour Supply Count29,796 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain14Official
Private Clinic Presenttrue31 Dec 2025Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 20252Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Benidorm?

The published population was 77,327 people in January 2025. Source: Benidorm - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Benidorm?

Average net cold rent is 7.4 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 518 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Benidorm?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Benidorm?

Police recorded about 8,016 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 Benidorm?

The unemployment rate is 9.1 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Benidorm?

The median gross salary is 1,888 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Benidorm a good place to live?

Benidorm 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 Benidorm?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,373 people (3.4%) 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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