Living in Vícar
In Vícar, the statutory reference rent is €4.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 13.4% (2024).
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 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.
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
| 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 | 12,123 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain15Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 9,195 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain15Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 2,928 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain15Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
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.
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.
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 city10
Vícar 13.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 95.16 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202522Official |
| People in employment | 11,394 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain15Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,796 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)11Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 13.44 %country median 4.4% | 31 Dec 2024 | INE Urban Indicators — unemployment rate by city10Official |
What does a salary buy in Vícar?
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€4.70/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €282 |
| 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 | €1,149 |
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.
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service
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.16
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,748 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.16Official |
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.
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.
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 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)6
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
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.
Vícar 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station EL EJIDO)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 26 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station PUERTO DE ALMERÍA)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 MEDITERRÁNEO)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Vícar?
The published population was 29,342 people in January 2025. Source: Vícar - official stats23
By nationality
National passport68%Foreign residents32%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 506.1 cars per 1000 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat7Official |
| City area | 64.38 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat GISCO, European Commission9Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 32.9 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Eurostat8Official |
| Foreign residents | 9,391 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.18Official |
| Female residents | 12,914 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)12Official |
| Male residents | 15,331 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)12Official |
| Population | 29,342 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Vícar - official stats23Official |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 27,227 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 18,675 | 68.6% |
| Africa | 5,718 | 21.0% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,324 | 4.9% |
| South America | 1,047 | 3.8% |
| Rent of Europe | 248 | 0.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 164 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 30 | 0.1% |
| North America | 20 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 27,227 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 18,406 | 67.6% |
| Africa | 6,442 | 23.7% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 1,550 | 5.7% |
| South America | 467 | 1.7% |
| Rent of Europe | 237 | 0.9% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 75 | 0.3% |
| Asia | 33 | 0.1% |
| North America | 16 | 0.1% |
| Statelens | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Vícar
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.
La Mojonera as a Vícar alternative in the same region
10 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €3.80/m² La Mojonera vs €4.70/m² Vícar−19%
- Residents: 8,793 La Mojonera vs 29,342 Vícar−70%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,750 La Mojonera vs 4,748 Vícarno percentage
- Nearest airport: 29.7 km La Mojonera vs 24.3 km Vícar+22%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,796 La Mojonera vs €1,796 Vícarsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ La Mojonera vs 8.0 µg/m³ Vícarsame level
Vila-real as a Vícar alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 410 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €4.70/m² Vícar−15%
- Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 29,342 Vícar+83%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 4,748 Vícarno percentage
- Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 24.3 km Vícar+40%
- Foreign residents: 16.0% (2025) Vila-real vs 32.9% (2024) Vícarno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,796 Vícar+5%
Cities near Vícar
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 3.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6.3 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 4.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 5.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Vícar, nearest in population first.
How does Vícar compare?
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Vícar in rankings
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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Vícar'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 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.
Which cities are near Vícar?
Roquetas de Mar, La Mojonera, Almería, El Ejido, Huércal de Almería are near Vícar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Vícar?
The official country of birth distribution records 18,675 people (68.6%) 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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