According to Spain's Instituto Nacional de Estadística, the city had a total population of 15,563 in 2005.

On 19 April 1956, Albolote and the neighboring town of Atarfe were struck by a 5.0 earthquake, Spain's most destructive of the 20th century.

Albolote was born as a town with the arrival of the Nasrid dynasty to the Emirate of Granada.

Near Albolote took place the Battle of La Higueruela on July first 1431, where king's Juan II of Castille's troops defeated the Muslim armies.

Albolote enjoys a mediterranean climate: fresh winters and hot summers.

Albolote has a basic zone of healthcare, inside the sanitary district of Granada.