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City · Galicia
A glass-fronted port city on a peninsula, with a Roman lighthouse, a long seafront and the Atlantic on three sides.
18th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Region
A green, wet corner of Spain where the Atlantic sets the pace, the seafood is superb and the villages are emptying.
17th of 35 European metro regions
A Coruña is a city and Galicia a region. Each figure is that place’s own; scores compare each with its own peers (regions with regions, cities with cities), so read them side by side rather than as a contest.
Watch out: Rain and wind for much of the year; Few direct flights so Santiago or Madrid are the usual hubs.
Watch out: Grey damp winters in stone houses that are often cold and badly heated; A small job market with modest pay and young people still leaving.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, A Coruña is better on 2 and Galicia on 6; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | A Coruña | Galicia | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.1 a month2024 | €5.8 a month2024 | A Coruña 23% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €497 a month2024 | €404 a month2024 | A Coruña 23% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €538 a month2024 | €450 a month2024 | A Coruña 20% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.7%2024 | 3.4%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €2,775Q2 2026 | €1,657Q2 2026 | A Coruña 67% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €221,984Q2 2026 | €132,544Q2 2026 | A Coruña 67% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 7.9%Q2 2026 | 12.9%Q2 2026 | A Coruña 5.0 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 8.5%2025 | 8.4%2025 | about the same |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 50.0 per 1,000 people2024 | 35.4 per 1,000 people2025 | A Coruña 41% higher |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 83.9 years2023 | 84.2 years2024 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 57%2024 | 43%2025 | A Coruña 13.8 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 251,5432025 | 2,714,7412025 | Galicia 10.8× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 17.8%2025 | 12.2%2025 | A Coruña 5.6 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (A Coruña) and Jun 2026 (Galicia). Figures are compared only when both places publish them in the same unit; a dot marks the better value where better is clear.
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