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Living in Albufeira

Albufeira is a city in Portugal, with a population of 40,828 in 2021. The unemployment rate was 2.48% in June 2026. The foreign population count was 18,970 in 2023. There were 250 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Pricier rent than 92% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 61% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than any other Portuguese city that publishes it.

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

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 Albufeira.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Albufeira?

Average net cold rent is 12.14 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): 12.14 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt11

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Albufeira yet.

Net rent across major citiesAlbufeira highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Albufeira highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€12.14Albufeira€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braganet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.14 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt11Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 728 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 12.14 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.

Source period: 2026-Q1

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Albufeira?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.48 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202613
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Albufeira is 2.5%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Portugal per band6 cities: 0% to under 1%60–176 cities: 1% to under 2%761–2118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–3Albufeira 2.5%41 cities: 3% to under 4%413–44 cities: 4% to under 5%44–52 cities: 5% to under 6%25–61 city: 6% to under 7%16–71 city: 7% to under 8%17–81 city: 9% to under 10%19–101 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate2.48 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202613Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Albufeira. 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 Albufeira. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents250 per 100,0002024Official 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.7Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Albufeira 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Albufeira?

Police recorded 6,110 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: 6,110 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223
Recorded crime across major citiesAlbufeira highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Albufeira highlighted6,110Albufeira5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,110 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,71531 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport63 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportFAO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport25.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Albufeira. 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
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Albufeira.

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 2.37 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 14.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Albufeira?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 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.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Albufeira annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5253.0PM2.5154014.2PM1010402.4NO₂µg/m³

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 Albufeira is 3.0 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band1 city: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³11–24 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–34 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³43–4Albufeira 3.09 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–514 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³145–65 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³56–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–826 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³268–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean2.37 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
PM10 — annual mean14.21 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean3 µg/m³country median 6.231 Dec 2024European Environment Agency1Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High CJan 18.84 · Feb 20.15 · Mar 25.18 · Apr 27.54 · May 32.69 · Jun 35.7 · Jul 38.91 · Aug 36.61 · Sep 33.32 · Oct 31.17 · Nov 24.7 · Dec 19.82 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low CJan 3.94 · Feb 3.41 · Mar 5.73 · Apr 8.07 · May 9.88 · Jun 13.16 · Jul 15.32 · Aug 15.87 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.69 · Nov 6.63 · Dec 5.91 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Average temperature by monthJan 12.91 · Feb 12.91 · Mar 14.18 · Apr 15.82 · May 18.38 · Jun 21.45 · Jul 23.41 · Aug 23.75 · Sep 22.04 · Oct 19.67 · Nov 15.95 · Dec 13.88 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official
Annual PM2.5 over time5 published observations, 2015–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Albufeira by year, µg/m³2.35.89.212.72015202220243.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 75.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 3.0.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Chaves41,243 residentsAbrantes39,325 residentsÍlhavo39,239 residentsGuarda42,541 residentsTrofa38,999 residentsSanta Cruz43,005 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 140.6 km² in 2021. Population density was 290.4 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Albufeira?

The published population was 40,828 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Albufeira residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport53.5%Foreign residents46.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area140.6 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official
Foreign residents18,970 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.12Independent
Population density290.4 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.10Official
Population40,828 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official

International community in Albufeira

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 groupPeopleShare
Total44,164100.0%
Portuguesa32,02872.5%
Estrangeira12,13627.5%
Europa5,49112.4%
América3,3147.5%
Outros países - Europa3,1847.2%
Brasil2,9246.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2,3075.2%
África1,9424.4%
Ásia1,3593.1%
Ucrânia1,1982.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Reino Unido1,1462.6%
França8221.9%
Angola7611.7%
Índia5721.3%
Moldávia4170.9%
Nepal3230.7%
Alemanha2960.7%
Moçambique2790.6%
Guiné-Bissau2740.6%
Cabo Verde2720.6%
Federação da Rússia2340.5%
Roménia2190.5%
Outros países - África2130.5%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)2030.5%
China1780.4%
Suécia1620.4%
Outros países - Ásia1540.3%
Suíça1340.3%
Venezuela1280.3%
Itália1180.3%
África do Sul1100.2%
Espanha1000.2%
Outros países - América920.2%
Bélgica900.2%
Irlanda860.2%
Bangladeche760.2%
Estados Unidos da América730.2%
Canadá670.2%
Bulgária630.1%
Paquistão560.1%
Outros550.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe330.1%
Oceânia300.1%
Argentina300.1%
Polónia280.1%
Austrália250.1%
Finlândia210.0%
Luxemburgo200.0%
Chéquia130.0%
Dinamarca130.0%
Áustria100.0%
Hungria100.0%
Letónia80.0%
Estónia70.0%
Lituânia60.0%
Outros países - Oceânia50.0%
Croácia50.0%
Eslováquia30.0%
Malta20.0%
Chipre10.0%
Grécia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

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 groupPeopleShare
Total44,164100.0%
Portuguesa35,31080.0%
Estrangeira8,84820.0%
Europa4,1839.5%
América2,7026.1%
Brasil2,4805.6%
Outros países - Europa2,3045.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1,8794.3%
Ásia1,3153.0%
Reino Unido1,1672.6%
Ucrânia7481.7%
Show 51 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
África6301.4%
Índia5601.3%
França4621.0%
Nepal3360.8%
Guiné-Bissau2370.5%
Roménia2230.5%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)2200.5%
China2040.5%
Moldávia2040.5%
Suécia1800.4%
Alemanha1730.4%
Itália1670.4%
Cabo Verde1590.4%
Federação da Rússia1120.3%
Irlanda1060.2%
Outros países - África960.2%
Espanha870.2%
Bélgica810.2%
Bangladeche790.2%
Outros países - Ásia770.2%
Angola760.2%
Bulgária650.1%
Estados Unidos da América620.1%
Outros países - América590.1%
Paquistão590.1%
Venezuela570.1%
Suíça460.1%
Canadá310.1%
Moçambique310.1%
Outros270.1%
Polónia200.0%
Oceânia180.0%
Finlândia180.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe160.0%
África do Sul150.0%
Dinamarca140.0%
Argentina130.0%
Austrália110.0%
Áustria100.0%
Luxemburgo90.0%
Letónia90.0%
Estónia80.0%
Outros países - Oceânia70.0%
Apátrida60.0%
Chéquia60.0%
Hungria60.0%
Lituânia60.0%
Croácia40.0%
Eslováquia30.0%
Grécia10.0%
Malta10.0%

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

Is Albufeira 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 worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–71%
Student41%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 32–50%
Family37%strong on family, weak on education · range 29–45%
Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–57%
Foreign residents18,970 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population40,828 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)12.14 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate2.48 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean2.37 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
PM10 — annual mean14.21 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 2026-08-26

Common questions

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

How many people live in Albufeira?

The published population was 40,828 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Albufeira?

Average net cold rent is 12.14 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 850 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Albufeira?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Albufeira?

Police recorded 6,110 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 Albufeira?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Albufeira?

18,970 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Albufeira a good place to live?

Albufeira 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 Albufeira?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,491 people (12.4%) 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, September 12). Albufeira, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/albufeira/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Albufeira, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/albufeira/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  2. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  3. 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
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  7. 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
  8. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  9. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  10. 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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  1. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  2. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  3. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  4. 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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