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Living in Tarragona

Tarragona is a city in Spain. At the start of 2025, Tarragona had a population of 143,649. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €43 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €174 in December 2022. An estimate placed an inexpensive restaurant meal at €11 in December 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.7% in 2025. The foreign population count was 29,106 at the start of 2024.

Pricier rent than 72% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of Spanish cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 94% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Tarragona.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Tarragona?

Average net cold rent is 6.8 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): 6.8 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Tarragona recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€378
Utilities, 85 m² flat€174
Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Transport pass€42
Fitness club€42
Mobile plan, 10 GB€21

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesTarragona highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Tarragona highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Tarragona€6.80
Murcia€5.80
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Málaga€9.60
Sevilla€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las€7.30
Alacant/Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly42.29 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited43.12 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly378.2 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant10.95 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB21 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in Tarragona. Jul 2026. Prices in Tarragona22Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass42.29 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home174.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v223Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings67,200 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings53,553 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings13,650 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.8 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 408 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.8 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

The unemployment rate was 13.2% in 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Tarragona?

The unemployment rate is about 13.2 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.16 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Tarragona is 13.2%. 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%4410–15Tarragona 13.2%23 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 availability96.67 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official
People in employment51,858 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,261 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate13.16 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8Official
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2015–2024
Unemployment rate in Tarragona by year, %10.2%14.5%18.8%23.1%2015201720192021202413.2%%

Unemployment rate fell 40.8% between 2015 and 2024, from 22.2% to 13.2%.

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k671.9 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202514Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tarragona 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 100k671.9 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Tarragona?

Police recorded about 6,900 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 citiesTarragona highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Tarragona 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 residents6,900 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 airport16 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportREU13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport7.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Tarragona?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.5 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 repair2

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
Tarragona average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND31°4°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Tarragona average monthly precipitation, mm020406080292435414522153773734834JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Tarragona average monthly sunshine, hours085170255340170181214235268299322280225193169160JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Tarragona annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.5PM2.5154017.0PM10104017.0NO₂µg/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 Tarragona is 7.5 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/m³337–8Tarragona 7.557 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 mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station TARRAGONA (PARC DE LA CIUTAT))3Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean17 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station CONSTANTÍ (GAUDÍ))4Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7.5 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — Spain 2024 PM2.5 provenance repair2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 15 · Feb 15.9 · Mar 18.2 · Apr 20.3 · May 23.7 · Jun 27.7 · Jul 30.5 · Aug 30.8 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 23.4 · Nov 18.5 · Dec 15.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO21Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.6 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 12.6 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 13 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 9.3 · Feb 10 · Mar 12.4 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.2 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 22.3 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 13 · Dec 10 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 28.8 · Feb 23.5 · Mar 34.7 · Apr 41.3 · May 45.2 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 36.5 · Sep 73 · Oct 72.8 · Nov 48.4 · Dec 33.7 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO21Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 170.4 · Feb 180.5 · Mar 214.3 · Apr 235.4 · May 268.3 · Jun 299 · Jul 321.7 · Aug 280.1 · Sep 224.5 · Oct 192.7 · Nov 168.8 · Dec 160.4 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station REUS/AEROPUERTO21Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Torrejón de Ardoz143,526 residentsHuelva143,215 residentsDos Hermanas142,519 residentsSalamanca146,110 residentsLleida146,266 residentsParla137,471 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Tarragona?

The published population was 143,649 people in January 2025. Source: Tarragona - official stats20

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Tarragona residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport79.7%Foreign residents20.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents424.4 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat5Official
City area63.25 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission7Official
Foreign-resident share20.1 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat6Official
Foreign residents29,106 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official
Population density2,324 people/km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO / Eurostat Urban Audit7Official
Population Female71,015 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population Male67,247 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population143,649 people1 Jan 2025Tarragona - official stats20Official
Population over time15 published observations, 2011–2025
Population in Tarragona by year, residents129,825135,958142,090148,223201120172025143,649residents

Population rose 7.8% between 2011 and 2025, from 133,223 to 143,649.

Foreign residents over time11 published observations, 2015–2025
Foreign residents in Tarragona by year, residents19,50923,63927,76831,89820152017201920212023202531,044residents

Foreign residents rose 47.4% between 2015 and 2025, from 21,055 to 31,044.

International community in Tarragona

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
TOTAL136,150100.0%
Spain106,69578.4%
Africa10,2907.6%
South America9,4867.0%
European Union (without Spain)4,0223.0%
Asia2,4061.8%
Rent of Europe1,7411.3%
Central America and Caribbean1,1640.9%
North America3270.2%
Oceania190.0%

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
TOTAL136,150100.0%
Spanish110,60881.2%
Africa10,7247.9%
South America5,2173.8%
European Union (without Spain)4,7053.5%
Asia2,5571.9%
Rent of Europe1,4701.1%
Central America and Caribbean6580.5%
North America1970.1%
Oceania80.0%
Statelens60.0%

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

Is Tarragona 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–66%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–68%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 50–68%
Family46%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–54%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–65%
Foreign residents29,106 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population143,649 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Tarragona - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.8 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings67,200 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability96.67 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment51,858 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
Households53,550 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour Supply Count61,560 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 Tarragona?

The published population was 143,649 people in January 2025. Source: Tarragona - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Tarragona?

Average net cold rent is 6.8 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 476 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Tarragona?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.5 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 Tarragona?

Police recorded about 6,900 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 Tarragona?

The unemployment rate is about 13.2 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Tarragona?

The median gross salary is 2,261 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).

Is Tarragona a good place to live?

Tarragona 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 Tarragona?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,290 people (7.6%) 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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