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Living in Parla

Parla is a city in Spain. Parla had a population of 137,471 at the start of 2025. In 2024, the unemployment rate was 12.4%. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.9% in 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Pricier rent than 80% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 81% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Parla.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Parla?

Average net cold rent is 7.5 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): 7.5 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1

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

Net rent across major citiesParla highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Parla highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.50Parla€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings47,256 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings44,571 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings2,685 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 450 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.5 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 Parla?

The unemployment rate is about 12.4 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 12.35 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Parla is 12.4%. 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%4375–1044 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–15Parla 12.4%23 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 availability99.88 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official
People in employment53,262 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,336 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate12.35 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k162.6 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202514Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Parla 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 100k162.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Parla?

Police recorded about 5,712 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.15

Recorded crime across major citiesParla highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Parla 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 residents5,712 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.15Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport158 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportMAD13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport33.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Parla?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Parla average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND34°2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Parla average monthly precipitation, mm0153045602831323836186823544537JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Parla average monthly sunshine, hours095190285380154182223246289337376348265210157137JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Parla annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52511.0PM2.5154018.0PM10104024.0NO₂µg/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 Parla is 11.0 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/m³578–941 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/m³3011–12Parla 11.014 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 mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station PARLA)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean18 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station FUENLABRADA)4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 11.1 · Feb 13.2 · Mar 16.9 · Apr 19.4 · May 24 · Jun 29.9 · Jul 33.7 · Aug 33 · Sep 27.6 · Oct 21.2 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 11.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/GETAFE21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2 · Feb 2.8 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 8 · May 11.9 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 19.6 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 2.8 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/GETAFE21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 6.6 · Feb 8 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 13.7 · May 18 · Jun 23.3 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 16 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/GETAFE21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 28 · Feb 31.4 · Mar 31.9 · Apr 38.2 · May 36.4 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 6.3 · Aug 7.8 · Sep 23.2 · Oct 53.7 · Nov 45.1 · Dec 37 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/GETAFE21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 154.1 · Feb 181.8 · Mar 222.7 · Apr 246.2 · May 288.7 · Jun 337.4 · Jul 375.5 · Aug 348.3 · Sep 264.9 · Oct 209.7 · Nov 157.4 · Dec 137.2 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MADRID/GETAFE21Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Dos Hermanas142,519 residentsHuelva143,215 residentsMataró131,683 residentsTorrejón de Ardoz143,526 residentsTarragona143,649 residentsSalamanca146,110 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Parla?

The published population was 137,471 people in January 2025. Source: Parla - official stats19

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Parla residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport77.3%Foreign residents22.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents402.9 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat5Official
City area24.96 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission7Official
Foreign-resident share23.2 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat6Official
Foreign residents31,257 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official
Population Female67,099 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population Male65,905 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population137,471 people1 Jan 2025Parla - official stats19Official

International community in Parla

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
TOTAL130,550100.0%
Spain95,64773.3%
South America12,7299.8%
Africa8,5326.5%
European Union (without Spain)5,2214.0%
Asia4,1803.2%
Central America and Caribbean2,7202.1%
Rent of Europe1,3811.1%
North America1290.1%
Oceania110.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
TOTAL130,550100.0%
Spanish102,39378.4%
Africa8,4796.5%
European Union (without Spain)5,9834.6%
South America5,8454.5%
Asia4,9883.8%
Central America and Caribbean1,4481.1%
Rent of Europe1,3351.0%
North America730.1%
Statelens60.0%

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

Is Parla 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–66%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–69%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–70%
Family47%strong on safety, weak on education · range 39–55%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–57%
Foreign residents31,257 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population137,471 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Parla - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.5 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings47,256 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability99.88 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment53,262 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households44,571 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour Supply Count64,095 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Parla?

The published population was 137,471 people in January 2025. Source: Parla - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Parla?

Average net cold rent is 7.5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 525 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Parla?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.

How safe is Parla?

Police recorded about 5,712 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 Parla?

The unemployment rate is about 12.4 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Parla?

The median gross salary is 2,336 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Parla a good place to live?

Parla 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 Parla?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,532 people (6.5%) 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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