Living in Abrantes
In Abrantes, average gross earnings are €1,422 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €5.82 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.8% (2026).
In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 2.77%. Abrantes had a population of 39,325 in 2021.
Higher unemployment than 69% of Portuguese cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 79% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Abrantes?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Abrantes?
Average net cold rent is 5.82 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 5.82 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre8Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan13Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 5.82 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt14Official |
Is Abrantes a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 349 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.82 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Abrantes?
The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.77 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202622
Abrantes 2.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,422 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.77 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202622Independent |
What does a salary buy in Abrantes?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €920 |
| Rent, 60 m²€5.82/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €349 |
| Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €30 |
| Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €15 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €526 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Abrantes. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Abrantes. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 310 per 100,000 | 2024 | Official INE Statistics of Health Personnel indicator 0012837: physicians per 1,000 inhabitants by municipality of residence. Exact municipality row selected by INE DICO geocod; value converted to the requested per-100k unit.9Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Abrantes when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Abrantes?
Police recorded 2,250 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,250 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20224
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,250 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 | 31 Dec 2022 | INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20224Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was LIS, 111 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Abrantes. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
PLA search route through Portal da Oferta Formativa — State Language Course
AIMA / Portal da Oferta Formativa
For migrants seeking Portuguese as a non-native language.
Português Língua de Acolhimento (PLA) — State Language Course
AIMA / DGEstE public-school network / IEFP / Centros Qualifica
For migrants aged 16 or older whose mother tongue is not Portuguese, residence-permit holders, people with pending residence/protection/NISS evidence.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Abrantes?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency1
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Abrantes 5.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5 µg/m³country median 6.2 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency1Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 15.1 · Feb 17 · Mar 20.3 · Apr 22.2 · May 26 · Jun 30.3 · Jul 33.3 · Aug 33.8 · Sep 30.2 · Oct 24.6 · Nov 18.5 · Dec 15.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ALVEGA (nº 812)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.8 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 7.2 · May 9.9 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 12.1 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 4.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ALVEGA (nº 812)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 8.9 · Feb 9.9 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 14.7 · May 17.9 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 24 · Sep 21.2 · Oct 17.3 · Nov 12.4 · Dec 9.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ALVEGA (nº 812)7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 82.5 · Feb 61.8 · Mar 66.3 · Apr 64.2 · May 53.7 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 4.3 · Aug 6.3 · Sep 32 · Oct 98.8 · Nov 100.4 · Dec 85.2 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ALVEGA (nº 812)7Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 54.5% between 2015 and 2024, from 11.0 to 5.0.
Similar climate. In Portugal: Vila Franca de Xira ±2.6 °C. Elsewhere: Little Rock (United States) ±2.9 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±2.9 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.1 °C, Oklahoma City (United States) ±3.2 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±3.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The city covered 714.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 55 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Abrantes?
The published population was 39,325 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3
By nationality
National passport97%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 714.7 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,169 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.21Independent |
| Population density | 55.02 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.12Official |
| Population | 39,325 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official |
International community in Abrantes
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 34,329 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 32,864 | 95.7% |
| Estrangeira | 1,465 | 4.3% |
| Europa | 567 | 1.7% |
| África | 501 | 1.5% |
| América | 334 | 1.0% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 332 | 1.0% |
| Angola | 272 | 0.8% |
| Brasil | 270 | 0.8% |
| Outros países - Europa | 235 | 0.7% |
| França | 186 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Moçambique | 141 | 0.4% |
| Suíça | 80 | 0.2% |
| Ucrânia | 72 | 0.2% |
| Ásia | 63 | 0.2% |
| Reino Unido | 48 | 0.1% |
| Alemanha | 42 | 0.1% |
| Roménia | 39 | 0.1% |
| Cabo Verde | 30 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 24 | 0.1% |
| China | 21 | 0.1% |
| Índia | 20 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 19 | 0.1% |
| Moldávia | 19 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 18 | 0.1% |
| Canadá | 18 | 0.1% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 18 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 15 | 0.0% |
| Espanha | 13 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 12 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 10 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 10 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 9 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 9 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 7 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 6 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 5 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 4 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladeche | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Eslovénia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Citizenship
Resident population at the 19 April 2021 Census reference date; total sex (HM) and total age; source-native indicator universe · 2021-04-19
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 34,329 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 33,758 | 98.3% |
| Estrangeira | 571 | 1.7% |
| Europa | 228 | 0.7% |
| América | 211 | 0.6% |
| Brasil | 193 | 0.6% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 118 | 0.3% |
| Outros países - Europa | 110 | 0.3% |
| África | 84 | 0.2% |
| Ásia | 46 | 0.1% |
| Ucrânia | 44 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reino Unido | 41 | 0.1% |
| Angola | 40 | 0.1% |
| Roménia | 39 | 0.1% |
| França | 28 | 0.1% |
| China | 21 | 0.1% |
| Moçambique | 15 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 14 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 10 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 9 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 8 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 8 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 7 | 0.0% |
| Alemanha | 7 | 0.0% |
| Espanha | 7 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Federação da Rússia | 7 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 6 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 5 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 4 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 4 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bangladeche | 3 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 3 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 1 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
Alternatives for people set on Abrantes
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Vila Nova da Barquinha as an Abrantes alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,860 Vila Nova da Barquinha vs 2,250 Abrantes+27%
- Unemployment: 2.0% Vila Nova da Barquinha vs 2.8% Abrantes−27%
- Residents: 7,322 Vila Nova da Barquinha vs 39,325 Abrantes−81%
- Rent: €5.41/m² Vila Nova da Barquinha vs €5.82/m² Abrantes−7%
- Nearest airport: 96.8 km Vila Nova da Barquinha vs 111.0 km Abrantes−13%
Amarante as an Abrantes alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 201 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €5.82/m² Abrantes−20%
- Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 111.0 km Abrantes−73%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 2,250 Abrantes−11%
- Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 39,325 Abrantes+33%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 2.8% Abrantessame level
Tallinn as an Abrantes alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 3197 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Rent: €7.33/m² (2008) Tallinn vs €5.82/m² (2026) Abrantesno percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 111.0 km Abrantes−95%
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 5.0 µg/m³ Abrantes−40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 2,250 (2022) Abrantesno percentage
Cities near Abrantes
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 5.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 5.41 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 7.1 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 7.15 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Abrantes, nearest in population first.
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Abrantes in rankings
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 18, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: PLNM (Português Língua Não Materna). How to enrol a child (gov.pt).
A country-wide rule for Portugal; Abrantes's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Abrantes?
The published population was 39,325 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Abrantes?
Average net cold rent is 5.82 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 407 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
Is the air quality good in Abrantes?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Abrantes?
Police recorded 2,250 incidents per 100,000 (2022). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022.
What is the unemployment rate in Abrantes?
The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Abrantes?
1,169 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Abrantes a good place to live?
Abrantes may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Abrantes?
Constância, Mação, Vila Nova da Barquinha, Entroncamento, Tomar are near Abrantes. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Abrantes?
The official country of birth distribution records 32,864 people (95.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021-04-19. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Abrantes, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5264992b2d8643d0f6b75262da3b9b76]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/abrantes/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
- INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022 INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-31
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
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- Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
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