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Living in Vejer de la Frontera

In Vejer de la Frontera, the statutory reference rent is €4.50 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.7% (2026).

The nearest airport was XRY, 55.4 km away, with 15 listed destinations in June 2026. Vejer de la Frontera had a population of 13,131 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population13,131people1 Jan 2025Official source · Vejer de la Frontera - official stats
Median gross salary (region)1,796EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
Average net rent4.5EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 — 12% belowOfficial source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Unemployment rate6.7%country median 4.4% — 53% aboveIndependent source · SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime4,750incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-2
PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³country median 8.7 — 31% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Cheaper rent than 63% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 84% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 93% of Spanish cities that publish it.

Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Vejer de la Frontera?

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 Vejer de la Frontera?

Average net cold rent is 4.5 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): 4.5 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Vejer de la Frontera recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€20
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesVejer de la Frontera highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vejer de la Frontera highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Madrid€14.00
Barcelona€13.70
Bilbao€11.50
Palma€9.80
Murcia€5.80
Vejer de la Frontera€4.50
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Málaga€9.60
Seville€9.20
Valencia€8.20
Zaragoza€7.70
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria€7.30
Alicante€7.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited20 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 300 Mbps fibre4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12 EUR/month30 Sept 2026DIGI 100GB mobile plan3Official · national market
Dwellings8,394 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Main residence dwellings4,653 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings3,741 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es2Official

Is Vejer de la Frontera 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–67%
Student59%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 49–69%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–63%
Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–70%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 270 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.5 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 6.7% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Vejer de la Frontera?

The unemployment rate is 6.7 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626

Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Vejer de la Frontera is 6.7%. Of 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability79.01 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202517Official
People in employment3,672 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,796 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate6.7 %country median 4.4%30 Jun 2026SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626Independent

What does a salary buy in Vejer de la Frontera?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €1,796 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,161of €1,463 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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€4.50/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31− €270
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€1,161
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Vejer de la Frontera Salary needed to live in Vejer de la Frontera

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Vejer de la Frontera. 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Vejer de la Frontera. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents185 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2025Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202512Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vejer de la Frontera 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 100,000 residents185 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesVejer de la Frontera highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vejer de la Frontera highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Pamplona7,766
Alicante7,419
Murcia5,289
Córdoba5,095
Melilla5,090
Vitoria-Gasteiz4,916
Cartagena4,578
Castellón de la Plana4,251
Elche4,043
Lorca3,706
Logroño3,690
Burgos3,628
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,750 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Anuario Estadístico del Ministerio del Interior 2024, Table 3-1-21Official · regional context

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 79% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport15 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat15Official
Nearest airportXRY13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official
Distance to nearest airport55.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Vejer de la Frontera. 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, HybridCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Vejer de la Frontera.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vejer de la Frontera?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency5

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Vejer de la Frontera is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 269 cities with data, 57 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³country median 8.731 Dec 2024European Environment Agency5Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 20.71 · Feb 21.13 · Mar 26.57 · Apr 26.3 · May 33.93 · Jun 36.36 · Jul 38.44 · Aug 37.36 · Sep 36.29 · Oct 30.55 · Nov 26.02 · Dec 20.75 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan 2.15 · Feb 1.07 · Mar 3.29 · Apr 7.64 · May 10.15 · Jun 13.67 · Jul 16.97 · Aug 18.36 · Sep 16.11 · Oct 10.52 · Nov 4.98 · Dec 5.11 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Average temperature by monthJan 12.62 · Feb 12.85 · Mar 14.31 · Apr 16.07 · May 18.88 · Jun 22.17 · Jul 24.62 · Aug 25.16 · Sep 22.97 · Oct 20.2 · Nov 15.96 · Dec 13.72 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official
Annual PM2.5 over time4 published observations, 2021–2024

Annual PM2.5 was 6.0 in 2021 and 6.0 in 2024.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Vejer de la Frontera?

The published population was 13,131 people in January 2025. Source: Vejer de la Frontera - official stats18

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area265 km²20 Oct 2025www.ign.es19Official
Foreign-resident share5.69 %31 Dec 2025Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)6Official
Foreign residents708 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.14Official
Female residents6,456 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Male residents6,408 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official
Population13,131 people1 Jan 2025Vejer de la Frontera - official stats18Official

International community in Vejer de la Frontera

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
TOTAL12,622100.0%
Spain12,02095.2%
European Union (without Spain)2201.7%
Rent of Europe1511.2%
Africa950.8%
South America730.6%
North America250.2%
Central America and Caribbean200.2%
Asia160.1%
Oceania20.0%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
TOTAL12,622100.0%
Spanish12,07695.7%
European Union (without Spain)2321.8%
Rent of Europe1541.2%
Africa880.7%
South America260.2%
North America170.1%
Asia140.1%
Central America and Caribbean140.1%
Oceania10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households4,653 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official
Labour force5,811 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain11Official

Alternatives for people set on Vejer de la Frontera

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.

Vila-real as a Vejer de la Frontera alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 656 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Vila-real vs 6.0 µg/m³ Vejer de la Frontera+167%
  • Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 13,131 Vejer de la Frontera+308%
  • Hospital beds, per 100k: 522.0 Vila-real vs 185.0 Vejer de la Frontera+182%
  • Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 5.7% Vejer de la Frontera+182%
  • Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €4.50/m² Vejer de la Frontera−11%
  • Unemployment: 5.5% Vila-real vs 6.7% Vejer de la Frontera−18%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 4,750 Vejer de la Fronterano percentage

Tallinn as a Vejer de la Frontera alternative in another country

A move, not a commute, at 3390 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.

  • Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €4.50/m² (2022) Vejer de la Fronterano percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 6.0 µg/m³ Vejer de la Frontera−50%
  • Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 55.4 km Vejer de la Frontera−90%
  • Median gross pay, region: €2,068 (2025) Tallinn vs €1,796 (2024) Vejer de la Fronterano percentage

Cities near Vejer de la Frontera

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Barbate 7.9 km away
Rent
5.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Medina Sidonia 23.1 km away
Rent
3.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

Alternative cities in Spain

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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; Vejer de la Frontera'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 Vejer de la Frontera?

The published population was 13,131 people in January 2025. Source: Vejer de la Frontera - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Vejer de la Frontera?

Average net cold rent is 4.5 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 315 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Vejer de la Frontera?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Vejer de la Frontera?

The unemployment rate is 6.7 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Vejer de la Frontera?

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

Is Vejer de la Frontera a good place to live?

Vejer de la Frontera 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 Vejer de la Frontera?

Barbate, Conil de la Frontera, Benalup-Casas Viejas, Medina Sidonia, Chiclana de la Frontera are near Vejer de la Frontera. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Spain live in Vejer de la Frontera?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,020 people (95.2%) 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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