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Living in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Sanlúcar de Barrameda is a city in Spain. The unemployment rate was 20.3% in 2024. For Sanlúcar de Barrameda, the foreign population was 1,465 at the start of 2024. At the start of 2025, Sanlúcar de Barrameda had a population of 70,012.

Pricier rent than 61% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other Spanish city that publishes it and cleaner air than 83% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

Average net cold rent is 5.9 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): 5.9 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1

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

Net rent across major citiesSanlúcar de Barrameda highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sanlúcar de Barrameda highlighted€14.00Madrid€13.70Barcelona€11.50Bilbao€9.80Palma€9.60Málaga€9.20Sevilla€8.20Valencia€7.70Zaragoza€7.30Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.10Alacant/Alicante€5.90Sanlúcar de Barrameda€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings34,536 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings25,296 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings9,243 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.9 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 354 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.9 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

The unemployment rate is about 20.3 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 20.28 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city7
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Sanlúcar de Barrameda is 20.3%. 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%2315–209 cities: 20% to under 25%920–25Sanlúcar de Barrameda 20.3%4 cities: 25% to under 30%425–30

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability86.16 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official
People in employment21,216 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,796 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate20.28 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city7Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Unemployment rate in Sanlúcar de Barrameda by year, %18.5%27.0%35.5%44.1%2015201720192021202420.3%%

Unemployment rate fell 52.1% between 2015 and 2024, from 42.3% to 20.3%.

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k173.4 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202513Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 100k173.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

Police recorded about 4,561 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.14

Recorded crime across major citiesSanlúcar de Barrameda highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 residents4,561 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was XRY, 26.4 km away, with 15 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 86.2% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport15 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat16Official
Nearest airportXRY13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official
Distance to nearest airport26.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sanlúcar de Barrameda. 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Sanlúcar de Barrameda average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND31°7°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sanlúcar de Barrameda average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100675158463151226818881JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Sanlúcar de Barrameda average monthly sunshine, hours095190285380177192238267324351375344272229182163JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Sanlúcar de Barrameda annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5104010.0NO₂µg/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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda is 7.0 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/m³337–8Sanlúcar de Barrameda 7.057 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/m³3011–1214 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station JEREZ-CHAPMN)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024European Environment Agency3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.5 · Feb 17.7 · Mar 20 · Apr 21.8 · May 24.9 · Jun 28 · Jul 30.5 · Aug 30.9 · Sep 28.2 · Oct 24.9 · Nov 20.1 · Dec 17.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ROTA B.N.OBSERVATORIO'20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.5 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 11.6 · May 14.5 · Jun 17.7 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 20 · Sep 18 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ROTA B.N.OBSERVATORIO'20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 11.5 · Feb 12.5 · Mar 14.9 · Apr 16.7 · May 19.7 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 25 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 15.3 · Dec 12.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ROTA B.N.OBSERVATORIO'20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 66.9 · Feb 51.4 · Mar 57.5 · Apr 45.6 · May 31.3 · Jun 4.7 · Jul 0.5 · Aug 2 · Sep 26 · Oct 80.6 · Nov 87.5 · Dec 81.1 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ROTA B.N.OBSERVATORIO'20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 177.2 · Feb 191.6 · Mar 238.4 · Apr 266.6 · May 323.8 · Jun 351.1 · Jul 375.4 · Aug 343.8 · Sep 271.7 · Oct 228.5 · Nov 181.5 · Dec 162.5 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ROTA B.N.OBSERVATORIO'20Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2021–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Sanlúcar de Barrameda by year, µg/m³6.97.37.78.12021202320247.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 was 7.0 in 2021 and 7.0 in 2024.

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Castelldefels70,057 residentsArrecife70,811 residentsTorremolinos71,329 residentsVilanova i la Geltrú71,641 residentsViladecans67,587 residentsCollado Villalba67,274 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

The published population was 70,012 people in January 2025. Source: Sanlúcar de Barrameda - official stats18

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Sanlúcar de Barrameda residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.9%Foreign residents 2.1%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents444.2 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat4Official
City area170.2 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission6Official
Foreign-resident share2.1 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat5Official
Foreign residents1,465 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.15Official
Population density410.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit6Official
Population Female35,035 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official
Population Male34,770 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official
Population70,012 people1 Jan 2025Sanlúcar de Barrameda - official stats18Official
Population over time16 published observations, 2010–2025
Population in Sanlúcar de Barrameda by year, residents66,26367,60568,94870,290201020142020202570,012residents

Population rose 5.2% between 2010 and 2025, from 66,541 to 70,012.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Foreign residents in Sanlúcar de Barrameda by year, residents6999731,2481,522201520172019202120241,465residents

Foreign residents rose 89.5% between 2015 and 2024, from 773 to 1,465.

International community in Sanlúcar de Barrameda

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
TOTAL69,590100.0%
Spain67,65397.2%
European Union (without Spain)5450.8%
Africa4360.6%
South America3500.5%
Central America and Caribbean1720.2%
Rent of Europe1680.2%
Asia1470.2%
North America1150.2%
Oceania40.0%

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
TOTAL69,590100.0%
Spanish68,33998.2%
European Union (without Spain)3560.5%
Africa3290.5%
South America1690.2%
Asia1250.2%
Rent of Europe1160.2%
North America780.1%
Central America and Caribbean760.1%
Oceania10.0%
Statelens10.0%

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

Is Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–66%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–70%
Family53%strong on safety, weak on education · range 45–61%
Retirement59%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–68%
Foreign residents1,465 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population70,012 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Sanlúcar de Barrameda - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.9 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings34,536 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability86.16 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment21,216 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
Households25,293 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official
Labour Supply Count31,908 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official

Common questions

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

How many people live in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

The published population was 70,012 people in January 2025. Source: Sanlúcar de Barrameda - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

Average net cold rent is 5.9 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 413 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

Police recorded about 4,561 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

The unemployment rate is about 20.3 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Sanlúcar de Barrameda a good place to live?

Sanlúcar de Barrameda 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 Sanlúcar de Barrameda?

The official country of birth distribution records 436 people (0.6%) 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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