Almería · Andalucía · CP 04066
Níjar
Níjar: living in Almería
Níjar offers 2857 sunshine hours a year, strong fibre coverage and broad local services — a strong option for remote work and everyday living in Spain.
Population
33,319
Avg. summer temp
26.2°C
Best place to buy a house
#475 / 8133
Overall score
7.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 3.7/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,188 €/m²; cost of living at 54% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.3/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~54 min; airport ~62 min; Renfe ~64 min; coach ~19 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.7/10
Average. About 2,857 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~31.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 86% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 9.1/10
Better than other places. 10 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Future0.0
Future · 8.9/10
Future looks bright. Population +0.7% vs last year; registered unemployment −48.5% over the series; mean age 36.7; foreign residents 45.1%; property prices +9.5% 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 · 8.9/10
Better than other places. Founding/earliest record ~-550; Natura 2000 covers about 50.2% of the area (nearest site ~0.0 km).
Place location
Níjar in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
36.7
<16
20.9%
16–64
69%
65+
10.1%
International community
Spanish nationals: 16,844 (54.9%)
Foreign residents: 13,819 (45.1%)
- Morocco: 9,180
- Romania: 1,910
- Senegal: 161
- Ukraine: 148
- Germany: 87
- France: 80
- Italy: 79
- Russia: 69
English speakers ≈ 63
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,188
Flats €/m²
1093 €
Houses €/m²
1283 €
6-year change
+72.4%
Province rank: # / 103 · 103% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 04093 (29.2km)
336 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
85.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Almería
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Cabo de Gata-Níjar (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.8 km
- 02Sierra Alhamilla (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 16.5 km
- 03Karst en yesos de Sorbas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 19.5 km
- 04Isla de San Andrés (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 24.2 km
Day trip
- 05Desierto de Tabernas (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 30.7 km
- 06Sierra Nevada (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 42.4 km
- 07Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural · 49.1 km
- 08Sierra de Baza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 59.4 km
- 09Cuatro Calas (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 69.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Níjar
€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 Níjar you pay €1,019 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
5.2%
SEPE unemployed
1,201
Affiliated workers (approx.)
16,373
Self-employed (approx.)
2,759
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Esperanza Pérez Felices (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Almería (LEI) · 31.2 km · 62 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Almería) · 26.3 km · 54 min
High-speed rail
AVE Murcia del Carmen · 189.3 km · 140 min
Nearest coast
Playa de San Miguel (Almería) · 51 km · 74 min
Nearest city
Almería · 26.3 km · 54 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · HUERCAL-VIATOR · 35.4 km · 64 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Consorcio Andalucía · Pueblo Blanco · 3.6 km · 19 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
19,284
579 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
5,696
171 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
1,622
49 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
8
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
368
19 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2857 sunshine hours
Níjar averages about 2857 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Natura 2000 ~50%
About 50% of the municipal area overlaps official Natura 2000 protected nature (not farmland).
Fibre at 85.5%
SETELECO reports 85.5% fibre coverage — workable connectivity for hybrid and remote work.
About Níjar
Níjar is a municipality in Almería (Andalucía) with about 3,696 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1096 €/m². Compare Níjar with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 04066 · CP 04066 · lat 36.890231255515296, lon -2.1262123651114146 · 91 m · Income: €27,125