Living in Albufeira
In Albufeira, average gross earnings are €1,277 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €12.14 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.5% (2026).
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, more recorded crime than 98% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 92% of Portuguese cities that publish 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.
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.pt14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre7Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan13Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 12.14 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt14Official |
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.
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.
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 202625
Albufeira 2.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,277 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.48 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625Independent |
What does a salary buy in Albufeira?
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€12.14/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €728 |
| 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 | €147 |
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.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Albufeira. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 250 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 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 guideSafety
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 20224
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,110 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
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.
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
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.
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.
Albufeira 3.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 2.37 µg/m³country median 10.5 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found26Independent |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14.21 µg/m³country median 18.6 | 2024 | official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found26Independent |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 3 µg/m³country median 6.2 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency1Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 75.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 3.0.
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)3
By nationality
National passport53.5%Foreign residents46.5%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 140.6 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official |
| Foreign residents | 18,970 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.24Independent |
| Population density | 290.4 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.12Official |
| Population | 40,828 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 44,164 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 32,028 | 72.5% |
| Estrangeira | 12,136 | 27.5% |
| Europa | 5,491 | 12.4% |
| América | 3,314 | 7.5% |
| Outros países - Europa | 3,184 | 7.2% |
| Brasil | 2,924 | 6.6% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 2,307 | 5.2% |
| África | 1,942 | 4.4% |
| Ásia | 1,359 | 3.1% |
| Ucrânia | 1,198 | 2.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reino Unido | 1,146 | 2.6% |
| França | 822 | 1.9% |
| Angola | 761 | 1.7% |
| Índia | 572 | 1.3% |
| Moldávia | 417 | 0.9% |
| Nepal | 323 | 0.7% |
| Alemanha | 296 | 0.7% |
| Moçambique | 279 | 0.6% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 274 | 0.6% |
| Cabo Verde | 272 | 0.6% |
| Federação da Rússia | 234 | 0.5% |
| Roménia | 219 | 0.5% |
| Outros países - África | 213 | 0.5% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 203 | 0.5% |
| China | 178 | 0.4% |
| Suécia | 162 | 0.4% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 154 | 0.3% |
| Suíça | 134 | 0.3% |
| Venezuela | 128 | 0.3% |
| Itália | 118 | 0.3% |
| África do Sul | 110 | 0.2% |
| Espanha | 100 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - América | 92 | 0.2% |
| Bélgica | 90 | 0.2% |
| Irlanda | 86 | 0.2% |
| Bangladeche | 76 | 0.2% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 73 | 0.2% |
| Canadá | 67 | 0.2% |
| Bulgária | 63 | 0.1% |
| Paquistão | 56 | 0.1% |
| Outros | 55 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 33 | 0.1% |
| Oceânia | 30 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 30 | 0.1% |
| Polónia | 28 | 0.1% |
| Austrália | 25 | 0.1% |
| Finlândia | 21 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 20 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 13 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 13 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 10 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 10 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Estónia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Croácia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Eslováquia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 2 | 0.0% |
| Chipre | 1 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 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 | 44,164 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 35,310 | 80.0% |
| Estrangeira | 8,848 | 20.0% |
| Europa | 4,183 | 9.5% |
| América | 2,702 | 6.1% |
| Brasil | 2,480 | 5.6% |
| Outros países - Europa | 2,304 | 5.2% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 1,879 | 4.3% |
| Ásia | 1,315 | 3.0% |
| Reino Unido | 1,167 | 2.6% |
| Ucrânia | 748 | 1.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| África | 630 | 1.4% |
| Índia | 560 | 1.3% |
| França | 462 | 1.0% |
| Nepal | 336 | 0.8% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 237 | 0.5% |
| Roménia | 223 | 0.5% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 220 | 0.5% |
| China | 204 | 0.5% |
| Moldávia | 204 | 0.5% |
| Suécia | 180 | 0.4% |
| Alemanha | 173 | 0.4% |
| Itália | 167 | 0.4% |
| Cabo Verde | 159 | 0.4% |
| Federação da Rússia | 112 | 0.3% |
| Irlanda | 106 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - África | 96 | 0.2% |
| Espanha | 87 | 0.2% |
| Bélgica | 81 | 0.2% |
| Bangladeche | 79 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 77 | 0.2% |
| Angola | 76 | 0.2% |
| Bulgária | 65 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 62 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 59 | 0.1% |
| Paquistão | 59 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 57 | 0.1% |
| Suíça | 46 | 0.1% |
| Canadá | 31 | 0.1% |
| Moçambique | 31 | 0.1% |
| Outros | 27 | 0.1% |
| Polónia | 20 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 18 | 0.0% |
| Finlândia | 18 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 16 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 15 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 14 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 13 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 11 | 0.0% |
| Áustria | 10 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 9 | 0.0% |
| Letónia | 9 | 0.0% |
| Estónia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Apátrida | 6 | 0.0% |
| Chéquia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Hungria | 6 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Croácia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Eslováquia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Malta | 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 Albufeira
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.
Silves as an Albufeira alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €9.73/m² Silves vs €12.14/m² Albufeira−20%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,920 Silves vs 6,110 Albufeira−36%
- Nearest airport: 13.9 km Silves vs 25.7 km Albufeira−46%
- Unemployment: 2.4% Silves vs 2.5% Albufeira−4%
- Residents: 37,126 Silves vs 40,828 Albufeira−9%
Paços de Ferreira as an Albufeira alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 466 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €5.61/m² Paços de Ferreira vs €12.14/m² Albufeira−54%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Paços de Ferreira vs 6,110 Albufeira−62%
- Residents: 56,340 Paços de Ferreira vs 40,828 Albufeira+38%
- Unemployment: 2.2% Paços de Ferreira vs 2.5% Albufeira−10%
- Nearest airport: 25.2 km Paços de Ferreira vs 25.7 km Albufeirasame level
Tallinn as an Albufeira alternative in another country
A move, not a commute, at 3418 km, better on 1 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 €12.14/m² (2026) Albufeirano percentage
- Nearest airport: 5.6 km Tallinn vs 25.7 km Albufeira−78%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,030 (2025) Tallinn vs 6,110 (2022) Albufeirano percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Tallinn vs 3.0 µg/m³ Albufeirasame level
Cities near Albufeira
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 9.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Albufeira, nearest in population first.
How does Albufeira compare?
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Albufeira 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; Albufeira'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 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 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.
Which cities are near Albufeira?
Ferreiras, Olhos de Água, Tunes, Armação de Pêra, Quarteira are near Albufeira. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Albufeira?
The official country of birth distribution records 32,028 people (72.5%) 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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