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Living in Vícar

Vícar is a city in Spain, with a population of 29,342 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 13.4% in 2024. The foreign population count was 9,391 at the start of 2024.

Higher unemployment than 97% of Spanish cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 63% of Spanish cities that publish it and cleaner air than 70% of Spanish cities that publish it.

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

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 Vícar.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vícar?

Average net cold rent is 4.7 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): 4.7 EUR/m²/month · cdn.mivau.gob.es1

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Vícar yet.

Net rent across major citiesVícar highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Vícar 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€5.80Murcia€4.70Vícarnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings12,123 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings9,195 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings2,928 dwellings31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.1031 Dec 2022cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 282 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.7 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.

Source period: 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vícar?

The unemployment rate is about 13.4 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.44 % · INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8
Unemployment across cities in SpainUnemployment in Vícar is 13.4%. 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%4410–15Vícar 13.4%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 availability95.16 %30 Jun 2025SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official
People in employment11,394 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,796 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate13.44 %country median 4.4%31 Dec 2024INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city8Official

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Vícar?

Police recorded about 4,748 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.14

Recorded crime across major citiesVícar highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Vícar 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 residents4,748 incidents per 100,000country median 4,27631 Dec 2024MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LEI, 24.3 km away, with 15 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.2% in June 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport15 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat17Official
Nearest airportLEI13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official
Distance to nearest airport24.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv18Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Vícar?

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 MEDITERRÁNEO)4

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
Vícar annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154026.0PM10104014.0NO₂µg/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 Vícar is 8.0 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/m³578–9Vícar 8.041 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 mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station EL EJIDO)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean26 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station PUERTO DE ALMERÍA)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station MEDITERRÁNEO)4Official · nearest-station reading
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 20.83 · Feb 23.61 · Mar 26.41 · Apr 28.79 · May 33.56 · Jun 35.36 · Jul 37.82 · Aug 38.6 · Sep 37.16 · Oct 29.91 · Nov 25.54 · Dec 23.61 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan -3.7 · Feb -2.95 · Mar -1.69 · Apr 1.88 · May 5.11 · Jun 10.47 · Jul 14.29 · Aug 14.54 · Sep 11.87 · Oct 3.8 · Nov 0.51 · Dec -1.14 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official
Average temperature by monthJan 8.41 · Feb 8.9 · Mar 11.27 · Apr 13.86 · May 17.71 · Jun 22.63 · Jul 25.68 · Aug 25.49 · Sep 21.47 · Oct 17.41 · Nov 11.89 · Dec 9.24 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official

Cities of a similar size in Spain

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

All Spain cities
Cártama29,333 residentsRota29,289 residentsPremià de Mar29,431 residentsSueca29,194 residentsMartorell29,175 residentsAlmassora29,159 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Vícar?

The published population was 29,342 people in January 2025. Source: Vícar - official stats20

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Vícar residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport68%Foreign residents32%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents506.1 cars per 1000 people31 Dec 2024Eurostat5Official
City area64.38 km²31 Dec 2024Eurostat GISCO, European Commission7Official
Foreign-resident share32.9 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat6Official
Foreign residents9,391 people1 Jan 2024Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official
Population Female12,914 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population Male15,331 people31 Dec 2023Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)10Official
Population29,342 people1 Jan 2025Vícar - official stats20Official

International community in Vícar

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
TOTAL27,227100.0%
Spain18,67568.6%
Africa5,71821.0%
European Union (without Spain)1,3244.9%
South America1,0473.8%
Rent of Europe2480.9%
Central America and Caribbean1640.6%
Asia300.1%
North America200.1%
Oceania10.0%

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
TOTAL27,227100.0%
Spanish18,40667.6%
Africa6,44223.7%
European Union (without Spain)1,5505.7%
South America4671.7%
Rent of Europe2370.9%
Central America and Caribbean750.3%
Asia330.1%
North America160.1%
Statelens10.0%

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

Is Vícar 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 air quality · range 52–70%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%
Student66%strong on cost, weak on education · range 56–76%
Family57%strong on safety, weak on education · range 48–66%
Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 51–73%
Foreign residents9,391 people1 Jan 2024Official source · Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.
Population29,342 people1 Jan 2025Official source · Vícar - official stats
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.7 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · cdn.mivau.gob.es
Dwellings12,123 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
Gigabit broadband availability95.16 %30 Jun 2025Official source · SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-2025
People in employment11,394 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
Households9,195 households31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official
Labour Supply Count13,758 people31 Dec 2021Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vícar 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 Vícar?

The published population was 29,342 people in January 2025. Source: Vícar - official stats.

How much does it cost to rent in Vícar?

Average net cold rent is 4.7 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 329 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.

Is the air quality good in Vícar?

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 MEDITERRÁNEO).

How safe is Vícar?

Police recorded about 4,748 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 Vícar?

The unemployment rate is about 13.4 % (2024). Source: INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city.

What is the typical salary around Vícar?

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

Is Vícar a good place to live?

Vícar 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 Vícar?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,718 people (21.0%) 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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