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Colmenar Viejo had 58,730 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 3.44% in June 2026. For Colmenar Viejo, the foreign population count was 7,888 at the start of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.8% in 2025.

Pricier rent than 84% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 76% 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 Colmenar Viejo?

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 Colmenar Viejo?

Average net cold rent is 8 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): 8 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2

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

Net rent across major citiesColmenar Viejo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Colmenar Viejo highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€8.00Colmenar Viejo€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings20,460 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings17,889 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings2,574 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 480 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8 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 Colmenar Viejo?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.44 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Colmenar Viejo is 3.4%. 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%8440–5Colmenar Viejo 3.4%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 availability97.76 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official
People in employment23,970 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,336 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.44 %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 Colmenar Viejo. 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 Colmenar Viejo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Colmenar Viejo?

Police recorded about 4,343 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.13

Recorded crime across major citiesColmenar Viejo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Colmenar Viejo 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 residents4,343 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport158 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportMAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport24.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 5.1°C in January and 23.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 51.8 mm in January and 11.1 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Colmenar Viejo?

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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANCHINARRO)6

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
Colmenar Viejo average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND30°2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Colmenar Viejo average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100524051565624111430856760JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Colmenar Viejo average monthly sunshine, hours05101520567791112108654JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Colmenar Viejo annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104016.0NO₂µg/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 Colmenar Viejo 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/m³578–9Colmenar Viejo 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 mean16 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station COLMENAR VIEJO)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station COLMENAR VIEJO)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANCHINARRO)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.3 · Feb 10 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 15.7 · May 20.3 · Jun 26.4 · Jul 30.1 · Aug 29.7 · Sep 24.4 · Oct 17.9 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 9 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET, 1991-20201Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.9 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 6.2 · May 9.7 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 17.6 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.8 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET, 1991-20201Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 9.1 · Apr 11 · May 15 · Jun 20.5 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5.9 °C31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET, 1991-20201Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 51.8 · Feb 40.4 · Mar 51.1 · Apr 56.1 · May 55.5 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 11.1 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 29.6 · Oct 84.6 · Nov 66.7 · Dec 60.4 mm31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly total precipitation, COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET, 1991-20201Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 7.4 · May 8.7 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 11.5 · Aug 10.4 · Sep 8.1 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 4.4 hours31 Dec 2020AEMET climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, COLMENAR VIEJO/FAMET, 1991-20201Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Granadilla de Abona58,752 residentsCerdanyola del Vallès58,528 residentsÁvila59,107 residentsZamora59,815 residentsMotril59,862 residentsMérida60,225 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Colmenar Viejo?

The published population was 58,730 people in January 2025. Source: Colmenar Viejo - official stats3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Colmenar Viejo residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport86.6%Foreign residents13.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area182.6 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es18Official
Foreign-resident share14.29 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official
Foreign residents7,888 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official
Population Female27,972 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official
Population Male27,226 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official
Population58,730 people1 Jan 2025Colmenar Viejo - official stats3Official

International community in Colmenar Viejo

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
TOTAL52,465100.0%
Spain42,49981.0%
South America4,7879.1%
European Union (without Spain)1,9533.7%
Africa1,3712.6%
Central America and Caribbean8861.7%
Asia3660.7%
Rent of Europe3620.7%
North America2290.4%
Oceania120.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL52,465100.0%
Spanish45,77187.2%
European Union (without Spain)2,2024.2%
South America2,1204.0%
Africa1,1932.3%
Central America and Caribbean4960.9%
Asia3640.7%
Rent of Europe2120.4%
North America1000.2%
Oceania50.0%
Statelens20.0%

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

Is Colmenar Viejo 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%
Student60%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–70%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–70%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–68%
Foreign residents7,888 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population58,730 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Colmenar Viejo - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)8 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings20,460 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability97.76 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment23,970 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
Households17,886 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Labour Supply Count26,898 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Colmenar Viejo 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 Colmenar Viejo?

The published population was 58,730 people in January 2025. Source: Colmenar Viejo - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Colmenar Viejo?

Average net cold rent is 8 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 560 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Colmenar Viejo?

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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station SANCHINARRO).

How safe is Colmenar Viejo?

Police recorded about 4,343 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 Colmenar Viejo?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Colmenar Viejo?

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

Is Colmenar Viejo a good place to live?

Colmenar Viejo 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 Colmenar Viejo?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,371 people (2.6%) 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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  5. EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station COLMENAR VIEJO) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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