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City · Andalucía
A desert-edged port city with a Moorish fortress, free tapas and the continent's vegetable garden next door.
144th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Region
Spain's most populous region: flamenco, white villages, mountains and beaches, with fierce summers inland and a thin job market.
33rd of 34 European metro regions
Almería is a city and Andalucía 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: High unemployment and a narrow job market; Slow rail links and a long way from other big cities.
Watch out: Interior summers that are dangerously hot; High unemployment and low wages and the longest public waiting times for surgery in Spain.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Almería is better on 5 and Andalucía on 2; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Almería | Andalucía | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €6.8 a month2024 | €7.4 a month2024 | Almería 8% lower |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €474 a month2024 | €515 a month2024 | Almería 8% lower |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €549 a month2024 | €550 a month2024 | about the same |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.8%2024 | 3.8%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €1,796Q2 2026 | €1,982Q2 2026 | Almería 9% lower |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €143,712Q2 2026 | €158,528Q2 2026 | Almería 9% lower |
| House prices, change in a year | 20.8%Q2 2026 | 11.9%Q2 2026 | Almería 8.9 pts higher |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 18.4%2025 | 15.2%2025 | Almería 3.2 pts higher |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 48.5 per 1,000 people2024 | 48.0 per 1,000 people2025 | about the same |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 81.9 years2023 | 82.9 years2024 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 47%2024 | 37%2025 | Almería 10.6 pts higher |
| People | |||
| Population | 205,4682025 | 8,676,7132025 | Andalucía 42.2× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 15.6%2025 | 13.1%2025 | Almería 2.5 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (Almería) and Jun 2026 (Andalucía). 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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