Living in Alandroal

Alandroal is a city in Portugal, with a population of 5,843 in 2021. The unemployment rate was 1.49% in June 2026. The foreign population count was 189 in 2023. There were 140 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Lower unemployment than 89% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 79% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Alandroal?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in PortugalNational rates and thresholds that apply in Alandroal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Alandroal yet. Portugal has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesAlandroal highlighted among comparable cities

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Alandroal?

The unemployment rate is about 1.5 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 1.49 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Alandroal is 1.5%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1.49 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹⁰Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alandroal. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service

Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP)

Job SearchRegistrationTraining

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Alandroal. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	140 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.⁵Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alandroal 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Alandroal?

Police recorded 2,220 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: 2,220 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²

Recorded crime across major citiesAlandroal highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,220 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,715	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁶Official
Nearest airport	BJZ	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	54.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alandroal. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

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.

Portuguesevaries

Open official information

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.

PortugueseCEFR A1–B2varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Alandroal.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.24 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 0.99 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 14.4 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Alandroal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.24 µg/m³ · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹¹

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in PortugalAnnual PM2.5 in Alandroal is 5.2 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	0.994 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹¹Independent
PM10 — annual mean	14.39 µg/m³country median 18.6	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹¹Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.24 µg/m³country median 6.2	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹¹Independent

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Portugal cities

Aljezur5,884 residents Vidigueira5,932 residents Boticas5,750 residents Viana do Alentejo5,743 residents Murça5,952 residents Oleiros5,721 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 542.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 10.8 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Alandroal?

The published population was 5,843 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	542.7 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official
Foreign residents	189 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.⁹Independent
Population density	10.77 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁸Official
Population	5,843 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official

International community in Alandroal

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	5,014	100.0%
Portuguesa	4,836	96.4%
Estrangeira	178	3.6%
Europa	87	1.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	65	1.3%
América	47	0.9%
Brasil	42	0.8%
África	34	0.7%
Outros países - Europa	22	0.4%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	18	0.4%
Angola	16	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
França	14	0.3%
Espanha	11	0.2%
Reino Unido	11	0.2%
Ásia	10	0.2%
Moçambique	10	0.2%
Bélgica	9	0.2%
China	7	0.1%
Alemanha	5	0.1%
Moldávia	5	0.1%
Ucrânia	4	0.1%
Outros países - América	3	0.1%
Luxemburgo	3	0.1%
África do Sul	3	0.1%
Guiné-Bissau	2	0.0%
Itália	2	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	2	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	2	0.0%
Outros países - África	1	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	1	0.0%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Croácia	1	0.0%
Índia	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%
Outros	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

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	5,014	100.0%
Portuguesa	4,913	98.0%
Estrangeira	101	2.0%
Europa	58	1.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	45	0.9%
América	32	0.6%
Brasil	28	0.6%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	19	0.4%
Outros países - Europa	13	0.3%
Bélgica	9	0.2%
Reino Unido	9	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Ásia	7	0.1%
China	6	0.1%
França	5	0.1%
Roménia	5	0.1%
África	4	0.1%
Ucrânia	4	0.1%
Outros países - América	3	0.1%
Angola	3	0.1%
Espanha	3	0.1%
Itália	2	0.0%
Outros países - África	1	0.0%
Canadá	1	0.0%
Alemanha	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Is Alandroal 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.

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–73%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–80%

Student53%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 43–63%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–72%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–70%

Foreign residents189 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population5,843 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Unemployment rate1.49 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

NO₂ — annual mean0.994 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found

PM10 — annual mean14.39 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found

PM2.5 — annual mean5.24 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-31

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Alandroal?

The published population was 5,843 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

Is the air quality good in Alandroal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found.

How safe is Alandroal?

Police recorded 2,220 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 Alandroal?

The unemployment rate is about 1.5 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Alandroal?

189 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Alandroal a good place to live?

Alandroal 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.

How many people born in Europa live in Alandroal?

The official country of birth distribution records 87 people (1.7%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Alandroal, Portugal: jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/alandroal/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_alandroal-portugal-jobs-safety_a92cde78b07f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Alandroal, Portugal: jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/alandroal/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Alandroal, Portugal: jobs, safety](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/alandroal/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12.

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Sources

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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
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. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found aqportal.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-15

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