Living in Castro-Urdiales
In Castro-Urdiales, the statutory reference rent is €7.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.3% (2026).
Castro-Urdiales is a city in Spain, with a population of 33,450 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.27% in June 2026. The foreign population count was 3,176 at the start of 2024. Annual PM2.5 was 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Pricier rent than 80% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 67% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Castro-Urdiales?
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 Castro-Urdiales?
Average net cold rent is 7.5 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): 7.5 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 24,996 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain15Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 13,890 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain15Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 11,106 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain15Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Castro-Urdiales 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 450 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.5 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
What is the unemployment rate in Castro-Urdiales?
The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 5.27 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202632
Castro-Urdiales 5.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 93.73 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202521Official |
| People in employment | 13,992 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain15Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,937 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.27 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202632Independent |
What does a salary buy in Castro-Urdiales?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,562 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.50/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €450 |
| 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 | €1,080 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Castro-Urdiales. 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 Castro-Urdiales. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Castro-Urdiales?
Police recorded about 4,710 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,710 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.16Official |
Mobility and administration
Gigabit broadband availability was 93.7% in 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Castro-Urdiales. 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 Castro-Urdiales?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 repair5
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.
Castro-Urdiales 6.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 6 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station CASTRO URDIALES)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station CASTRO URDIALES)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair5Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 19.77 · Feb 20.19 · Mar 21.38 · Apr 25.16 · May 28.17 · Jun 33.82 · Jul 34.47 · Aug 35.97 · Sep 31.17 · Oct 27.76 · Nov 23.64 · Dec 18.89 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 2.33 · Feb 1 · Mar 0.92 · Apr 6.65 · May 7.84 · Jun 11.81 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 15.13 · Sep 12.86 · Oct 7.11 · Nov 5.3 · Dec -0.09 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 10.01 · Feb 9.77 · Mar 11.25 · Apr 12.76 · May 15.07 · Jun 18.24 · Jul 20.32 · Aug 21.14 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 17.19 · Nov 13.13 · Dec 10.81 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Castro-Urdiales?
The published population was 33,450 people in January 2025. Source: Castro-Urdiales - official stats1
By nationality
National passport90.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 96.06 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es22Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 10.19 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)10Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,176 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.18Official |
| Female residents | 16,818 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)12Official |
| Male residents | 16,407 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)12Official |
| Population | 33,450 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Castro-Urdiales - official stats1Official |
International community in Castro-Urdiales
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 | 32,993 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 29,044 | 88.0% |
| South America | 1,916 | 5.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,114 | 3.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 275 | 0.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 237 | 0.7% |
| Africa | 176 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 160 | 0.5% |
| North America | 64 | 0.2% |
| Oceania | 7 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 32,993 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 30,250 | 91.7% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,142 | 3.5% |
| South America | 1,035 | 3.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 137 | 0.4% |
| Africa | 133 | 0.4% |
| Asia | 133 | 0.4% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 129 | 0.4% |
| North America | 29 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 3 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Castro-Urdiales
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.
Getxo as a Castro-Urdiales alternative in the same region
17 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, region: €2,659 Getxo vs €1,937 Castro-Urdiales+37%
- Residents: 75,752 Getxo vs 33,450 Castro-Urdiales+126%
- Unemployment: 3.6% Getxo vs 5.3% Castro-Urdiales−32%
- Rent: €11.70/m² (2024) Getxo vs €7.50/m² (2022) Castro-Urdialesno percentage
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,393 Getxo vs 4,710 Castro-Urdiales−28%
- Nearest airport: 9.1 km Getxo vs 26.3 km Castro-Urdiales−65%
- Foreign residents: 7.7% Getxo vs 10.2% Castro-Urdiales−24%
Segovia as a Castro-Urdiales alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 281 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Nearest airport: 68.4 km Segovia vs 26.3 km Castro-Urdiales+160%
- Unemployment: 3.1% Segovia vs 5.3% Castro-Urdiales−41%
- Rent: €6.10/m² Segovia vs €7.50/m² Castro-Urdiales−19%
- Foreign residents: 15.6% Segovia vs 10.2% Castro-Urdiales+53%
- Residents: 52,375 Segovia vs 33,450 Castro-Urdiales+57%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Segovia vs 4,710 Castro-Urdiales−16%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,881 Segovia vs €1,937 Castro-Urdialessame level
Tallinn as a Castro-Urdiales alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 2600 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.
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €7.50/m² (2022) Castro-Urdialesno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 6.0 µg/m³ Castro-Urdiales−50%
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 26.3 km Castro-Urdiales−79%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,937 (2024) Castro-Urdialesno percentage
Cities near Castro-Urdiales
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 10.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
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- 11.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Castro-Urdiales, nearest in population first.
How does Castro-Urdiales compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castro-Urdiales 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 guideSchool 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; Castro-Urdiales's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Castro-Urdiales part of Bilbao?
Castro-Urdiales is in the published commuting zone of Bilbao; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Bilbao city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source9
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Castro-Urdiales?
The published population was 33,450 people in January 2025. Source: Castro-Urdiales - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Castro-Urdiales?
Average net cold rent is 7.5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 525 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Castro-Urdiales?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Castro-Urdiales?
Police recorded about 4,710 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 Castro-Urdiales?
The unemployment rate is about 5.3 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Castro-Urdiales?
The median gross salary is 1,937 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Castro-Urdiales a good place to live?
Castro-Urdiales 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.
Is Castro-Urdiales part of Bilbao?
Castro-Urdiales is in the published commuting zone of Bilbao; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Castro-Urdiales?
Muskiz, Abanto y Ciérvana-Abanto Zierbena, Ortuella, Santurtzi, Laredo are near Castro-Urdiales. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Castro-Urdiales?
The official country of birth distribution records 29,044 people (88.0%) 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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