Living in Puerto del Rosario
In Puerto del Rosario, the statutory reference rent is €6.10 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.2% (2026).
Puerto del Rosario is a city in Spain, with a population of 46,150 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.18% in June 2026. For Puerto del Rosario, the foreign population was 8,653 at the start of 2024.
Pricier rent than 66% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 65% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 83% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Puerto del Rosario?
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 Puerto del Rosario?
Average net cold rent is 6.1 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): 6.1 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 18,681 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 15,471 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 3,213 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official |
Is Puerto del Rosario 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 366 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.1 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Puerto del Rosario?
The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 5.18 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625
Puerto del Rosario 5.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 91.26 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202520Official |
| People in employment | 17,673 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,719 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.18 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625Independent |
What does a salary buy in Puerto del Rosario?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,416 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.10/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €366 |
| 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 | €1,018 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Puerto del Rosario. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Puerto del Rosario. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 429 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202514Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Puerto del Rosario 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Puerto del Rosario?
Police recorded about 5,827 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 5,827 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.15Official |
Mobility and administration
Gigabit broadband availability was 91.3% in 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Puerto del Rosario. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were 17.8°C in January and 24.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 12.6 mm in January and 0 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in Puerto del Rosario?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 repair5
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Puerto del Rosario 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station CASA PALACIO-PUERTO DEL ROSARIO)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 23 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station CASA PALACIO-PUERTO DEL ROSARIO)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair5Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 20.8 · Feb 21.2 · Mar 22.3 · Apr 23.1 · May 24.7 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 27.9 · Sep 27.5 · Oct 26.4 · Nov 24.1 · Dec 22.1 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | AEMET climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, FUERTEVENTURA/AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 14.9 · Feb 15 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 16.4 · May 17.6 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 20.1 · Nov 17.9 · Dec 16.1 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | AEMET climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, FUERTEVENTURA/AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 17.8 · Feb 18.1 · Mar 18.9 · Apr 19.7 · May 21.2 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 24.5 · Oct 23.3 · Nov 21 · Dec 19.1 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | AEMET climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, FUERTEVENTURA/AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 12.6 · Feb 10 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 4.6 · May 0.8 · Jun 0.1 · Jul 0 · Aug 0.3 · Sep 2 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 13.3 · Dec 21.2 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | AEMET climate normal — mean monthly total precipitation, FUERTEVENTURA/AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 6.2 · Feb 6.7 · Mar 7.8 · Apr 8.3 · May 9.2 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 9.9 · Aug 9.4 · Sep 8.6 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 6.1 hours | 31 Dec 2020 | AEMET climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, FUERTEVENTURA/AEROPUERTO, 1991-20201Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Puerto del Rosario?
The published population was 46,150 people in January 2025. Source: Puerto del Rosario - official stats19
By nationality
National passport81.3%Foreign residents18.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 290.8 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es21Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 20.51 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)8Official |
| Foreign residents | 8,653 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official |
| Female residents | 21,579 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Male residents | 21,811 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official |
| Population | 46,150 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Puerto del Rosario - official stats19Official |
International community in Puerto del Rosario
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 41,852 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 31,128 | 74.4% |
| South America | 5,385 | 12.9% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 2,128 | 5.1% |
| Africa | 1,574 | 3.8% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 1,104 | 2.6% |
| Rent of Europe | 308 | 0.7% |
| Asia | 166 | 0.4% |
| North America | 51 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 8 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 41,852 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 34,795 | 83.1% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 2,510 | 6.0% |
| South America | 2,396 | 5.7% |
| Africa | 1,337 | 3.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 400 | 1.0% |
| Rent of Europe | 252 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 135 | 0.3% |
| North America | 24 | 0.1% |
| Statelens | 3 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Puerto del Rosario
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.
Arrecife as a Puerto del Rosario alternative in the same region
60 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,090 Arrecife vs 5,827 Puerto del Rosario−30%
- Residents: 70,811 Arrecife vs 46,150 Puerto del Rosario+53%
- Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Arrecife vs 9.0 µg/m³ Puerto del Rosario+22%
- Rent: €6.50/m² Arrecife vs €6.10/m² Puerto del Rosario+7%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 541.1 Arrecife vs 429.0 Puerto del Rosario+26%
- Foreign residents: 21.6% (2024) Arrecife vs 20.5% (2025) Puerto del Rosariono percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Arrecife vs 5.3 km Puerto del Rosario+6%
Elda as a Puerto del Rosario alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1641 km, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 5.3 km Puerto del Rosario+466%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €6.10/m² Puerto del Rosario−34%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 929.9 Elda vs 429.0 Puerto del Rosario+117%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 9.0 µg/m³ Puerto del Rosario−44%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 Elda vs 5,827 Puerto del Rosario−26%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €1,719 Puerto del Rosario+10%
- Foreign residents: 7.1% (2024) Elda vs 20.5% (2025) Puerto del Rosariono percentage
Tallinn as a Puerto del Rosario alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 4507 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 9.0 µg/m³ Puerto del Rosario−67%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €6.10/m² (2022) Puerto del Rosariono percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,719 (2024) Puerto del Rosariono percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 5.3 km Puerto del Rosario+6%
Cities near Puerto del Rosario
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Puerto del Rosario, nearest in population first.
How does Puerto del Rosario compare?
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Puerto del Rosario in rankings
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; Puerto del Rosario'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 Puerto del Rosario?
The published population was 46,150 people in January 2025. Source: Puerto del Rosario - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Puerto del Rosario?
Average net cold rent is 6.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 427 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Puerto del Rosario?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Puerto del Rosario?
Police recorded about 5,827 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 del Rosario?
The unemployment rate is about 5.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Puerto del Rosario?
The median gross salary is 1,719 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Puerto del Rosario a good place to live?
Puerto del Rosario 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 Puerto del Rosario?
La Oliva, Antigua are near Puerto del Rosario. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Puerto del Rosario?
The official country of birth distribution records 31,128 people (74.4%) 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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