Region
Andalucía
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
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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
City · Andalucía
Sherry and flamenco and dancing horses in a big and slow inland city near the Cádiz coast.
150th of 153 Spanish cities above 50,000
Andalucía is a region and Jerez de la Frontera a city. 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: Interior summers that are dangerously hot; High unemployment and low wages and the longest public waiting times for surgery in Spain.
Watch out: High unemployment and weak local incomes; Hot summers with warm nights and a car-based layout.
Of 13 figures both publish in the same unit, Andalucía is better on 3 and Jerez de la Frontera on 5; the rest are close or have no better direction.
| Figure | Andalucía | Jerez de la Frontera | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| Rent per m² | €7.4 a month2024 | €6.5 a month2024 | Andalucía 13% higher |
| Rent for a 70 m² flat | €515 a month2024 | €456 a month2024 | Andalucía 13% higher |
| Typical rent, existing lease | €550 a month2024 | €520 a month2024 | Andalucía 6% higher |
| Rents, change in a year | 3.8%2024 | 3.6%2024 | about the same |
| Buying price per m² | €1,982Q2 2026 | €1,815Q2 2026 | Andalucía 9% higher |
| Price of an 80 m² flat | €158,528Q2 2026 | €145,200Q2 2026 | Andalucía 9% higher |
| House prices, change in a year | 11.9%Q2 2026 | 19.4%Q2 2026 | Andalucía 7.5 pts lower |
| Money & work | |||
| Unemployment | 15.2%2025 | 19.6%2025 | Andalucía 4.4 pts lower |
| Safety | |||
| Recorded crime | 48.0 per 1,000 people2025 | 52.2 per 1,000 people2024 | Andalucía 8% lower |
| Health | |||
| Life expectancy | 82.9 years2024 | 81.9 years2023 | about the same |
| Education | |||
| Adults with a university degree | 37%2025 | 37%2024 | about the same |
| People | |||
| Population | 8,676,7132025 | 213,6342025 | Andalucía 40.6× |
| Who lives here | |||
| Residents born abroad | 13.1%2025 | 6.2%2025 | Andalucía 6.9 pts higher |
Data through Jun 2026 (Andalucía) and Jun 2026 (Jerez de la Frontera). 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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