Alicante/Alacant province · report
People and new homes in Alicante/Alacant province
In 2024 the population grew by 39,620 while 4,095 homes were finished: 9.7 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2024
- 9.7
- Population change, 2024
- +39,620
Population change and homes finished in Alicante/Alacant province
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes certified complete. INE and MIVAU.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 39,620 |
| 2023 | 36,880 |
| 2022 | 46,928 |
| 2021 | 19,261 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,095 |
| 2023 | 2,889 |
| 2022 | 4,484 |
| 2021 | 4,493 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +24,281 | −5,020 | +19,261 | 4,493 |
| 2022 | +51,693 | −4,765 | +46,928 | 4,484 |
| 2023 | +40,802 | −3,922 | +36,880 | 2,889 |
| 2024 | +43,359 | −3,739 | +39,620 | 4,095 |
Births and deaths are INE's, by place of residence; net migration counts moves to and from abroad and the rest of Spain, and INE publishes it from 2021. Homes finished are completion certificates. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
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At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €181,863. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €694 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.
- Payment, two incomes
- 24%
- Payment, one income
- 49%
80.3% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 11,334
- Per 1,000 residents
- 5.6
Buyers living abroad bought 33.1% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 33.1%
Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in Q2 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −32.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 129 months
15.5% of the 1,350,006 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 15.5%
- Empty homes
- 209,487
Public bodies signed €6.2M of housing works here in 2025, and €8.3M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €6.2M
- Per resident, 2025
- €3