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Living in Puerto de la Cruz

Puerto de la Cruz had 31,137 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Spain. In 2024, the unemployment rate was 15%. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.8% in 2025.

Pricier rent than 92% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 98% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Puerto de la Cruz?

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 Puerto de la Cruz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Puerto de la Cruz?

Average net cold rent is 9 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): 9 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Puerto de la Cruz yet.

Net rent across major citiesPuerto de la Cruz highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Puerto de la Cruz highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€9.00Puerto de la Cruz€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings20,778 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings13,131 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings7,647 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 540 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 9 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 Puerto de la Cruz?

The unemployment rate is about 15 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 15.02 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Puerto de la Cruz is 15.0%. 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%4410–1523 cities: 15% to under 20%2315–20Puerto de la Cruz 15.0%9 cities: 20% to under 25%920–254 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability96.77 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official
People in employment9,585 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,719 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate15.02 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8Official
Unemployment rate over time9 published observations, 2016–2024
Unemployment rate in Puerto de la Cruz by year, %13.8%19.6%25.5%31.3%2016201820202022202415.0%%

Unemployment rate fell 50.0% between 2016 and 2024, from 30.1% to 15.0%.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Puerto de la Cruz. 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 Puerto de la Cruz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k617.6 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202514Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Puerto de la Cruz 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 100k617.6 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Puerto de la Cruz?

Police recorded about 8,264 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 citiesPuerto de la Cruz highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Puerto de la Cruz 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 residents8,264 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 airport17 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportTFN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport21.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Puerto de la Cruz. 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
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Puerto de la Cruz.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 8.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Puerto de la Cruz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4

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
Puerto de la Cruz average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Puerto de la Cruz average monthly precipitation, mm02040608056503319410106335160JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Puerto de la Cruz average monthly sunshine, hours0105210315420247248301323380399402372320277237233JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Puerto de la Cruz annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.6PM2.5154024.0PM1010407.0NO₂µg/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 Puerto de la Cruz is 8.6 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/m³578–9Puerto de la Cruz 8.641 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 BALSA DE ZAMORA-LOS REALEJOS)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station BALSA DE ZAMORA-LOS REALEJOS)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8.6 µg/m³country median 8.7 — about the same31 Dec 2024EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair4Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 8 · Feb 8 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.3 · May 15 · Jun 19 · Jul 23 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 9.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.8 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 4.1 · May 6.4 · Jun 9.9 · Jul 13.5 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 4.8 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 8.2 · May 10.7 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 6.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 55.6 · Feb 49.7 · Mar 32.9 · Apr 18.8 · May 3.8 · Jun 0.5 · Jul 0 · Aug 9.5 · Sep 5.6 · Oct 33.1 · Nov 50.6 · Dec 60.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 246.5 · Feb 247.5 · Mar 300.5 · Apr 323.3 · May 379.8 · Jun 398.9 · Jul 402.4 · Aug 371.8 · Sep 319.8 · Oct 277.1 · Nov 236.6 · Dec 233.1 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station IZAÑA21Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Culleredo31,254 residentsXàtiva31,008 residentsArcos de la Frontera31,267 residentsCoria del Río31,278 residentsCrevillent30,921 residentsSeseña30,907 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Puerto de la Cruz?

The published population was 31,137 people in January 2025. Source: Puerto de la Cruz - official stats19

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Puerto de la Cruz residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport78.5%Foreign residents21.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents518.6 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat5Official
City area65.54 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission7Official
Foreign-resident share13.3 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat6Official
Foreign residents6,706 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official
Population density1,064 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit7Official
Population Female15,783 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population Male15,066 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population31,137 people1 Jan 2025Puerto de la Cruz - official stats19Official
Population over time11 published observations, 2015–2025
Population in Puerto de la Cruz by year, residents28,05142,96757,88472,80020152017201920212023202531,137residents

Population fell 52.6% between 2015 and 2025, from 65,688 to 31,137.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2015–2025
Foreign residents in Puerto de la Cruz by year, residents5,1796,4167,6528,8892015201720192021202320256,652residents

Foreign residents rose 22.4% between 2015 and 2025, from 5,435 to 6,652.

International community in Puerto de la Cruz

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
TOTAL30,326100.0%
Spain22,59374.5%
European Union (without Spain)3,45411.4%
South America1,8606.1%
Rent of Europe7752.6%
Central America and Caribbean7732.5%
Asia4651.5%
Africa3261.1%
North America730.2%
Oceania70.0%

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
TOTAL30,326100.0%
Spanish24,94082.2%
European Union (without Spain)3,56711.8%
Rent of Europe6842.3%
South America4851.6%
Asia2610.9%
Central America and Caribbean2050.7%
Africa1430.5%
North America400.1%
Oceania10.0%

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

Is Puerto de la Cruz 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–59%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–63%
Student53%strong on cost, weak on education · range 44–62%
Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–47%
Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–57%
Foreign residents6,706 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population31,137 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Puerto de la Cruz - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)9 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings20,778 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability96.77 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment9,585 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
Households13,131 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour Supply Count13,368 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 Puerto de la Cruz?

The published population was 31,137 people in January 2025. Source: Puerto de la Cruz - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Puerto de la Cruz?

Average net cold rent is 9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 630 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Puerto de la Cruz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA City Trend — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair.

How safe is Puerto de la Cruz?

Police recorded about 8,264 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 Puerto de la Cruz?

The unemployment rate is about 15 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Puerto de la Cruz?

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

Is Puerto de la Cruz a good place to live?

Puerto de la Cruz 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 Puerto de la Cruz?

The official country of birth distribution records 326 people (1.1%) 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). Puerto de la Cruz, Spain: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/es/puerto-de-la-cruz/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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