Living in Estella-Lizarra

In Estella-Lizarra, unemployment is 5% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 4.98% in June 2026. Estella-Lizarra is in Spain; its population was 14,317 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.4% in June 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2419 sources

Population14,317people1 Jan 2025Official source · Estella-Lizarra - official stats

Median gross salary (region)2,449EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Unemployment rate4.98%country median 4.4% — 13% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime5,240incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · La tasa de criminalidad desciende medio punto en Navarra en 2025 respecto al año anterior

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³country median 8.7 — 31% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 62% of Spanish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 72% 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 Estella-Lizarra?

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 Estella-Lizarra.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Estella-Lizarra. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesEstella-Lizarra highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Córdoba€6.60

Murcia€5.80

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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 fibre²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 100GB mobile plan¹Official · national market
Dwellings	7,689 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	5,712 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁰Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	1,974 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁰Official

Is Estella-Lizarra a good place to live?

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on housing · range 48–68%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–70%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–68%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Estella-Lizarra?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 4.98 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Estella-Lizarra is 5.0%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Estella-Lizarra 5.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	96.38 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025¹⁷Official
People in employment	5,187 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,449 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.98 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁹Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	758.5 beds per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 2025¹²Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Estella-Lizarra 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 residents758.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesEstella-Lizarra 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	5,240 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	La tasa de criminalidad desciende medio punto en Navarra en 2025 respecto al año anterior¹¹Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was PNA, 33.3 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	PNA	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	33.3 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Estella-Lizarra. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Estella-Lizarra?

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: European Environment Agency⁴

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56WHO 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 Estella-Lizarra is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Estella-Lizarra 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³country median 8.7	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 18.19 · Feb 22.82 · Mar 25.05 · Apr 28.92 · May 32.64 · Jun 38.79 · Jul 38.33 · Aug 39.65 · Sep 36.66 · Oct 31.01 · Nov 24.9 · Dec 18.81 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -8.52 · Feb -8.04 · Mar -7.54 · Apr -1.26 · May 0.36 · Jun 4.97 · Jul 8.65 · Aug 7.82 · Sep 3.34 · Oct -3.35 · Nov -4.75 · Dec -8.91 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.59 · Feb 5.14 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 11 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.85 · Jul 20.98 · Aug 21.08 · Sep 17.77 · Oct 13.81 · Nov 8.15 · Dec 4.99 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹³Official

Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024

5.6

7.5

9.5

11.4

6.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 25.0% between 2013 and 2024, from 8.0 to 6.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Estella-Lizarra?

The published population was 14,317 people in January 2025. Source: Estella-Lizarra - official stats³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.1%
Foreign residents13.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	15.45 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es¹⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	14.18 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,989 people	1 Jan 2024	Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.¹⁴Official
Female residents	7,288 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁷Official
Male residents	6,907 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁷Official
Population	14,317 people	1 Jan 2025	Estella-Lizarra - official stats³Official

International community in Estella-Lizarra

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	13,954	100.0%
Spain	11,471	82.2%
South America	1,214	8.7%
Africa	516	3.7%
Central America and Caribbean	362	2.6%
European Union (without Spain)	215	1.5%
Asia	95	0.7%
Rent of Europe	61	0.4%
North America	16	0.1%
Oceania	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	13,954	100.0%
Spanish	12,311	88.2%
Africa	529	3.8%
South America	457	3.3%
Central America and Caribbean	311	2.2%
European Union (without Spain)	203	1.5%
Asia	96	0.7%
Rent of Europe	32	0.2%
North America	13	0.1%
Oceania	1	0.0%
Statelens	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	5,712 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁰Official
Labour force	6,237 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Estella-Lizarra

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.

Vitoria-Gasteiz as an Estella-Lizarra alternative in the same region

56 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 260,699 Vitoria-Gasteiz vs 14,317 Estella-Lizarra+1721%
Nearest airport: 5.8 km Vitoria-Gasteiz vs 33.3 km Estella-Lizarra−83%
Annual PM2.5: 8.1 µg/m³ Vitoria-Gasteiz vs 6.0 µg/m³ Estella-Lizarra+35%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,916 (2024) Vitoria-Gasteiz vs 5,240 (2025) Estella-Lizarrano percentage
Median gross pay, region: €2,659 Vitoria-Gasteiz vs €2,449 Estella-Lizarra+9%
Foreign residents: 11.7% (2024) Vitoria-Gasteiz vs 14.2% (2025) Estella-Lizarrano percentage

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Calvià as an Estella-Lizarra alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 514 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 53,793 Calvià vs 14,317 Estella-Lizarra+276%
Unemployment: 1.3% Calvià vs 5.0% Estella-Lizarra−74%
Foreign residents: 33.8% Calvià vs 14.2% Estella-Lizarra+139%
Median gross pay, region: €2,080 Calvià vs €2,449 Estella-Lizarra−15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,880 (2024) Calvià vs 5,240 (2025) Estella-Lizarrano percentage
Nearest airport: 19.1 km Calvià vs 33.3 km Estella-Lizarra−43%

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Tallinn as an Estella-Lizarra alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 2608 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 6.0 µg/m³ Estella-Lizarra−50%
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 33.3 km Estella-Lizarra−83%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €2,449 (2024) Estella-Lizarrano percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 Tallinn vs 5,240 Estella-Lizarrano percentage

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Alternative cities in Spain

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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; Estella-Lizarra'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 Estella-Lizarra?

The published population was 14,317 people in January 2025. Source: Estella-Lizarra - official stats.

Is the air quality good in Estella-Lizarra?

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: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Estella-Lizarra?

The unemployment rate is about 5 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Estella-Lizarra?

The median gross salary is 2,449 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

How many foreign residents live in Estella-Lizarra?

1,989 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Estella-Lizarra a good place to live?

Estella-Lizarra 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 Spain live in Estella-Lizarra?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,471 people (82.2%) 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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