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# Gela

Gela is a city in Italy. Annual PM2.5 was 15 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Gela covers 279.1 km², with a population density of 251.2 people per km² at the start of 2026. The foreign population count was 1,659 at the start of 2026.

## Answers

Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects.

### How many people live in Gela?

The published population was 70,451 people in 2025.

- City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below.
- Value: 70,451 people · Period: 2025
- Claims: claim-0b6e0c182191
### How much does it cost to rent in Gela?

Average net cold rent is 2.6 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), 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.
- Value: 2.6 EUR/m² per month · Period: 2025-S2
- Claims: claim-78351c5d376b
### Is the air quality good in Gela?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 15 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

- Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- Value: 15 µg/m³ · Period: 2024
- Claims: claim-9b0aa2a51abe
### What is the unemployment rate in Gela?

The unemployment rate is about 12.4 % (2023).

- Value: 12.4 % · Period: 2023
- Claims: claim-53cdadb538fd
## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,659 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] |
| Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 70,451 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population | `population_total` | 70,451 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-09-03 | aging | verified | [3] |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | `rent_avg_nettokalt_eur_per_m2_month` | 2.6 EUR/m²/month | municipality_zone_median | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | aging | verified | [4] |
| Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 47,679 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [5] |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | `g05_main_residential_dwellings` | 27,983 dwellings | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [6] |
| People in employment | `employment_total` | 20,507 people | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] |
| Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 1,545 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-27 | stale | verified | [8] |
| Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 12.38 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [9] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 15 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [10] |
| Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 15.46 · Feb 15.45 · Mar 16.8 · Apr 19.22 · May 22.63 · Jun 26.03 · Jul 28.25 · Aug 29.1 · Sep 26.91 · Oct 24.03 · Nov 20.23 · Dec 16.8 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 9.05 · Feb 8.73 · Mar 9.95 · Apr 12.18 · May 15.88 · Jun 19.85 · Jul 22.38 · Aug 23.39 · Sep 20.92 · Oct 17.87 · Nov 14.05 · Dec 10.65 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 12.24 · Feb 12.09 · Mar 13.42 · Apr 15.75 · May 19.31 · Jun 22.94 · Jul 25.34 · Aug 26.29 · Sep 23.93 · Oct 20.95 · Nov 17.15 · Dec 13.7 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 83.65 · Feb 59.14 · Mar 46.57 · Apr 34.72 · May 12.03 · Jun 7.87 · Jul 2.91 · Aug 3.94 · Sep 48.27 · Oct 68.34 · Nov 87.51 · Dec 84.22 mm | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 185.4 · Feb 186.2 · Mar 230.6 · Apr 255.6 · May 307.5 · Jun 325.5 · Jul 357.4 · Aug 335.7 · Sep 263.4 · Oct 225.1 · Nov 188.1 · Dec 173.3 hours | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [11] |
| Cars per 1,000 residents | `car_density_per_1000` | 635.9 cars per 1000 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [12] |
| City area | `city_area_km2` | 279.1 km² | city | 2026 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [13] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 2.2 % | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [14] |
| G05 Non Citizen Share Pct | `g05_non_citizen_share_pct` | 2.2 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [15] |
| Households | `households` | 28,892 households | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [16] |
| Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 251.2 people/km² | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [17] |
| Population Female | `population_female` | 36,139 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Population Male | `population_male` | 34,312 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 22 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [18] |
| School Count | `school_count` | 86 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [18] |
| Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 8 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [19] |
| Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | CIY | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [20] |
| Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 34 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [20] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Language courses and integration

- [CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults](https://www.integrazionemigranti.gov.it/it-it/Ricerca-news/Dettaglio-news/id/2487/Lavoro-e-protezione-temporanea-risposte-alle-domande-piu-frequenti) — State Language Course · Italian public adult-education system — Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti · Italian · checked 2026-08-10
- [L.O.R.R. — Language, Orientation, Recognition and Networks with CPIA](https://www.lavoro.gov.it/temi-e-priorita-immigrazione/focus/progetto-LORR) — Job-related language course · Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies / FAMI 2021-2027 programme · Italian · checked 2026-08-10

These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city.

## Public employment service

- [Centri per l'impiego](https://servizi.lavoro.gov.it/cerca-sportello/) — Job Search, Training

This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city.

## Healthcare access

Migrants can receive medical care in Gela when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility.

- Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.integrazionemigranti.gov.it/it-it/Ricerca-news/Dettaglio-news/id/2641/Come-si-fa-a-curarsi-in-Italia-Gli-stranieri-possono-iscriversi-al-Servizio-Sanitario-Nazionale)

## Country-wide rules

Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Italy country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/italy/).

## International community

Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions.

### Country of birth

- Derived source total (sum of all published country rows): 70,451 (100.0%)
- Italia: 68,090 (96.6%)
- Albania: 80 (0.1%)
- Austria: 4 (0.0%)
- Belgio: 22 (0.0%)
- Bulgaria: 4 (0.0%)
- Francia: 41 (0.1%)
- Germania: 444 (0.6%)
- Regno Unito: 13 (0.0%)
- Grecia: 9 (0.0%)
- Irlanda: 1 (0.0%)
- Lussemburgo: 4 (0.0%)
- Malta: 9 (0.0%)
- Paesi Bassi: 4 (0.0%)
- Polonia: 42 (0.1%)
- Portogallo: 6 (0.0%)
- Romania: 690 (1.0%)
- Spagna: 9 (0.0%)
- Svizzera: 82 (0.1%)
- Ucraina: 32 (0.0%)
- Ungheria: 19 (0.0%)
- Federazione russa: 17 (0.0%)
- Lettonia: 1 (0.0%)
- Lituania: 4 (0.0%)
- Croazia: 1 (0.0%)
- Bosnia-Erzegovina: 3 (0.0%)
- Macedonia del Nord: 3 (0.0%)
- Moldova: 2 (0.0%)
- Slovacchia: 3 (0.0%)
- Bielorussia: 1 (0.0%)
- Repubblica ceca: 3 (0.0%)
- Serbia: 7 (0.0%)
- Kosovo: 3 (0.0%)
- Afghanistan: 2 (0.0%)
- Bangladesh: 28 (0.0%)
- Sri Lanka: 3 (0.0%)
- Cina: 46 (0.1%)
- Filippine: 4 (0.0%)
- India: 12 (0.0%)
- Indonesia: 2 (0.0%)
- Iran: 1 (0.0%)
- Pakistan: 33 (0.0%)
- Singapore: 1 (0.0%)
- Siria: 1 (0.0%)
- Thailandia: 1 (0.0%)
- Turchia: 1 (0.0%)
- Armenia: 1 (0.0%)
- Kirghizistan: 2 (0.0%)
- Algeria: 13 (0.0%)
- Angola: 1 (0.0%)
- Costa d'Avorio: 5 (0.0%)
- Burkina Faso: 2 (0.0%)
- Congo: 4 (0.0%)
- Egitto: 7 (0.0%)
- Etiopia: 11 (0.0%)
- Gambia: 64 (0.1%)
- Ghana: 10 (0.0%)
- Guinea: 10 (0.0%)
- Guinea-Bissau: 1 (0.0%)
- Libia: 40 (0.1%)
- Madagascar: 5 (0.0%)
- Mali: 16 (0.0%)
- Marocco: 51 (0.1%)
- Niger: 1 (0.0%)
- Nigeria: 51 (0.1%)
- Senegal: 32 (0.0%)
- Sudafrica: 3 (0.0%)
- Tanzania: 2 (0.0%)
- Togo: 2 (0.0%)
- Tunisia: 147 (0.2%)
- Repubblica Democratica del Congo: 1 (0.0%)
- Eritrea: 1 (0.0%)
- Canada: 2 (0.0%)
- Cuba: 21 (0.0%)
- Repubblica Dominicana: 5 (0.0%)
- El Salvador: 3 (0.0%)
- Guatemala: 1 (0.0%)
- Messico: 4 (0.0%)
- Stati Uniti d'America: 57 (0.1%)
- Argentina: 29 (0.0%)
- Brasile: 25 (0.0%)
- Cile: 3 (0.0%)
- Colombia: 8 (0.0%)
- Ecuador: 5 (0.0%)
- Perù: 11 (0.0%)
- Venezuela: 5 (0.0%)
- Australia: 1 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex
- Period: 2025-01-01
- Source: https://demo.istat.it/data/rcs/Dati_RCS_nascita_2025.zip

### Citizenship

- Derived source total (sum of all published country rows): 70,451 (100.0%)
- Italia: 68,903 (97.8%)
- Albania: 39 (0.1%)
- Bulgaria: 2 (0.0%)
- Francia: 7 (0.0%)
- Germania: 6 (0.0%)
- Regno Unito: 5 (0.0%)
- Grecia: 2 (0.0%)
- Malta: 2 (0.0%)
- Paesi Bassi: 1 (0.0%)
- Polonia: 29 (0.0%)
- Portogallo: 2 (0.0%)
- Romania: 733 (1.0%)
- Spagna: 3 (0.0%)
- Svizzera: 1 (0.0%)
- Ucraina: 25 (0.0%)
- Ungheria: 1 (0.0%)
- Federazione russa: 9 (0.0%)
- Lettonia: 1 (0.0%)
- Lituania: 3 (0.0%)
- Croazia: 1 (0.0%)
- Bosnia-Erzegovina: 2 (0.0%)
- Macedonia del Nord: 1 (0.0%)
- Slovacchia: 2 (0.0%)
- Bielorussia: 1 (0.0%)
- Repubblica ceca: 1 (0.0%)
- Serbia: 15 (0.0%)
- Kosovo: 6 (0.0%)
- Afghanistan: 2 (0.0%)
- Bangladesh: 31 (0.0%)
- Sri Lanka: 3 (0.0%)
- Cina: 64 (0.1%)
- Filippine: 3 (0.0%)
- India: 10 (0.0%)
- Indonesia: 2 (0.0%)
- Iran: 1 (0.0%)
- Pakistan: 33 (0.0%)
- Turchia: 1 (0.0%)
- Armenia: 1 (0.0%)
- Kirghizistan: 2 (0.0%)
- Algeria: 14 (0.0%)
- Costa d'Avorio: 5 (0.0%)
- Burkina Faso: 2 (0.0%)
- Congo: 3 (0.0%)
- Egitto: 3 (0.0%)
- Gambia: 63 (0.1%)
- Ghana: 15 (0.0%)
- Guinea: 10 (0.0%)
- Guinea-Bissau: 2 (0.0%)
- Libia: 2 (0.0%)
- Madagascar: 1 (0.0%)
- Mali: 16 (0.0%)
- Marocco: 57 (0.1%)
- Mauritania: 1 (0.0%)
- Niger: 2 (0.0%)
- Nigeria: 54 (0.1%)
- Senegal: 34 (0.0%)
- Tanzania: 1 (0.0%)
- Tunisia: 157 (0.2%)
- Cuba: 16 (0.0%)
- Repubblica Dominicana: 4 (0.0%)
- Guatemala: 1 (0.0%)
- Messico: 3 (0.0%)
- Stati Uniti d'America: 3 (0.0%)
- Argentina: 3 (0.0%)
- Brasile: 13 (0.0%)
- Colombia: 4 (0.0%)
- Ecuador: 4 (0.0%)
- Perù: 1 (0.0%)
- Australia: 1 (0.0%)
- Population universe: Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex
- Period: 2025-01-01
- Source: https://demo.istat.it/data/rcs/Dati_RCS_cittadinanza_2025.zip

## Sources

1. Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total. — Official source — https://demo.istat.it/data/strasa/STRASA_2026_it_Comuni.zip
2. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://www.istat.it/storage/misura-comune/1a-Popolazione-valori-assoluti.xlsx
3. ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025 — Official source — https://demo.istat.it/app/?a=2025&i=POS&l=it
4. Collected source — Official source — https://www1.agenziaentrate.gov.it/servizi/Consultazione/risultato.php
5. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/DF_DCSS_HCUE_COM_7_COM/all?startPeriod=2011&endPeriod=2024
6. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/DF_DCSS_HCUE_COM_7_COM/all?startPeriod=2021&endPeriod=2021
7. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/DF_DCSS_EMPLP_1_COM/all?startPeriod=2021&endPeriod=2021
8. servizi2.inps.it — Official source — https://servizi2.inps.it/servizi/osservatoristatistici/api/getDatiOsservatorio/
9. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_clma?format=JSON&lang=en
10. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — IT 2024 PM2.5 exact station subset — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+Country_ISO%3D%27IT%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json
11. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Italy/CSV/Gela_16453.csv
12. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_ctran?format=JSON&lang=en&sinceTimePeriod=2024
13. Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage. — Official source — https://situas-servizi.istat.it/publish/reportspooljson?pfun=74&pdata=15/07/2026
14. Eurostat — Official source — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/urb_cpopcb?format=JSON&lang=en
15. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://www.istat.it/storage/misura-comune/2a-Popolazione-straniera-valori-assoluti-e-incidenza.xlsx
16. Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) — Official source — https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/DF_DCSS_FAM_POP_TV_1/all?startPeriod=2018&endPeriod=2024
17. Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage. — Official source — https://demo.istat.it/data/posas/POSAS_2026_it_Comuni.zip
18. Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it) — Official source — https://dati.istruzione.it/opendata/opendata/catalogo/elements1/?area=Scuole
19. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat
20. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Gela, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/gela/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gela-italy-rent-salary-jobs-air-quality_cef177235411,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gela, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/gela/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Gela, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, air quality](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/gela/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

- Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1`
- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/gela/
- Title: Gela, Italy: rent, salary, jobs, air quality
- Author: ImmigrationDB
- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
- Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0`
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- Retrieved: 2026-09-12
- Built: 2026-09-12
- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/it/gela/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/it/gela.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/it/gela.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/it/gela
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json
