Living in Ibi

In Ibi, the statutory reference rent is €3.60 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.6% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 5.6% in June 2026. Ibi, a city in Spain, had a population of 24,500 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 98% in June 2025. The foreign population count was 2,230 at the start of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1930 sources

Population24,500people1 Jan 2025Official source · Ibi - official stats

Median gross salary (region)1,888EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Average net rent3.6EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 29% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es

Unemployment rate5.6%country median 4.4% — 28% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime3,379incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 — 21% belowOfficial source · MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³country median 8.7 — 42% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 81% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 72% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Ibi.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ibi?

Average net cold rent is 3.6 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): 3.6 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es¹

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesIbi highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00

Barcelona€13.70

Bilbao€11.50

Palma€9.80

Murcia€5.80

Ibi€3.60

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	20 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 300 Mbps fibre³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	DIGI 100GB mobile plan²Official · national market
Dwellings	12,057 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Main residence dwellings	9,411 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings	2,643 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	3.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10	31 Dec 2022	cdn.mivau.gob.es¹Official

Is Ibi 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 worker70%strong on work, weak on safety · range 62–78%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–78%

Student68%strong on cost, weak on education · range 58–78%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–72%

Retirement70%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 60–80%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 216 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.6 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 Ibi?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026³⁰

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Ibi is 5.6%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

844

437

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Ibi 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	97.97 %	30 Jun 2025	SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025¹⁹Official
People in employment	9,744 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,888 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.6 %country median 4.4%	30 Jun 2026	SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026³⁰Independent

What does a salary buy in Ibi?

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

Left over each month€1,279of €1,527 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.	€1,527
Rent, 60 m²€3.60/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31	− €216
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	€1,279

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ibi Salary needed to live in Ibi

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ibi. 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

Search jobs

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ibi. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Ibi?

Police recorded about 3,379 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.¹⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesIbi 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	3,379 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281	31 Dec 2024	MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.¹⁴Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ALC, 38.4 km away, with 96 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	96 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁷Official
Nearest airport	ALC	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	38.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ibi.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ibi?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency⁶

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

PM2.55WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂7WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Ibi is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1516–1719–20

Ibi 5.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALCOI - VERGE DELS LLIRIS)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ALCOI - VERGE DELS LLIRIS)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³country median 8.7	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁶Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 22.15 · Feb 24.26 · Mar 28.45 · Apr 32.29 · May 36.32 · Jun 37.43 · Jul 38.78 · Aug 41.81 · Sep 38.21 · Oct 31.55 · Nov 26.89 · Dec 21.9 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -4.21 · Feb -3.15 · Mar -1.14 · Apr 2.57 · May 6 · Jun 10.45 · Jul 15.58 · Aug 14.77 · Sep 11.47 · Oct 4.02 · Nov 1.23 · Dec -3.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.79 · Feb 9.35 · Mar 11.99 · Apr 14.59 · May 18.32 · Jun 23.02 · Jul 25.75 · Aug 25.69 · Sep 22.19 · Oct 18.23 · Nov 12.59 · Dec 9.55 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official

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

4.5

6.8

9.2

11.5

5.020132015201720212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 44.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 9.0 to 5.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ibi?

The published population was 24,500 people in January 2025. Source: Ibi - official stats⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	62.41 km²	20 Oct 2025	www.ign.es²⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	10.54 %	31 Dec 2025	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)⁸Official
Foreign residents	2,230 people	1 Jan 2024	Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.¹⁶Official
Female residents	11,975 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official
Male residents	11,945 people	31 Dec 2023	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)¹⁰Official
Population	24,500 people	1 Jan 2025	Ibi - official stats⁷Official

International community in Ibi

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	23,692	100.0%
Spain	21,438	90.5%
South America	1,090	4.6%
European Union (without Spain)	635	2.7%
Africa	166	0.7%
Asia	147	0.6%
Central America and Caribbean	124	0.5%
Rent of Europe	78	0.3%
North America	11	0.0%
Oceania	3	0.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
TOTAL	23,692	100.0%
Spanish	22,188	93.7%
European Union (without Spain)	638	2.7%
South America	427	1.8%
Asia	154	0.7%
Africa	123	0.5%
Central America and Caribbean	93	0.4%
Rent of Europe	56	0.2%
North America	10	0.0%
Statelens	2	0.0%
Oceania	1	0.0%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	9,414 households	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official
Labour force	11,910 people	31 Dec 2021	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Ibi

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.

Castalla as an Ibi alternative in the same region

9 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 14.4% Castalla vs 10.5% Ibi+36%
Rent: €3.30/m² Castalla vs €3.60/m² Ibi−8%
Residents: 11,908 Castalla vs 24,500 Ibi−51%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,330 Castalla vs 3,379 Ibino percentage
Unemployment: 5.4% Castalla vs 5.6% Ibi−4%
Nearest airport: 36.3 km Castalla vs 38.4 km Ibi−5%
Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Castalla vs €1,888 Ibisame level

Full comparison More about Castalla

Tallinn as an Ibi alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 2923 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 €3.60/m² (2022) Ibino percentage
Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 38.4 km Ibi−85%
Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 5.0 µg/m³ Ibi−40%
Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,888 (2024) Ibino percentage

Full comparison More about Tallinn

Cities near Ibi

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

Onil 8.6 km away

Rent: 3.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Castalla 9.0 km away

Rent: 3.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Xixona/Jijona 11.4 km away

Rent: 3.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alcoy 11.9 km away

Rent: 3.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Banyeres de Mariola 12.2 km away

Rent: 2.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Cocentaina 17.5 km away

Rent: 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Muro de Alcoy 20.8 km away

Rent: 3.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Agost 21.6 km away

Rent: 3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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

All Spain cities

Martos24,462 residents Palafrugell24,543 residents Los Barrios24,449 residents Altea24,592 residents Almansa24,615 residents Icod de los Vinos24,616 residents

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Ibi in rankings

#17 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Spain #20 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Spain

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ibi 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; Ibi'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 Ibi?

The published population was 24,500 people in January 2025. Source: Ibi - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Ibi?

Average net cold rent is 3.6 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 252 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Ibi?

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

How safe is Ibi?

What is the unemployment rate in Ibi?

The unemployment rate is 5.6 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Ibi?

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

Is Ibi a good place to live?

Ibi 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 Ibi?

Onil, Castalla, Xixona/Jijona, Alcoy, Banyeres de Mariola are near Ibi. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Ibi?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,438 people (90.5%) 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ibi, Spain: population, rent, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e83079d9eff4b29acd09c6e8d3e8b3c4},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/ibi/},
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}

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