Málaga · Andalucía · CP 29075
Nerja
Nerja: living in Málaga
Nerja offers 2919 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
22,132
Avg. summer temp
25.1°C
Best place to buy a house
#164 / 8133
Overall score
7.9/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.5/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 3,897 €/m²; cost of living at 177% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.4/10
Average. Hospital ~59 min; airport ~105 min; Renfe ~112 min; coach ~62 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.0/10
Better than other places. About 2,919 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.5°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.6/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 96% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 10.0/10
Better than other places. 11 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 74.5% of padrón; international residents 25.5%.
- Future0.0
Future · 7.7/10
Future looks bright. Population −0.2% vs last year; registered unemployment −39.3% over the series; mean age 46.7; foreign residents 25.5%; property prices +17.1% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 3.4/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~750; Natura 2000 covers about 76.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Nerja in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.7
<16
13.3%
16–64
61.5%
65+
25.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 15,716 (74.5%)
Foreign residents: 5,375 (25.5%)
- United Kingdom: 1,658
- Germany: 356
- Morocco: 320
- Italy: 272
- Argentina: 160
- France: 159
- China: 104
- Romania: 81
English speakers ≈ 1,658
Housing
Price €/m²
€3,897
Flats €/m²
4187 €
Houses €/m²
3607 €
6-year change
+157.8%
Province rank: #71 / 103 · 95% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (36.79, -3.83)
343 approx. sunny days · 1 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
96%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Málaga
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0 km
- 02Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 3.1 km
- 03Peñones de San Cristóbal (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 13.6 km
Day trip
- 04Charca Suarez (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Concertada · 26.4 km
- 05Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 30.2 km
- 06Dehesas de Santa Fé (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 40.3 km
- 07Montes de Málaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 46.7 km
- 08Dehesa del Generalife (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano · 48 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Nerja
€4,632
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€354
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€236
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Nerja you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8%
SEPE unemployed
1,093
Affiliated workers (approx.)
9,636
Self-employed (approx.)
1,633
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€50,615,149
Expenses
€50,615,149
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
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Jose Alberto Armijo Navas (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 79.2 km · 105 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía · 32.1 km · 59 min
High-speed rail
AVE Málaga María Zambrano · 64.3 km · 85 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Burriana (Nerja) · 7 km · 40 min
Nearest city
Málaga · 62.6 km · 84 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · MÁLAGA-CENTRO ALAMEDA · 65.3 km · 112 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Maro · 6.5 km · 62 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
10,095
456 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,513
114 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Motorbikes
4,473
202 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Buses
32
1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
41
4 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2919 sunshine hours
Nerja averages about 2919 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 96%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (96%) makes Nerja a practical base for remote work.
Coast in 7 km
The nearest mapped coast point is Playa de Burriana (Nerja), about 7 km by road.
About Nerja
Nerja is a municipality in Málaga (Andalucía) with about 21,059 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3897 €/m². Compare Nerja with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 29075 · CP 29075 · lat 36.78585711739882, lon -3.8300149106344024 · 38 m · Income: €30,738