Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48036
Galdakao
Galdakao: living in Bizkaia
Galdakao offers 2109 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a practical base for living and working in Spain.
Population
24,776
Avg. summer temp
20.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#5045 / 8133
Overall score
6.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 0.9/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 2,146 €/m²; cost of living at 98% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~18 min; airport ~20 min; Renfe ~19 min; coach ~15 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.6/10
Average. About 2,109 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~25.2°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.9/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 99% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 8.2/10
Better than other places. 9 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.3/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 96.2% of padrón; international residents 3.8%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.0/10
Future looks weaker. Population +0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −9.5% over the series; mean age 47.1; foreign residents 3.8%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 1.5/10
In this place taxes are higher than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 0.7/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~2,004; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Galdakao in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
47.1
<16
13%
16–64
63.5%
65+
23.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 28,212 (96.2%)
Foreign residents: 1,114 (3.8%)
- Romania: 272
- Morocco: 171
- Colombia: 88
- China: 61
- Brazil: 49
- Paraguay: 44
- Venezuela: 35
- Portugal: 33
English speakers ≈ 13
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 59% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48911 (15.6km)
248 approx. sunny days · 3 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.3%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Urdaibai (Open in Maps)
Reserva de la Biosfera · 8.6 km
- 02Urkiola (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 8.7 km
- 03Encina de Muxika (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 11.6 km
- 04Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 12.1 km
- 05Itxina (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.5 km
Day trip
- 06Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 34.4 km
- 07Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35 km
- 08Tramo Litoral Deba-Zumaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 39.6 km
- 09Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.2 km
- 10Diapiro de Añana (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 48.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Galdakao
€4,573
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€295
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€295
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Galdakao you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
7.7%
SEPE unemployed
1,216
Affiliated workers (approx.)
11,145
Self-employed (approx.)
1,888
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€49,122,262
Expenses
€49,122,262
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EH B
Iñigo Hernando Arriandiaga (EH BILDU)
2023–2027 · Euskal Herria Bildu
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 18.6 km · 20 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 13.8 km · 18 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 285.9 km · 180 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Concha (Donostia) · 93.6 km · 80 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 11.8 km · 10 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · BILBAO-INTERMOD. ABANDO INDALECIO PRIETO · 14.3 km · 19 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Amorebieta-Etxano · 10.3 km · 15 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
15,286
617 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
2,353
95 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
1,653
67 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
97
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2109 sunshine hours
Galdakao averages about 2109 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 99.3%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (99.3%) makes Galdakao a practical base for remote work.
Broad local services
9 of 11 everyday essentials (grocery, pharmacy, school, bank…) are mapped in or near Galdakao.
About Galdakao
Galdakao is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 851 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3451 €/m². Compare Galdakao with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48036 · CP 48036 · lat 43.230677776479034, lon -2.834675839760105 · 751 m · Income: €45,218