Living in Torremolinos
In Torremolinos, the statutory reference rent is €8.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 14.9% (2024).
In 2024, the unemployment rate was 14.9%. Its population was 71,329 at the start of 2025.
Pricier rent than 90% 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 Torremolinos?
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 Torremolinos?
Average net cold rent is 8.7 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): 8.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 20 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 300 Mbps fibre3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 12 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | DIGI 100GB mobile plan2Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 42,936 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 29,337 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 13,599 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 8.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
| Official reference rent (median) | 660 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | SERPAVI — VDP001_01 — rental price and surface indicators by municipality23Official |
Is Torremolinos 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 522 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.7 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 Torremolinos?
The unemployment rate is about 14.9 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 14.89 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city12
Torremolinos 14.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.39 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202525Official |
| People in employment | 23,538 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain17Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)13Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 14.89 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city12Official |
Unemployment rate fell 49.5% between 2015 and 2024, from 29.5% to 14.9%.
What does a salary buy in Torremolinos?
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. | €1,463 |
| Rent, 60 m²€8.70/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €522 |
| 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 | €909 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Torremolinos. 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 Torremolinos. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 273.5 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202518Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Torremolinos 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 Torremolinos?
Police recorded about 7,806 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.19
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,806 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.19Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was AGP, 5.6 km away, with 115 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.4% in June 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Torremolinos. 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
Is the air quality good in Torremolinos?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 CAMPANILLAS CIFA)6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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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.
Torremolinos 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 30 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station AVENIDA JUAN XXIII)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 29 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station AVENIDA JUAN XXIII)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station CAMPANILLAS CIFA)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 17.4 · Feb 18.1 · Mar 19.9 · Apr 21.9 · May 24.8 · Jun 28.5 · Jul 30.9 · Aug 31.4 · Sep 28.4 · Oct 24.4 · Nov 20.4 · Dec 18 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MÁLAGA/AEROPUERTO27Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 8.1 · Feb 8.6 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 12 · May 14.9 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 9.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MÁLAGA/AEROPUERTO27Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 12.7 · Feb 13.4 · Mar 15.1 · Apr 16.9 · May 19.9 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 26 · Aug 26.6 · Sep 23.8 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 15.9 · Dec 13.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MÁLAGA/AEROPUERTO27Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 62.3 · Feb 58.9 · Mar 66.1 · Apr 41.4 · May 23.1 · Jun 4.4 · Jul 0.1 · Aug 2.7 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 60.8 · Nov 79.3 · Dec 87.9 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MÁLAGA/AEROPUERTO27Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 170.7 · Feb 179.2 · Mar 211.8 · Apr 237.5 · May 288.7 · Jun 327.1 · Jul 342.5 · Aug 310.2 · Sep 247.9 · Oct 209.2 · Nov 165.5 · Dec 151.9 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MÁLAGA/AEROPUERTO27Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Spain: Dos Hermanas ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±1.5 °C, Round Rock (United States) ±2.6 °C, Houston (United States) ±2.8 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±2.8 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Torremolinos?
The published population was 71,329 people in January 2025. Source: Torremolinos - official stats26
By nationality
National passport78.6%Foreign residents21.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 468.5 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat7Official |
| City area | 19.91 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | IGN_INFOGEO_MUNICIPIOS — Municipios10Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 25.4 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat8Official |
| Foreign residents | 15,261 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.20Official |
| Population density | 3,583 people/km² | 31 Dec 2025 | INE 2025 municipal Padrón population + IGN/NGMEP municipal extent11Official |
| Female residents | 35,225 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official |
| Male residents | 35,209 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)14Official |
| Population | 71,329 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Torremolinos - official stats26Official |
Population rose 3.4% between 2012 and 2025, from 68,961 to 71,329.
Foreign residents rose 4.7% between 2014 and 2025, from 14,905 to 15,610.
International community in Torremolinos
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 | 67,877 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 49,494 | 72.9% |
| South America | 4,781 | 7.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 4,631 | 6.8% |
| Africa | 3,578 | 5.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 2,729 | 4.0% |
| Asia | 1,709 | 2.5% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 635 | 0.9% |
| North America | 295 | 0.4% |
| Oceania | 25 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 67,877 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 54,731 | 80.6% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 4,909 | 7.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 2,454 | 3.6% |
| South America | 1,909 | 2.8% |
| Africa | 1,905 | 2.8% |
| Asia | 1,488 | 2.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 271 | 0.4% |
| North America | 202 | 0.3% |
| Oceania | 8 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Torremolinos
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.
Coín as a Torremolinos alternative in the same region
23 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Nearest airport: 23.1 km Coín vs 5.6 km Torremolinos+313%
- Rent: €4.90/m² Coín vs €8.70/m² Torremolinos−44%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,797 Coín vs 7,806 Torremolinos−51%
- Residents: 26,574 Coín vs 71,329 Torremolinos−63%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Coín vs €1,796 Torremolinossame level
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Coín vs 8.0 µg/m³ Torremolinossame level
Arrecife as a Torremolinos alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 1199 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €6.50/m² Arrecife vs €8.70/m² Torremolinos−25%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 541.1 Arrecife vs 273.5 Torremolinos+98%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,090 Arrecife vs 7,806 Torremolinos−48%
- Unemployment: 10.4% Arrecife vs 14.9% Torremolinos−30%
- Foreign residents: 21.6% Arrecife vs 25.4% Torremolinos−15%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,719 Arrecife vs €1,796 Torremolinos−4%
- Residents: 70,811 Arrecife vs 71,329 Torremolinos−1%
Cities near Torremolinos
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 8.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 9.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
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How does Torremolinos compare?
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Torremolinos 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; Torremolinos'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 Torremolinos?
The published population was 71,329 people in January 2025. Source: Torremolinos - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Torremolinos?
Average net cold rent is 8.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 609 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Torremolinos?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 CAMPANILLAS CIFA).
How safe is Torremolinos?
Police recorded about 7,806 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 Torremolinos?
The unemployment rate is about 14.9 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.
What is the typical salary around Torremolinos?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Torremolinos a good place to live?
Torremolinos 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 Torremolinos?
Alhaurín de la Torre, Cártama, Alhaurín el Grande, Rincón de la Victoria, Coín are near Torremolinos. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Torremolinos?
The official country of birth distribution records 49,494 people (72.9%) 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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