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Living in Ontinyent

Annual PM2.5 was 4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Ontinyent, a city in Spain, had a population of 37,012 at the start of 2025. For Ontinyent, the unemployment rate was 5.93% in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.2% in 2025.

Cheaper rent than 81% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 76% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 90% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Ontinyent.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ontinyent?

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 Ontinyent yet.

Net rent across major citiesOntinyent highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ontinyent 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€3.60Ontinyentnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings19,230 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings14,025 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings5,205 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
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 Ontinyent?

The unemployment rate is about 5.9 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.93 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202620
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Ontinyent is 5.9%. 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%8440–5437 cities: 5% to under 10%4375–10Ontinyent 5.9%44 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 availability99.23 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official
People in employment14,475 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,888 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.93 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202620Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k148.4 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202511Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ontinyent 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 100k148.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ontinyent?

Police recorded about 3,030 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 citiesOntinyent highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ontinyent 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 residents3,030 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport96 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportALC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport60.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ontinyent?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 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
Ontinyent annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5254.0PM2.5154014.0PM1010407.0NO₂µg/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 Ontinyent is 4.0 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/m³64–5Ontinyent 4.012 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/m³578–941 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 mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ALCOI - VERGE DELS LLIRIS)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ALCOI - VERGE DELS LLIRIS)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean4 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair2Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 23.25 · Feb 23.59 · Mar 30.88 · Apr 32.34 · May 38.53 · Jun 40.25 · Jul 42.45 · Aug 42.71 · Sep 39.16 · Oct 34.26 · Nov 27.54 · Dec 22.38 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -6.66 · Feb -4.71 · Mar -3.64 · Apr 0.51 · May 3.56 · Jun 8.62 · Jul 13.47 · Aug 12.94 · Sep 8.77 · Oct 1.77 · Nov -1.96 · Dec -5.53 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 7.51 · Feb 8.22 · Mar 11.18 · Apr 14.06 · May 18.12 · Jun 23.31 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 25.93 · Sep 21.68 · Oct 17.29 · Nov 11.22 · Dec 8.13 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Cambrils37,042 residentsTomelloso37,060 residentsGalapagar36,758 residentsTeruel36,655 residentsMiranda de Ebro36,622 residentsVila Joiosa, la/Villajoyosa37,449 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Ontinyent?

The published population was 37,012 people in January 2025. Source: Ontinyent - official stats15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Ontinyent residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport87.7%Foreign residents12.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area125.4 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign-resident share13.75 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)5Official
Foreign residents4,568 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official
Population Female18,352 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population Male17,842 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population37,012 people1 Jan 2025Ontinyent - official stats15Official

International community in Ontinyent

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
TOTAL35,902100.0%
Spain31,38787.4%
European Union (without Spain)1,6914.7%
South America1,0452.9%
Africa9272.6%
Rent of Europe5071.4%
Asia1670.5%
Central America and Caribbean1330.4%
North America440.1%
Oceania10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL35,902100.0%
Spanish32,11389.4%
European Union (without Spain)1,8035.0%
Africa8032.2%
Rent of Europe4841.3%
South America4491.3%
Asia1490.4%
Central America and Caribbean830.2%
North America140.0%
Statelens30.0%
Oceania10.0%

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

Is Ontinyent 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 worker72%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 64–80%
Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–77%
Student71%strong on cost, weak on education · range 62–80%
Family68%strong on safety, weak on education · range 60–76%
Retirement71%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 62–80%
Foreign residents4,568 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population37,012 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Ontinyent - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.6 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings19,230 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability99.23 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment14,475 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
Households14,025 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Labour Supply Count17,448 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Ontinyent?

The published population was 37,012 people in January 2025. Source: Ontinyent - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Ontinyent?

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 Ontinyent?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.

How safe is Ontinyent?

Police recorded about 3,030 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 Ontinyent?

The unemployment rate is about 5.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Ontinyent?

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

Is Ontinyent a good place to live?

Ontinyent 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 Ontinyent?

The official country of birth distribution records 927 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Ontinyent, Spain: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/ontinyent/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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