Living in Úbeda
In Úbeda, the statutory reference rent is €3.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.7% (2026).
Úbeda, a city in Spain, had a population of 33,588 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 97.8% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.68% in June 2026.
Cheaper rent than 83% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 73% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Úbeda?
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 Úbeda?
Average net cold rent is 3.5 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): 3.5 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 | 18,318 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 13,086 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 5,235 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Úbeda 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 210 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.5 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 Úbeda?
The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 5.68 % · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626
Úbeda 5.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 97.79 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202515Official |
| People in employment | 13,980 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain9Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)5Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.68 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626Independent |
What does a salary buy in Úbeda?
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€3.50/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €210 |
| 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 | €1,221 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Úbeda. 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 Úbeda. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 650.3 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202510Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Úbeda 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 Úbeda?
Police recorded about 3,080 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,080 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.11Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was GRX, 98.2 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Úbeda. 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 Úbeda?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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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.
Úbeda 14.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³country median 8.7 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency4Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 17.6 · Feb 19 · Mar 21.5 · Apr 24.1 · May 27.7 · Jun 31.9 · Jul 34.7 · Aug 34.9 · Sep 30.9 · Oct 26.5 · Nov 21.1 · Dec 18 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MURCIA17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 5.3 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 10.9 · May 14.4 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 19 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 6.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MURCIA17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 11.5 · Feb 12.6 · Mar 15 · Apr 17.5 · May 21 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.5 · Sep 25 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 15.3 · Dec 12.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MURCIA17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 26.7 · Feb 18.9 · Mar 30.3 · Apr 29.5 · May 20.5 · Jun 16.5 · Jul 1.2 · Aug 11.9 · Sep 37.6 · Oct 27.3 · Nov 29 · Dec 32.5 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MURCIA17Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 198.3 · Feb 197.4 · Mar 228.7 · Apr 259.9 · May 309.1 · Jun 341.4 · Jul 365.3 · Aug 326.8 · Sep 248.7 · Oct 225.8 · Nov 192.4 · Dec 179 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station MURCIA17Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 rose 7.7% between 2021 and 2024, from 13.0 to 14.0.
Similar climate. In Spain: Elche ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Round Rock (United States) ±1.7 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±1.8 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±1.8 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±2.4 °C, Houston (United States) ±2.5 °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 Úbeda?
The published population was 33,588 people in January 2025. Source: Úbeda - official stats16
By nationality
National passport96.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 403.8 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es18Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,213 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.12Official |
| Female residents | 17,334 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official |
| Male residents | 16,476 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)6Official |
| Population | 33,588 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Úbeda - official stats16Official |
International community in Úbeda
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 | 34,243 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 33,030 | 96.5% |
| South America | 384 | 1.1% |
| Africa | 282 | 0.8% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 245 | 0.7% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 113 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 88 | 0.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 79 | 0.2% |
| North America | 20 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 34,243 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 33,311 | 97.3% |
| Africa | 247 | 0.7% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 240 | 0.7% |
| South America | 199 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 105 | 0.3% |
| Rent of Europe | 67 | 0.2% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 57 | 0.2% |
| North America | 9 | 0.0% |
| Statelens | 7 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Úbeda
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.
Jódar as a Úbeda alternative in the same region
19 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Unemployment: 2.2% Jódar vs 5.7% Úbeda−62%
- Rent: €3.10/m² Jódar vs €3.50/m² Úbeda−11%
- Residents: 11,285 Jódar vs 33,588 Úbeda−66%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 Jódar vs 3,080 Úbedano percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Jódar vs 14.0 µg/m³ Úbeda−21%
- Nearest airport: 81.5 km Jódar vs 98.2 km Úbeda−17%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 Jódar vs €1,796 Úbedasame level
Elda as a Úbeda alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 231 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,318 Elda vs 3,080 Úbeda+40%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.0 µg/m³ Elda vs 14.0 µg/m³ Úbeda−64%
- Rent: €4.00/m² Elda vs €3.50/m² Úbeda+14%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 929.9 Elda vs 650.3 Úbeda+43%
- Nearest airport: 30.0 km Elda vs 98.2 km Úbeda−69%
- Residents: 55,222 Elda vs 33,588 Úbeda+64%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Elda vs €1,796 Úbeda+5%
Tallinn as a Úbeda alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 3104 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 14.0 µg/m³ Úbeda−79%
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €3.50/m² (2022) Úbedano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 98.2 km Úbeda−94%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,796 (2024) Úbedano percentage
Cities near Úbeda
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 2.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 2.4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 2.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Úbeda, nearest in population first.
How does Úbeda compare?
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Úbeda 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; Úbeda'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 Úbeda?
The published population was 33,588 people in January 2025. Source: Úbeda - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Úbeda?
Average net cold rent is 3.5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 245 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Úbeda?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 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 Úbeda?
Police recorded about 3,080 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 Úbeda?
The unemployment rate is about 5.7 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Úbeda?
The median gross salary is 1,796 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Úbeda a good place to live?
Úbeda 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 Úbeda?
Torreperogil, Baeza, Jódar, Navas de San Juan, Peal de Becerro are near Úbeda. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Úbeda?
The official country of birth distribution records 33,030 people (96.5%) 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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