Las Palmas · Canarias · CP 35016
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: living in Las Palmas
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria offers 3090 sunshine hours a year, easy reach of the coast and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for coastal living in Spain.
Population
381,868
Avg. summer temp
24.5°C
Best place to buy a house
#476 / 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 · 1.2/10
More expensive than peer places. Housing about 1,764 €/m²; cost of living at 80% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~1 min; airport ~35 min; Renfe ~1,471 min; coach ~3 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 8.4/10
Better than other places. About 3,090 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~28.0°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.8/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 98% 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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.8% of padrón; international residents 7.2%.
- Future0.0
Future · 6.8/10
Average. Population +0.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −24.5% over the series; mean age 45.0; foreign residents 7.2%; property prices +9.0% 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 · 4.1/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,833; Natura 2000 covers about 13.3% of the area (nearest site ~2.5 km).
Place location
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
45
<16
11.9%
16–64
68.5%
65+
19.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 352,735 (92.8%)
Foreign residents: 27,190 (7.2%)
- Italy: 3,540
- China: 2,078
- Colombia: 2,040
- Morocco: 1,750
- Cuba: 1,688
- Venezuela: 1,567
- Germany: 1,151
- Argentina: 587
English speakers ≈ 573
Housing
Price €/m²
€1,764
Flats €/m²
1623 €
Houses €/m²
1905 €
6-year change
+67.7%
Province rank: # / 34 · 130% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 35002 (21.8km)
364 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
98%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Pino Santo (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 0.3 km
- 02Tafira (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 3 km
- 03Lomo Riquiánez (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 5.7 km
- 04Jinámar (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 7.4 km
- 05La Isleta (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 7.6 km
Day trip
- 06Tauro (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 31.1 km
- 07Juncalillo del Sur (Open in Maps)
Sitio de Interés Científico · 31.5 km
- 08Güi-güí (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 35.9 km
- 09Las Dunas de Maspalomas (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural Especial · 38.8 km
- 10Anaga (Open in Maps)
Parque Rural · 81.9 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
€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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
11%
SEPE unemployed
28,699
Affiliated workers (approx.)
184,033
Self-employed (approx.)
31,390
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2025
€521,047,273
Expenses
€520,708,279
Balance
€338,994
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
Carolina Darias San Sebastián (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria (LPA) · 24.4 km · 35 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) · 0 km · 1 min
High-speed rail
Cádiz (tren LAV) · 1717.6 km · 1472 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Las Canteras · 7.9 km · 7 min
Nearest city
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 0 km · 1 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · CÁDIZ-ESTADIO · 1716.3 km · 1471 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Guaguas Municipales · Estación de transbordo de Tamaraceite · 3.4 km · 3 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
182,100
477 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
46,521
122 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
29,929
78 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
1,390
4 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
934
5 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Las Palmas , officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the capital and largest city of the…
Las Palmas , officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands in Spain.
With a population of 383,516 as of 2024, it is the ninth-largest city in Spain
With a population of 383,516 as of 2024, it is the ninth-largest city in Spain.
It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and, depending on sources, ninth or tenth…
It is also the fifth-most populous urban area in Spain and, depending on sources, ninth or tenth most populous metropolitan area in Spain.
About Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a municipality in Las Palmas (Canarias) with about 395 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 1295 €/m². Compare Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 35016 · CP 35016 · lat 28.09138709982729, lon -15.454871626433613 · 90 m · Income: €39,148