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Living in Santa Pola

Santa Pola is a city in Spain, with a population of 39,709 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.06% in June 2026. The foreign population count was 8,911 at the start of 2024.

Pricier rent than 61% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 63% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 92% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Santa Pola?

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 Santa Pola.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Santa Pola?

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 Santa Pola yet.

Net rent across major citiesSanta Pola highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Santa Pola 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€5.90Santa Pola€5.80Murcianet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings45,156 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings14,715 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings30,438 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
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 Santa Pola?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.06 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Santa Pola is 5.1%. 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%4375–10Santa Pola 5.1%44 cities: 10% to under 15%4410–1523 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 availability97.27 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202516Official
People in employment11,895 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,888 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.06 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202619Independent

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Santa Pola?

Police recorded about 6,232 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.11

Recorded crime across major citiesSanta Pola highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Santa Pola 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 residents6,232 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.11Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ALC, 10.3 km away, with 96 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.3% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport96 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportALC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport10.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Santa Pola?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station ALACANT-FLORIDA-BABEL)4

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
Santa Pola 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
Santa Pola average monthly precipitation, mm0153045602517242920831046333028JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Santa Pola average monthly sunshine, hours090180270360198197238262306335357326261233190180JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Santa Pola annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52512.0PM2.5154020.0PM1010409.0NO₂µg/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 Santa Pola is 12.0 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/m³3011–1214 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³1412–13Santa Pola 12.04 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 mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station ELX-AGROALIMENTARI)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean20 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station ELX-AGROALIMENTARI)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station ALACANT-FLORIDA-BABEL)4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.7 · Feb 17.3 · Mar 19.3 · Apr 21.4 · May 24.4 · Jun 28.2 · Jul 30.6 · Aug 31.2 · Sep 28.6 · Oct 24.9 · Nov 20.2 · Dec 17.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE-ELCHE/AEROPUERTO17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.8 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 9 · Apr 11.3 · May 14.6 · Jun 18.7 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 7.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE-ELCHE/AEROPUERTO17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 11.7 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 14.2 · Apr 16.4 · May 19.5 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 26.2 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 24.1 · Oct 20.2 · Nov 15.5 · Dec 12.6 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE-ELCHE/AEROPUERTO17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 24.9 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 24.4 · Apr 28.8 · May 19.6 · Jun 8.3 · Jul 2.5 · Aug 10.1 · Sep 46.1 · Oct 33.1 · Nov 30 · Dec 27.6 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE-ELCHE/AEROPUERTO17Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 198.3 · Feb 196.9 · Mar 237.7 · Apr 262.4 · May 305.7 · Jun 335.3 · Jul 356.7 · Aug 325.6 · Sep 261.2 · Oct 233 · Nov 190.1 · Dec 180.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ALICANTE-ELCHE/AEROPUERTO17Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Écija39,659 residentsRipollet39,897 residentsOlot39,519 residentsNarón39,953 residentsErrenteria39,363 residentsSant Adrià de Besòs39,323 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Santa Pola?

The published population was 39,709 people in January 2025. Source: Santa Pola - official stats15

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Santa Pola residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport77.6%Foreign residents22.4%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area58.16 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es18Official
Foreign-resident share24.53 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)5Official
Foreign residents8,911 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.12Official
Population Female18,892 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population Male18,924 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official
Population39,709 people1 Jan 2025Santa Pola - official stats15Official

International community in Santa Pola

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
TOTAL34,453100.0%
Spain26,47676.8%
European Union (without Spain)2,1576.3%
South America2,1546.3%
Rent of Europe2,1386.2%
Africa7542.2%
Asia4521.3%
Central America and Caribbean2310.7%
North America830.2%
Oceania80.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL34,453100.0%
Spanish27,91681.0%
European Union (without Spain)2,2946.7%
Rent of Europe2,0736.0%
South America1,0253.0%
Africa5361.6%
Asia4301.2%
Central America and Caribbean1120.3%
North America590.2%
Oceania70.0%
Statelens10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Is Santa Pola 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–70%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%
Student61%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–71%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–67%
Foreign residents8,911 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population39,709 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Santa Pola - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.9 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings45,156 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability97.27 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment11,895 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-02

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households14,718 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official
Labour Supply Count15,417 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Santa Pola 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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Santa Pola?

The published population was 39,709 people in January 2025. Source: Santa Pola - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Santa Pola?

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 Santa Pola?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station ALACANT-FLORIDA-BABEL).

How safe is Santa Pola?

Police recorded about 6,232 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 Santa Pola?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Santa Pola?

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

Is Santa Pola a good place to live?

Santa Pola 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 Santa Pola?

The official country of birth distribution records 754 people (2.2%) 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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