Vital Statistics

Data for 2022 (2021 figures in brackets)

Population:
5,227 (5,226) of whom 4,888 (4,898) live in the town and 339 (328) in the surrounding countryside. This is a 5% fall from 2012.
    Men: 2,672 (2,691)
    Women: 2555 (2,535)
Average age: 43 (42)
Percentage of population under 20 years old: 18.1% ( 19.2%)
Percentage of population over 65 years old: 16.3% (16.1%)
Number of foreigners registered with the Town Hall: 100 (72) of whom 25 are British.

Coming and going:
Live births: 33 (46)
Deaths: 69 (48)
Marriages: 17 (29)
New arrivals: 132 (129)
Departures: 111 (102)

Working and not working:
Businesses with no paid employees (i.e. self-employed): 232 (183)
Businesses with up to five employees:  153 (118)
Businesses with between 6 and 19 employees;  29 (21)
Businesses with more than 20 employees: 10 (5)
Total number of registered businesses: 424 (327)

Employees with permanent contracts: 552
Employees with temporary contracts: 1,759 (2,259)
Registered as unemployed: men 254 (338), women 455 (535)
Unemployment rate: 27.5% (37.7%)

Average declared taxable income (net):  €12,628 (€12,787)

Source: https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/sima/ficha.htm?mun=11001