Bizkaia · País Vasco · CP 48013
Barakaldo
Barakaldo: living in Bizkaia
Barakaldo offers 2086 sunshine hours a year, near-full fibre coverage and broad local services — a connected urban option in Spain.
Population
102,986
Avg. summer temp
19.6°C
Best place to buy a house
#2483 / 8133
Overall score
6.8/10
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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 · 9.1/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~25 min; airport ~29 min; Renfe ~16 min; coach ~20 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.9/10
Average. About 2,086 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~22.9°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 10.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 100% 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 · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 92.7% of padrón; international residents 7.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population +1.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −7.3% over the series; mean age 46.2; foreign residents 7.3%; 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 · 3.0/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,051; Natura 2000 covers about 0.0% of the area (nearest site ~999.0 km).
Place location
Barakaldo in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.2
<16
13.7%
16–64
62.8%
65+
23.5%
International community
Spanish nationals: 93,551 (92.7%)
Foreign residents: 7,330 (7.3%)
- Morocco: 972
- Romania: 900
- Paraguay: 773
- Colombia: 544
- Bolivia: 449
- Venezuela: 375
- China: 307
- Brazil: 253
English speakers ≈ 14
Housing
Price €/m²
€2,146
Flats €/m²
1974 €
Houses €/m²
2318 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 112 · 60% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 48002 (8.0km)
245 approx. sunny days · 6 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
99.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Bilbao
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Meatzaldea - Zona Minera de Bizkaia (Open in Maps)
Paisaje Protegido · 5.4 km
- 02Hibrido de roble pedunculado y marojo de Arcentales (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 17.6 km
- 03Encina de Artziniega (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 19.4 km
- 04Armañón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.7 km
- 05Gorbeia (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 20.9 km
Day trip
- 06Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.3 km
- 07Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.4 km
- 08Valderejo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.8 km
- 09Collados del Asón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47 km
- 10Aizkorri-Aratz (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 47.6 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Barakaldo
€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 Barakaldo you pay €960 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
8.9%
SEPE unemployed
5,740
Affiliated workers (approx.)
45,705
Self-employed (approx.)
7,761
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2024
€140,325,080
Expenses
€0
Balance
€140,325,080
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- EAJ-
Amaia del Campo Berasategi (EAJ-PNV)
2023–2027 · Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea- Partido Nacionalista Vasco
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Bilbao (BIO) · 16.8 km · 29 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Bilbao) · 12.1 km · 25 min
High-speed rail
AVE Valladolid Campo Grande · 294.4 km · 184 min
Nearest coast
Playa El Sardinero (Santander) · 90.6 km · 78 min
Nearest city
Bilbao · 12.1 km · 25 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe Cercanías · ZORROTZA ZORROZGOITI · 6.1 km · 16 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Castrejana · 9.8 km · 20 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
41,976
408 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
5,330
52 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Motorbikes
4,078
40 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
48
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
266
6 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
Barakaldo is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country in Spain
Barakaldo is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country in Spain.
Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao, has a…
Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao, has a population as of the 2019 census at 100,881.
Barakaldo has an industrial river-port heritage and has undergone significant redevelopment with…
Barakaldo has an industrial river-port heritage and has undergone significant redevelopment with new commercial and residential areas replacing the once active industrial zones.
About Barakaldo
Barakaldo is a municipality in Bizkaia (País Vasco) with about 786 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3386 €/m². Compare Barakaldo with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 48013 · CP 48013 · lat 43.27273719042788, lon -3.0034009665471144 · 686 m · Income: €38,597