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Living in Lalín

Lalín is a city in Spain. The foreign population count was 1,803 at the start of 2024. For Lalín, annual PM2.5 was 5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Its population was 20,292 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.72% in June 2026.

Cheaper rent than 81% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 68% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Spanish city that publishes it.

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

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 Lalín.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Lalín?

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

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

Net rent across major citiesLalín highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Lalín highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcia€3.60Lalínnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings13,008 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings7,971 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings5,034 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

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 Lalín?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.72 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Lalín is 3.7%. 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%8440–5Lalín 3.7%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 availability81.61 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment7,944 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,884 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)5Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.72 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618Independent

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Lalín?

Police recorded about 2,209 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.11

Recorded crime across major citiesLalín highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lalín 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 residents2,209 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.11Official

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 81.6% in 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport22 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportSCQ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport36 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lalín. 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, Hybridvaries
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lalín.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Lalín?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair2

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
Lalín annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.0PM2.515407.0PM1010402.0NO₂µg/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 Lalín is 5.0 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/m³125–6Lalín 5.028 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/m³578–941 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 mean2 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station LALÍN)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station LALÍN)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair2Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 19.6 · Feb 20.3 · Mar 27.8 · Apr 27.34 · May 32.82 · Jun 38.24 · Jul 38.94 · Aug 39.67 · Sep 39.13 · Oct 31.25 · Nov 23.87 · Dec 18.1 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -4.15 · Feb -4.51 · Mar -5.27 · Apr -1.18 · May 1.32 · Jun 5.14 · Jul 6.54 · Aug 7.98 · Sep 4.87 · Oct 0.01 · Nov -2.89 · Dec -4.59 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official
Average temperature by monthJan 6.19 · Feb 6.35 · Mar 8.45 · Apr 10.58 · May 13.42 · Jun 17.01 · Jul 19.73 · Aug 20.09 · Sep 17.94 · Oct 13.61 · Nov 8.84 · Dec 6.58 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center12Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Vera20,282 residentsRoses20,365 residentsMedina del Campo20,215 residentsHernani20,375 residentsSant Quirze del Vallès20,209 residentsZubia, La20,389 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Lalín?

The published population was 20,292 people in January 2025. Source: Lalín - official stats10

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Lalín residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.1%Foreign residents 8.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area327 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es17Official
Foreign residents1,803 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.13Official
Population Female10,378 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population Male9,904 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population20,292 people1 Jan 2025Lalín - official stats10Official

International community in Lalín

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
TOTAL20,154100.0%
Spain17,52687.0%
South America1,2606.3%
European Union (without Spain)6503.2%
Africa3391.7%
Rent of Europe1660.8%
Central America and Caribbean1460.7%
Asia360.2%
North America280.1%
Oceania30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL20,154100.0%
Spanish18,70292.8%
European Union (without Spain)4842.4%
South America4742.4%
Africa3651.8%
Central America and Caribbean570.3%
Asia390.2%
Rent of Europe230.1%
North America90.0%
Oceania10.0%

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

Is Lalín 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 legal route · range 59–75%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–77%
Student68%strong on safety, weak on education · range 58–78%
Family75%strong on family, weak on education · range 66–84%
Retirement73%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 63–83%
Foreign residents1,803 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population20,292 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Lalín - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.6 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings13,008 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability81.61 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment7,944 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
Households7,971 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Labour Supply Count9,171 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lalín 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 Lalín?

The published population was 20,292 people in January 2025. Source: Lalín - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Lalín?

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 Lalín?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.

How safe is Lalín?

Police recorded about 2,209 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 Lalín?

The unemployment rate is about 3.7 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Lalín?

The median gross salary is 1,884 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Lalín a good place to live?

Lalín 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 Lalín?

The official country of birth distribution records 339 people (1.7%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Lalín, Spain: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/lalin/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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