Living in Alcoutim

In Alcoutim, average gross earnings are €1,208 a month (2024) and unemployment is 0.6% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 0.61% in June 2026. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 2.77 µg/m³. The city covered 575.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 5.1 people per km² in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0710 sources

Population445people19 Apr 2021Official source · Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)

Average gross salary1,208EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)

Unemployment rate0.61%country median 2.3% — 74% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime3,700incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 36% aboveOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

PM2.5, annual mean2.77µg/m³country median 6.2 — 55% belowIndependent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found

Lower unemployment than any other Portuguese city that publishes it, more recorded crime than 84% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Alcoutim. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€15

Net rent across major citiesAlcoutim highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42

Cascais€16.50

Oeiras€15.42

Almada€13.43

Porto€10.15

Braga€8.57

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Amadora€13.00

Matosinhos€11.98

Loures€11.73

Seixal€11.33

Sintra€11.24

Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MEO fixed fibre⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	15 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Vodafone Portugal mobile plan⁷Official · national market

Is Alcoutim a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on housing · range 45–63%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student46%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 36–56%

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–56%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–65%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Alcoutim?

The unemployment rate is about 0.6 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 0.61 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026⁹

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Alcoutim is 0.6%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

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Alcoutim 0.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,208 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)²Official
Unemployment rate	0.61 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026⁹Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	290 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alcoutim 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 Alcoutim?

Police recorded 3,700 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: 3,700 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 citiesAlcoutim highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240

Lisbon5,090

Alcoutim3,700

Almada3,580

Amadora3,330

Matosinhos2,910

Loures2,800

Cascais2,700

Sintra2,640

Vila Nova de Gaia2,570

Braga2,440

Oeiras2,380

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,700 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 2022³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alcoutim. 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.

PortugueseCost varies

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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–B2Cost varies

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

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Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 1.76 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 10.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Alcoutim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 2.77 µg/m³ · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹⁰

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.52.8WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1010.2WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂1.8WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Alcoutim is 2.8 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Alcoutim 2.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	1.76 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹⁰Independent
PM10 — annual mean	10.21 µg/m³country median 18.6	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹⁰Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.77 µg/m³country median 6.2	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found¹⁰Independent

Population and city profile

How many people live in Alcoutim?

The published population was 445 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport40.7%
Foreign residents59.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	575.4 km²	2021	Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain.⁴Official
Foreign residents	264 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.⁸Independent
Population density	5.07 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁴Official
Population	445 people	19 Apr 2021	Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Alcoutim

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Alternative cities in Portugal

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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; Alcoutim's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Alcoutim?

The published population was 445 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).

Is the air quality good in Alcoutim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 2.8 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found.

How safe is Alcoutim?

Police recorded 3,700 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 Alcoutim?

The unemployment rate is about 0.6 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Alcoutim?

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

Is Alcoutim a good place to live?

Alcoutim 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.

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Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT) Censos 2021 · mapas.ine.pt · checked 2026-10-07
INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
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
Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
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
Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
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
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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