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Living in Pájara

Pájara had 21,570 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 2.89% in June 2026. The nearest airport was FUE, 25.8 km away, with 53 listed destinations in June 2026.

Pricier rent than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 87% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 92% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Pájara.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Pájara?

Average net cold rent is 8.8 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): 8.8 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1

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

Net rent across major citiesPájara highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Pájara highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.80Pájara€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings10,557 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings8,085 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings2,475 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 528 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.8 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 Pájara?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.89 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202618
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Pájara is 2.9%. 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%8440–5Pájara 2.9%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 availability85.81 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment8,031 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,719 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)5Official · regional context
Unemployment rate2.89 %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 Pájara. 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 Pájara. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Pájara?

Police recorded about 6,315 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.10

Recorded crime across major citiesPájara highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Pájara 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 residents6,315 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.10Official

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 85.8% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport53 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportFUE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport25.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Pájara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3

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
Pájara annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154034.0PM10µg/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 Pájara is 8.0 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/m³125–628 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/m³578–9Pájara 8.041 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
PM10 — annual mean34 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station TEFÍA-PUERTO DEL ROSARIO)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 22.89 · Feb 23.19 · Mar 27.25 · Apr 29.36 · May 28.49 · Jun 27.41 · Jul 28.47 · Aug 28.14 · Sep 28.82 · Oct 28.29 · Nov 27.02 · Dec 23.69 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan 13.45 · Feb 13.68 · Mar 14.36 · Apr 15.28 · May 16.06 · Jun 17.57 · Jul 18.57 · Aug 19.93 · Sep 19.97 · Oct 18.66 · Nov 16.24 · Dec 15.51 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 17.9 · Feb 17.62 · Mar 18.04 · Apr 18.68 · May 19.66 · Jun 21.02 · Jul 21.98 · Aug 22.93 · Sep 23.27 · Oct 22.84 · Nov 20.91 · Dec 19.16 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Pájara by year, µg/m³3.46.18.911.6201320152017202120248.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 rose 33.3% between 2013 and 2024, from 6.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Tías21,613 residentsIsla Cristina21,525 residentsAlcalá la Real21,496 residentsPuçol21,659 residentsCartaya21,471 residentsManlleu21,425 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pájara?

The published population was 21,570 people in January 2025. Source: Pájara - official stats15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Pájara residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport67%Foreign residents33%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area384.9 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es17Official
Foreign-resident share33.42 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)4Official
Foreign residents7,111 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.12Official
Population Female10,283 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population Male10,988 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official
Population21,570 people1 Jan 2025Pájara - official stats15Official

International community in Pájara

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
TOTAL20,892100.0%
Spain12,11658.0%
European Union (without Spain)3,56017.0%
Africa2,24910.8%
South America1,4086.7%
Central America and Caribbean8233.9%
Asia4872.3%
Rent of Europe2201.1%
North America260.1%
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
TOTAL20,892100.0%
Spanish13,55564.9%
European Union (without Spain)3,79418.2%
Africa1,9799.5%
South America5312.5%
Asia4732.3%
Central America and Caribbean3581.7%
Rent of Europe1750.8%
North America200.1%
Statelens60.0%
Oceania10.0%

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

Is Pájara 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–61%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–69%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 41–61%
Family52%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–61%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–61%
Foreign residents7,111 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population21,570 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Pájara - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.8 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings10,557 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability85.81 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment8,031 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
Households8,085 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official
Labour Supply Count11,031 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pájara 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 Pájara?

The published population was 21,570 people in January 2025. Source: Pájara - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Pájara?

Average net cold rent is 8.8 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 616 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Pájara?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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.

How safe is Pájara?

Police recorded about 6,315 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 Pájara?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Pájara?

The median gross salary is 1,719 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Pájara a good place to live?

Pájara 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 Pájara?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,249 people (10.8%) 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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  1. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España. ine.es · checked 2024-01-01
  3. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  4. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  8. SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 SEPE · sepe.es · checked 2026-07-26

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