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In Spain, the median gross salary is €2,041 a month (2024), a single worker on the average wage keeps 76.5% of gross pay after income tax and employee contributions (2025) and unemployment is 11.4% (2024).

Life expectancy was 83.9 years in 2024, with 4.294 doctors per 1,000 people in 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 13.8 µg/m³ in 2025.

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Population48,848,840people31 Dec 2024Official source · World Bank
Median gross salary2,041EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial — 2024 median gross annual earnings
Unemployment rate11.4%31 Dec 2024Official source · Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a)
Minimum wage9.26EUR/hour31 Dec 2025Official source · OECD
Median net income1,459EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Eurostat — Distribution of income by household composition (ilc_di04)
Foreign residents6,911,971people31 Dec 2025Official source · Eurostat

Can I move to Spain?

Across 199 passports, 94 passports enter visa-free and 105 passports need a visa for Spain. Check your passport below.

Visa-free
94
Visa required
105

199 accepted passport rules · rules effective as of 2026-07-15

Residence rules and exceptions
General starting points; personal circumstances and exceptions still apply.
Citizenship / situationStarting point
EU / EEA citizenshipFree movement; longer residence has conditions.[66]
Swiss citizenshipSeparate Swiss arrangements, including residence documentation for longer stays.[66]
Other citizenshipCheck work, study or family requirements.[66]
Existing status or family rightsA passport alone cannot establish your eligibility. Check the relevant authority’s guidance.

These are national starting points, not an eligibility decision. Long-stay residence, work authorisation and in-country application rules differ by route; a visa-free visit never settles them. Check the route that matches your purpose and circumstances with the responsible authority.

Visa and entry rules

Short stay and entry199 source-backed passport answersHighly skilled workerSpain offers temporary residence and work authorization for highly qualified professionals, with EU Blue Card and national modalities, based on higher-education qualification or qualifying equivalent experience and a qualifying job.Digital nomadIncome: 2646 EUR / month; Basis: per applicantSelf-employmentSpain offers initial temporary residence and self-employment authorization to a non-resident foreign person for a lucrative own-account activity, subject to qualification/experience, legal operating conditions and sufficient investment.Entrepreneur and start-upAdults developing an innovative entrepreneurial activity of special economic interest to Spain may qualify when ENISA gives a favourable assessment of the applicant profile, business plan and innovation or economic value.StudyNon-EU/EEA/Swiss students over 17 admitted to a recognised full-time higher-education programme in Spain can use the long-stay study authorisation; they must show sufficient funds and health insurance, and the stay covers the study period.Family reunificationA foreign resident in Spain may sponsor qualifying family members for temporary residence through family reunification; the official categories include a spouse or partner, children and certain ascendants.Permanent residenceApplicants generally need five years of legal and continuous residence in Spain immediately before seeking the status; national long-term residence permits indefinite residence and work under the same conditions as Spanish nationals.CitizenshipSpanish nationality by residence requires the legally required period of legal, continuous residence immediately before application, plus good civic conduct and integration; the required period varies by statutory case.WorkSpain's Ministry of Inclusion defines an initial temporary residence and paid-employment authorization requested by an employer for a foreign worker for more than 90 days and less than five years; official Sheet 12 lists the governing rules and procedure.

Sources checked through 28 Aug 2026.

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Spain?

The national unemployment rate was 11.4 % in 2024. Source: Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a)18

This is the Eurostat labour-force survey series used as the canonical national answer. Other published definitions exist and are shown in the table below.

What is the median gross salary in Spain?

The median gross salary was about 2,041 EUR/month in 2024.

Half of employees earn less than this. Mean gross and national-accounts averages use different definitions and are shown in the table below.

  • Median gross salary, monthly: 2,041 EUR/month · INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial — 2024 median gross annual earnings27
  • Average gross salary, monthly: 2,240 EUR/month · 2026-07-25 · Eurostat — National accounts aggregates (nama_10_a10) and employment (nama_10_a10_e)17

What is the minimum wage in Spain?

The statutory minimum wage is 9.26 EUR/hour, gross (as of 2025). Source: OECD31

National statutory floor, gross, before tax and social contributions.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary, monthly2,041 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial — 2024 median gross annual earnings27Official · national figure
National unemployment rate11.4 %31 Dec 2024Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a)18Official · national figure
Minimum gross hourly wage9.26 EUR/hour31 Dec 2025OECD31Official · national figure
Unemployment across cities in SpainOf 1,361 cities with data, 844 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Typical city (median): about 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Net rent across cities in SpainOf 1,329 cities with data, 479 have net rent of 4 to under 6 €/m²/month.

Typical city (median): about €5.10

Net rent (€/m²/month)

Annual PM2.5 across cities in SpainOf 269 cities with data, 98 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 10 µg/m³.

Typical city (median): about 8.7 µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Recorded crime across cities in SpainOf 53 cities with data, 17 report 4000 to under 5000 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Typical city (median): about 4,281 incidents per 100,000 residents

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents

Public employment service in Spain

Official job-search, registration, counselling and training routes. Private recruitment agencies are not included.

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal — Public employment service

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE)

Job SearchUnemployment ClaimTraining
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A national service does not prove that an office exists in every city. City pages show an office only after an exact address is linked to that city. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Taxes in Spain

National rates and comparable published scenarios. Personal tax depends on income, household and residence circumstances.

What does an average earner take home in Spain?

A single person on an average wage keeps about 24,985 EUR/year of about 32,678 EUR/year gross per year — 76.5% of pay.

Standardized OECD Taxing Wages (standardized scenario): single person, no children, earning the average wage. The same scenario is published for every covered country, so take-home shares compare directly.

Gross-to-net decomposition, 2025
ComponentAmount / year
Net wage earnings, kept24,985
Income taxes−5,576
Employee social contributions−2,118
Gross wage earnings32,678
  • Gross-to-net pay for a sample household: single person no children — 32,678 gross → 24,985 net a year (2025, national currency) · Taxing Wages 2026 — labour taxation decomposition
Top income-tax rate48.58 %
Corporate tax rate25 %
Employee income tax, yearly9,300 EUR/year
Employee social contributions, yearly7,609 EUR/year
Pre-filled with the national median gross salary (2024).
Verified from the linked official or intergovernmental records. Open the primary source. Sources checked through 3 Aug 2026.

Benefits newcomers may qualify for in Spain

Public schemes where an official source defines an eligible migration or residence status. Amounts and conditions are kept in their native terms.

ProgrammePublished amountSource and application

Ayuda al alquiler para la emancipación de las personas jóvenes — Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030 — Housing support

200–300 EUR / Monthly

Competent autonomous-community or municipal housing authority

Check official eligibility
Eligibility and amount details

Current Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030 Article 137 formula: maximum EUR 300 per month for a habitual and permanent home rental or use transfer and maximum EUR 200 per month for a room rental or use transfer, in both cases capped at 60% of the monthly rent or price.

The current Spanish Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030 has a general beneficiary rule stating: ‘En el caso de los extranjeros no comunitarios deberán tener residencia legal en España.’ Its Article 133 youth-rental section applies to adults under 35 who rent or are ready to rent a home or room as their habitual and permanent residence, subject to the source-defined income, rent and other conditions. Eu Foreigner With Legal Residence In Spain For Plan Estatal Youth Rental Aid and does not generalize the benefit to every foreign resident or to people without the Article 133 youth-rental conditions.

Benefit for Birth and Care of a minor — Family and child support

Percentage-based / Daily

National Social Security Institute (INSS)

Open official application
Eligibility and amount details

The contributory subsidy is 100% of the applicable regulatory base; the daily base is derived from the stated Social Security contribution base under the official formula.

The official Seguridad Social page defines the beneficiaries as ‘Employees or self-employed workers’ who meet the necessary requirements: ‘Are registered with the Social Security and affiliated’, ‘Proof of the required contribution periods’ and ‘Being up to date on their contribution payments’. This is the bounded profile of an insured worker in Spanish Social Security with the qualifying registration and contribution record; the benefit's birth, adoption, guardianship or foster-care conditions also apply.

Ingreso Mínimo Vital (IMV) — Minimum-income support

733.6 EUR / Monthly

National Social Security Institute (INSS)

Open official application
Eligibility and amount details

2026 guaranteed monthly income: EUR 733.60 for one individual beneficiary; EUR 953.68 for one adult and one minor or two adults; EUR 1,173.76 for one adult and two minors, two adults and one minor, or three adults. Actual IMV is the difference between guaranteed income and household income, subject to the official minimum-result rule.

The official Seguridad Social IMV page requires beneficiaries or members of a household to have legal and effective residence in Spain continuously and uninterruptedly during at least the year before the application. Its ‘Acreditación de los requisitos’ section specifies that an EU/EEA/Swiss national proves legal residence through registration in the Central Foreigners Registry; a family member of a Union citizen proves it with a family-member residence card; and a non-EU/EEA/Swiss foreign national proves it with a Spanish residence authorization. bounded profiles, each with the source-defined one-year legal/effective residence condition; age, household, income, asset and continuous-residence conditions also apply.

International Protection and Temporary Protection Reception System — reception conditions — Arrival and reception support

In-kind support

Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration / reception authority

Open official application
Eligibility and amount details

The current Spanish Ministry pages describe an in-kind and service reception package covering basic needs through a national network of resources and centres, including accommodation and subsistence, hygiene/clothing/footwear and first-aid material, basic healthcare, social/legal/psychological support, language and literacy support and transfers; the related humanitarian programme also describes basic economic aid. The retained official sources do not publish one national fixed EUR rate for this package; no fixed amount is asserted.

The official Spanish Ministry page states: ‘Las personas solicitantes de protección internacional y temporal, siempre que carezcan de recursos económicos suficientes, tienen derecho a las condiciones de acogida necesarias con la finalidad de asegurar la satisfacción de sus necesidades básicas en condiciones de dignidad.’ Protection Applicant In Spain Without Sufficient Economic Resources For Reception Conditions; the source-defined reception-system, resource and individual-itinerary conditions remain applicable and no broader foreign-resident entitlement is inferred.

Prestación contributiva por desempleo — Unemployment support

Amount varies / Monthly

State Public Employment Service (SEPE)

Open official application
Eligibility and amount details

Official SEPE 2026 amount table; exact benefit amount varies with the statutory calculation and claimant circumstances. No single representative amount recorded.

SEPE states: ‘Si eres una persona trabajadora extranjera y resides o estás de forma legal en España, tendrás derecho a beneficiarte de las prestaciones por desempleo en las mismas condiciones que las personas trabajadoras de nacionalidad española.’ This is the bounded profile of a foreign worker legally residing in Spain. The contributive benefit additionally requires at least 360 days of unemployment contributions in the previous six years and a legal unemployment situation; the public status label does not replace those conditions.

ImmigrationDB shows published rules; it does not decide personal eligibility. Confirm your status, contribution record and household circumstances with the responsible authority before applying. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Can migrants receive medical care in Spain?

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Spain under the published coverage rules.

Verified 2026-08-03. Open the official coverage rules.

Language courses and integration in Spain

Government programmes, public integration services and exact provider records. The section expands only from fields present in the source; missing prices, refunds or contacts are not replaced with estimates.

3verified programmes
1cities with exact local records
1verified location records
1listed providers

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
Open official information

Cursos de català — CNL de Barcelona — Municipal language course

Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística — CNL de Barcelona

For new Catalan speakers, residents, language learners.

CatalanCEFR pre-A1–C2In Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

Municipal Spanish courses for adult immigrants — Madrid — Municipal language course

Ayuntamiento de Madrid

For adult immigrants who are not Spanish-speaking.

SpanishIn PersonFree
Open official information

Private and nonprofit providers

These records come from the provider's own website. They are useful leads, but are not counted as government-verified or complete.

Provider-supplied record · supplemental Madrid Municipal Integration Office — North

Calle Juan Pantoja 2, 1ª Planta, Madrid

Open provider website

Provider-supplied record · supplemental Madrid Municipal Integration Office — South

Calle Vía Carpetana 99, Madrid

Open provider website
Country programmes describe the national or named local framework. Availability in a city is shown only when a source names that place exactly. Sources checked through 2026-08-10. 5 supplemental records are kept outside these verified totals.

All Spain language courses and where they take place

Living and moving context for Spain

The 2024 groceries price level index was 92.5 on an EU27=100 basis. Monthly estimates put groceries at €296 and utilities at €70; household electricity was €0.260/kWh and gas was €0.088/kWh. Average gross salary was €2,240 per month in 2024, while national median net income was €1,459 per month. A separate 2025 median monthly net salary was €2,050. The national crime rate was 5,056 offences per 100,000 people in 2024. For 2024, the employee calculation gave €9,300 a year in income tax and €7,609 in social contributions. Household net-income estimates were €2,068 per month for one person, €2,498 for a couple and €2,885 for a family.

#1 by populationMadrid3,506,730 residents · Capital hub#2 by populationBarcelona1,731,649 residents · Migration hub#3 by populationValencia840,792 residents · Remote-work hub

Spain cities by population

The largest published cities appear first. Population is taken from the reusable official city layer; hub labels come from the existing city taxonomy.

Rank Spain's cities by what a salary leaves each month

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CityPopulationNet rent, €/m²/monthMedian gross salary, €/month
MadridCapital hub3,506,730Population14.00Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
BarcelonaMigration hub1,731,649Population13.70Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
ValenciaRemote-work hub840,792Population8.20Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Zaragoza693,091Population7.70Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Seville689,423Population9.20Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Málaga599,063Population9.60Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Murcia479,405Population5.80Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Palma434,786Population9.80Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria381,868Population7.30Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Alicante366,221Population7.10Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Bilbao351,124Population11.50Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Córdoba323,262Population6.60Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Valladolid302,614Population6.20Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Vigo294,489Population7.00Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat289,510Population12.00Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Gijón269,894Population6.60Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Vitoria-Gasteiz260,699Population9.50Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
A Coruña251,543Population6.00Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Elche245,557Population4.70Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
Granada233,975Population6.10Net rent, €/m²/mo—Median gross salary, €/mo
All published cities in Spain (1,375)

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Reports with this country

Accepted report pages with a row for this country.

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Cities meeting the WHO PM2.5 annual guideline Cities with the strongest published PM2.5 and NO2 combination Cities with the highest foreign-population share Cities with the largest foreign populations Cities with the lowest annual NO2 Cities with the lowest annual PM2.5

What different occupation groups earn in Spain

Mean gross monthly earnings by ISCO-08 major group, from the Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (employees in enterprises with 10–49 employees).

Occupation groupEarningsPeriod
Managers≈ 4,139 EUR/month (gross)2022
Professionals≈ 2,614 EUR/month (gross)2022
Technicians and associate professionals≈ 2,264 EUR/month (gross)2022
Clerical support workers≈ 1,799 EUR/month (gross)2022
Service and sales workers≈ 1,534 EUR/month (gross)2022

Source: Eurostat (Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25)) · observed 2022 · checked 2026-07-30.

Method and sources for these figures

Mean gross monthly earnings in EUR from the Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25); employees in enterprises with 10–49 employees; ISCO-08 major groups.

Eurostat — Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25)

An occupation major group (ISCO or national equivalent) is not a job title: each figure is the average across all occupations in the group, so it is never a salary "for" one profession. Rows from different surveys, periods or statistics are shown as separate rows and are never merged or ranked against each other.

Profession pages for Spain: Nurse · Physician · Teacher · Engineer · Architect · Software developer · Accountant · Childcare worker.

Spain facts

Current source-backed observations, grouped the way the city pages are, with geographic scope and observation periods.

Population and profile

How many people live in Spain?

The published population was 48,848,840 people in 2024. Source: World Bank56

National, resident population scope. Foreign-resident and migration-background figures are separate metrics in the table below.

How many foreign residents live in Spain?

The foreign-resident population was 6,911,971 people in 2025. Source: Eurostat9

Residents without Spain citizenship. The migration-background population is a broader measure and appears in the table below.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign residents6,911,971 people31 Dec 2025Eurostat9Official · national figure
Population48,848,840 people31 Dec 2024World Bank56Official · national figure

Legal, tax and other context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median net salary, monthly2,050 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Eurostat10Official · national figure
Rent deposit can be paid in instalments08 Oct 2026Ley 29/1994, de Arrendamientos Urbanos (consolidated text)28Official · national figure
Typical rent deposit1 months8 Oct 2026Trabajar en España51Official · national figure
Public healthcare access for foreign residentsYes3 Aug 2026Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE), Real Decreto 1192/20124Official · national figure
PM2.5 — annual mean13.8 µg/m³31 Dec 2025OpenAQ65Independent · national figure
Area505,976 km²31 Dec 2023World Bank57Official · national figure
Cost level against the capital92.5 index (EU27=100)31 Dec 2024Eurostat — Comparative price levels and HICP (prc_ppp_ind, prc_hicp_midx)14Official · national
Gross-to-net pay for a sample householdsingle person no children — 32,678 gross → 24,985 net a year (2025, national currency)31 Dec 2025Taxing Wages 2026 — labour taxation decomposition49Official · country household scenario
Population by year48,085,361 people (2023)1 Jan 2023Population on 1 January by age and sex (DEMO_PJAN)46Official · country annual series
Doctors per 1,000 residents4.29 per 1,00031 Dec 2022World Bank indicator SH.MED.PHYS.ZS60Official · national figure
Household electricity price0.26 EUR/kWh31 Dec 2024Eurostat — Household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 electricity, nrg_pc_202 gas)16Official · national
Employer social contribution rate30.57 %31 Dec 2025OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration33Official · national figure
People employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing769,900 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in mining and quarrying20,600 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in manufacturing2,201,500 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning54,000 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in water supply, sewerage and waste management230,100 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in construction1,590,600 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in wholesale and retail trade; motor vehicle and motorcycle repair3,543,500 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in transportation and storage1,045,700 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in accommodation and food services1,744,900 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in information and communication728,900 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in finance and insurance366,400 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure
People employed in real estate241,600 people2024ec.europa.eu5Official · national figure

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).

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Settling-in index

How the conditions a newcomer meets in Spain compare with the other 35 scored destinations: integration policy, getting by in English, an established foreign community and language courses. Every point comes from the component table below.

Full ranking and method
Score56 / 100
Rank24 of 36

Above the median on integration policy and the size of the foreign community; below it on getting by in English and language courses.

ComponentReadingScore (0–100)WeightAddsSource
Integration policy (MIPEX)67 of 100673523.4MIPEX 2020
Getting by in English (EF EPI)540 EF EPI points452511.3EF EPI 2025
An established foreign community14.1% of residents572011.4Eurostat 2025; population 2024
Language courses for newcomersEscuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network (Cost varies)502010Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas — public language education network

Working as… in Spain

Open a profession for its available regulation, recognition and work-route evidence.

Nurse Physician Teacher Engineer Architect Software developer Accountant Childcare worker Electrician Plumber

Regions of Spain

Each region's page lists its published cities with population, rent, salary, unemployment and air quality.

Andalusia (269) Aragon (25) Asturias (31) Balearic Islands (42) Basque Country (74) Canary Islands (65) Cantabria (22) Castile and León (65) Castilla-La Mancha (85) Catalonia (220) Community of Madrid (82) Extremadura (38) Galicia (117) La Rioja (9) Navarre (22) Region of Murcia (37) Valencian Community (170)

Compare Spain

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Spain?

The national unemployment rate was 11.4 % in 2024. Source: Eurostat — Unemployment by sex and age — annual data (une_rt_a).

How many people live in Spain?

The published population was 48,848,840 people in 2024. Source: World Bank.

What is the median gross salary in Spain?

The median gross salary was about 2,041 EUR/month in 2024. Source: INE Encuesta Anual de Estructura Salarial — 2024 median gross annual earnings.

What is the minimum wage in Spain?

The statutory minimum wage is 9.26 EUR/hour, gross (as of 2025). Source: OECD.

Is the air quality good in Spain?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13.8 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: OpenAQ.

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