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Living in Pego

In Pego, the statutory reference rent is €3.60 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 4.1% (2026).

Pego, a city in Spain, had a population of 10,791 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 88.4% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.09% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population10,791people1 Jan 2025Official source · Pego - 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 rate4.09%country median 4.4% — 7% belowIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime5,330incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2

Cheaper rent than 81% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 74% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Pego?

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.es2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Pego recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesPego highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Pego highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Pego€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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market
Dwellings7,323 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Main residence dwellings4,239 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings3,081 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Is Pego 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 worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%
Student62%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 51–73%
Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–74%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 46–72%

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 Pego?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.09 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202629
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Pego is 4.1%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability88.44 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202518Official
People in employment3,963 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,888 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.09 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202629Independent

What does a salary buy in Pego?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,888 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
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 Pego Salary needed to live in Pego

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pego. 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

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesPego highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Pego highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,330 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-21Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ALC, 73.2 km away, with 96 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport96 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportALC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport73.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station GANDÍA)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station GANDÍA)6Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 20.2 · Feb 22.09 · Mar 24.4 · Apr 26.35 · May 32.13 · Jun 34.86 · Jul 35.68 · Aug 36.65 · Sep 33.79 · Oct 29.52 · Nov 25.98 · Dec 20.57 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan 2.89 · Feb 2.29 · Mar 4.19 · Apr 7.33 · May 9.19 · Jun 14.28 · Jul 19.21 · Aug 17.95 · Sep 16.49 · Oct 10.37 · Nov 6.93 · Dec 4.43 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 11.66 · Feb 11.61 · Mar 13.43 · Apr 15.41 · May 18.58 · Jun 22.79 · Jul 25.58 · Aug 26.05 · Sep 23.55 · Oct 20.29 · Nov 15.54 · Dec 12.61 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pego?

The published population was 10,791 people in January 2025. Source: Pego - official stats17

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area52.85 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign-resident share20.02 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official
Foreign residents2,027 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official
Female residents5,283 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official
Male residents5,202 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official
Population10,791 people1 Jan 2025Pego - official stats17Official

International community in Pego

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
TOTAL10,247100.0%
Spain8,31681.2%
European Union (without Spain)7707.5%
Rent of Europe6476.3%
South America2712.6%
Africa1691.6%
Asia430.4%
Central America and Caribbean180.2%
North America130.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL10,247100.0%
Spanish8,59283.8%
European Union (without Spain)6736.6%
Rent of Europe6466.3%
Africa1741.7%
South America1021.0%
Asia380.4%
Central America and Caribbean110.1%
North America110.1%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households4,242 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Labour force4,665 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official

Alternatives for people set on Pego

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.

Gata de Gorgos as a Pego alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 27.1% Gata de Gorgos vs 20.0% Pego+35%
  • Unemployment: 3.4% Gata de Gorgos vs 4.1% Pego−17%
  • Rent: €3.30/m² Gata de Gorgos vs €3.60/m² Pego−8%
  • Residents: 6,773 Gata de Gorgos vs 10,791 Pego−37%
  • Nearest airport: 78.3 km Gata de Gorgos vs 73.2 km Pego+7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Gata de Gorgos vs €1,888 Pegosame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,330 Gata de Gorgos vs 5,330 Pegosame level

Calvià as a Pego alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 241 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €11.40/m² Calvià vs €3.60/m² Pego+217%
  • Residents: 53,793 Calvià vs 10,791 Pego+398%
  • Unemployment: 1.3% Calvià vs 4.1% Pego−69%
  • Foreign residents: 33.8% Calvià vs 20.0% Pego+69%
  • Nearest airport: 19.1 km Calvià vs 73.2 km Pego−74%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,880 Calvià vs 5,330 Pegono percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,080 Calvià vs €1,888 Pego+10%

Cities near Pego

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

Oliva 8.5 km away
Rent
3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Verger, el 11.1 km away
Rent
4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Ondara 11.8 km away
Rent
4.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Bellreguard 12.1 km away
Rent
3.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Pedreguer 14.3 km away
Rent
4.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Gandia 14.8 km away
Rent
4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Gata de Gorgos 19.1 km away
Rent
3.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Dénia 19.6 km away
Rent
5.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pego 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.

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; Pego's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Pego?

The published population was 10,791 people in January 2025. Source: Pego - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Pego?

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.

What is the unemployment rate in Pego?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Pego?

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

How many foreign residents live in Pego?

2,027 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España..

Is Pego a good place to live?

Pego 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 Pego?

Oliva, Verger, el, Ondara, Bellreguard, Pedreguer are near Pego. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Pego?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,316 people (81.2%) 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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