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Living in El Ejido

In El Ejido, the statutory reference rent is €4.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.1% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 4.1% in June 2026. The population of El Ejido, in Spain, was 91,440 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1925 sources

Population91,440people1 Jan 2025Official source · El Ejido - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,796EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent4.7EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 8% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate4.1%country median 4.4% — 7% belowIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,509incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 — 5% aboveOfficial source · MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to El Ejido?

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 El Ejido.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in El Ejido?

Average net cold rent is 4.7 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): 4.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
El Ejido recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesEl Ejido highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with El Ejido highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
El Ejido€4.70
Show the other 6 cities
Málaga€9.60
Seville€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30
Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market
Dwellings40,671 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Main residence dwellings29,469 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings11,199 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official
Official reference rent (median)400 EUR/month31 Dec 2024SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality16Official

Is El Ejido 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 worker67%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 58–76%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–78%
Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 56–76%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–69%
Retirement60%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 282 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.7 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 El Ejido?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in El Ejido is 4.1%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.03 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official
People in employment36,927 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 rate4.1 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625Independent

What does a salary buy in El Ejido?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,796 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,149of €1,463 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.€1,463
Rent, 60 m²€4.70/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €282
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€1,149
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in El Ejido Salary needed to live in El Ejido

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is El Ejido?

Police recorded about 4,509 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 citiesEl Ejido highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with El Ejido highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,509 incidents per 100,000country median 4,28131 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.12Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LEI, 40.3 km away, with 15 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 96% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport15 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportLEI13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport40.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station EL EJIDO)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean20 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station EL EJIDO)5Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in El Ejido?

The published population was 91,440 people in January 2025. Source: El Ejido - official stats6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area226.1 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es18Official
Foreign residents28,153 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.13Official
Female residents42,777 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Male residents47,198 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population91,440 people1 Jan 2025El Ejido - official stats6Official

International community in El Ejido

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
TOTAL83,310100.0%
Spain61,45773.8%
Africa14,41917.3%
European Union (without Spain)4,1485.0%
South America1,7762.1%
Rent of Europe1,1371.4%
Asia1760.2%
Central America and Caribbean1470.2%
North America470.1%
Oceania30.0%

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
TOTAL83,310100.0%
Spanish58,33170.0%
Africa18,02521.6%
European Union (without Spain)4,6395.6%
Rent of Europe1,0991.3%
South America8981.1%
Asia1800.2%
Central America and Caribbean900.1%
North America450.1%
Oceania30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households29,472 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Labour force42,681 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official

Alternatives for people set on El Ejido

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.

La Mojonera as an El Ejido alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €3.80/m² La Mojonera vs €4.70/m² El Ejido−19%
  • Residents: 8,793 La Mojonera vs 91,440 El Ejido−90%
  • Unemployment: 3.3% La Mojonera vs 4.1% El Ejido−20%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 La Mojonera vs 4,509 El Ejidono percentage
  • Nearest airport: 29.7 km La Mojonera vs 40.3 km El Ejido−26%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,796 La Mojonera vs €1,796 El Ejidosame level
Full comparisonMore about La Mojonera

Pozuelo de Alarcón as an El Ejido alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 416 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €13.00/m² Pozuelo de Alarcón vs €4.70/m² El Ejido+177%
  • Unemployment: 2.1% Pozuelo de Alarcón vs 4.1% El Ejido−50%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,699 Pozuelo de Alarcón vs 4,509 El Ejido−40%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,336 Pozuelo de Alarcón vs €1,796 El Ejido+30%
  • Nearest airport: 21.3 km Pozuelo de Alarcón vs 40.3 km El Ejido−47%
  • Residents: 89,770 Pozuelo de Alarcón vs 91,440 El Ejido−2%
Full comparisonMore about Pozuelo de Alarcón

Cities near El Ejido

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

La Mojonera 12.3 km away
Rent
3.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Berja 13.5 km away
Rent
3.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Vícar 16.4 km away
Rent
4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Roquetas de Mar 18.0 km away
Rent
5.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Adra 18.2 km away
Rent
3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Chiclana de la Frontera90,864 residentsCornellà de Llobregat92,237 residentsGuadalajara92,834 residentsEl Puerto de Santa María89,983 residentsPozuelo de Alarcón89,770 residentsSan Fernando93,338 residents

How does El Ejido compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in El Ejido 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; El Ejido'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 El Ejido?

The published population was 91,440 people in January 2025. Source: El Ejido - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in El Ejido?

Average net cold rent is 4.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 329 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

How safe is El Ejido?

Police recorded about 4,509 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 El Ejido?

The unemployment rate is 4.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around El Ejido?

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

How many foreign residents live in El Ejido?

28,153 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is El Ejido a good place to live?

El Ejido 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 El Ejido?

La Mojonera, Berja, Vícar, Roquetas de Mar, Adra are near El Ejido. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in El Ejido?

The official country of birth distribution records 61,457 people (73.8%) 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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