Living in Yecla
In Yecla, the statutory reference rent is €3.10 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 5.2% (2026).
Yecla, a city in Spain, had a population of 36,453 at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.1% in June 2025. The unemployment rate was 5.2% in June 2026.
Cheaper rent than 91% of Spanish cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 65% of Spanish cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 94% of Spanish cities that publish it.
Which Spain-wide rules apply when you move to Yecla?
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 Yecla?
Average net cold rent is 3.1 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): 3.1 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 | 19,242 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 12,660 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings | 6,582 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.1 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.10 | 31 Dec 2022 | cdn.mivau.gob.es1Official |
Is Yecla 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 186 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.1 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 Yecla?
The unemployment rate is 5.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627
Yecla 5.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 95.1 % | 30 Jun 2025 | SETELECO Cobertura Banda Ancha España 2021-202519Official |
| People in employment | 14,613 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain12Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,806 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)8Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 %country median 4.4% | 30 Jun 2026 | SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627Independent |
What does a salary buy in Yecla?
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. | €1,470 |
| Rent, 60 m²€3.10/m² · official · cdn.mivau.gob.es · 2022-12-31 | − €186 |
| 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 | €1,252 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Yecla. 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 Yecla. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 279.8 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Ministerio de Sanidad – Catálogo Nacional de Hospitales 202513Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Yecla 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 Yecla?
Police recorded about 2,728 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,728 incidents per 100,000country median 4,281 | 31 Dec 2024 | MIR 2024 Q4 exact III. TOTAL INFRACCIONES PENALES, enero-diciembre 2024; INE 29005 denominator.14Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was ALC, 60.6 km away, with 96 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Yecla. 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 Yecla?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 EL PINÓS)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.
Yecla 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 2 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES NO2 annual mean 2024 (station EL PINÓS)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM10 annual mean 2024 (station EL PINÓS)5Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — ES PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station EL PINÓS)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 22.34 · Feb 24.43 · Mar 30.12 · Apr 31.95 · May 39.59 · Jun 40.26 · Jul 42.5 · Aug 43.55 · Sep 40.47 · Oct 33.87 · Nov 26.99 · Dec 22.71 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -10.37 · Feb -5.7 · Mar -4.51 · Apr -0.15 · May 2.16 · Jun 7.97 · Jul 12.69 · Aug 12.41 · Sep 7.84 · Oct 0.6 · Nov -3.03 · Dec -8.51 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 6.71 · Feb 7.67 · Mar 10.78 · Apr 13.88 · May 17.99 · Jun 23.12 · Jul 26.01 · Aug 25.66 · Sep 21.39 · Oct 16.83 · Nov 10.56 · Dec 7.39 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center15Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Yecla?
The published population was 36,453 people in January 2025. Source: Yecla - official stats21
By nationality
National passport89.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 605.3 km² | 20 Oct 2025 | www.ign.es20Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 11.53 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE España)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 3,740 people | 1 Jan 2024 | Official INE municipal population by country of nationality; foreign total derived as Total nationality minus España.16Official |
| Female residents | 17,658 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Male residents | 17,863 people | 31 Dec 2023 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)9Official |
| Population | 36,453 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Yecla - official stats21Official |
International community in Yecla
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 | 35,052 | 100.0% |
| Spain | 30,404 | 86.7% |
| South America | 2,835 | 8.1% |
| Africa | 867 | 2.5% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 434 | 1.2% |
| Rent of Europe | 218 | 0.6% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 151 | 0.4% |
| Asia | 114 | 0.3% |
| North America | 27 | 0.1% |
| Oceania | 2 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source10
Citizenship
Population resident in Spain; both sexes; official INE Census 2021 municipal table · 2021 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 35,052 | 100.0% |
| Spanish | 32,120 | 91.6% |
| South America | 1,314 | 3.7% |
| Africa | 813 | 2.3% |
| European Union (without Spain) | 386 | 1.1% |
| Rent of Europe | 200 | 0.6% |
| Asia | 112 | 0.3% |
| Central America and Caribbean | 78 | 0.2% |
| North America | 21 | 0.1% |
| Statelens | 8 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Yecla
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.
Pinós, el/Pinoso as a Yecla alternative in the same region
24 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 8,523 Pinós, el/Pinoso vs 36,453 Yecla−77%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,330 Pinós, el/Pinoso vs 2,728 Yeclano percentage
- Nearest airport: 44.2 km Pinós, el/Pinoso vs 60.6 km Yecla−27%
- Unemployment: 4.9% Pinós, el/Pinoso vs 5.2% Yecla−7%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Pinós, el/Pinoso vs €1,806 Yecla+5%
- Rent: €3.10/m² Pinós, el/Pinoso vs €3.10/m² Yeclasame level
- Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Pinós, el/Pinoso vs 9.0 µg/m³ Yeclasame level
Vila-real as a Yecla alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 171 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €4.00/m² Vila-real vs €3.10/m² Yecla+29%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 522.0 Vila-real vs 279.8 Yecla+87%
- Foreign residents: 16.0% Vila-real vs 11.5% Yecla+39%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,712 Vila-real vs 2,728 Yeclano percentage
- Residents: 53,623 Vila-real vs 36,453 Yecla+47%
- Nearest airport: 34.1 km Vila-real vs 60.6 km Yecla−44%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,888 Vila-real vs €1,806 Yecla+5%
Cities near Yecla
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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- 3.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
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- 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
Alternative cities in Spain
Other cities in Spain to compare with Yecla, nearest in population first.
How does Yecla compare?
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Yecla 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; Yecla'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 Yecla?
The published population was 36,453 people in January 2025. Source: Yecla - official stats.
How much does it cost to rent in Yecla?
Average net cold rent is 3.1 EUR/m² per month (2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 217 EUR a month before utilities. Source: cdn.mivau.gob.es.
Is the air quality good in Yecla?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 EL PINÓS).
How safe is Yecla?
Police recorded about 2,728 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 Yecla?
The unemployment rate is 5.2 % (June 2026). Source: SEPE — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
What is the typical salary around Yecla?
The median gross salary is 1,806 EUR/month. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).
Is Yecla a good place to live?
Yecla 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 Yecla?
Caudete, Villena, Jumilla, Pinós, el/Pinoso are near Yecla. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Spain live in Yecla?
The official country of birth distribution records 30,404 people (86.7%) 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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