Living in Alcoutim

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.

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

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 Alcoutim.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Net rent across major citiesAlcoutim highlighted among comparable cities

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 2026⁷

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Alcoutim is 0.6%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	0.61 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026⁷Independent

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.⁵Official

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 2022¹

Recorded crime across major citiesAlcoutim highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,700 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 2022¹Official

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.

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 Alcoutim.

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 found⁸

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 Alcoutim is 2.8 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	1.76 µg/m³country median 10.5	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found⁸Independent
PM10 — annual mean	10.21 µg/m³country median 18.6	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found⁸Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean	2.77 µg/m³country median 6.2	2024	official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found⁸Independent

Population and city profile

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.⁶Independent
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

International community in Alcoutim

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	2,523	100.0%
Portuguesa	2,335	92.5%
Estrangeira	188	7.5%
Europa	138	5.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	76	3.0%
Outros países - Europa	62	2.5%
Reino Unido	51	2.0%
África	32	1.3%
Alemanha	24	1.0%
França	17	0.7%
América	14	0.6%

Show 24 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Angola	14	0.6%
Espanha	12	0.5%
Brasil	10	0.4%
Bélgica	8	0.3%
Suíça	8	0.3%
Moçambique	8	0.3%
Cabo Verde	5	0.2%
Irlanda	5	0.2%
Roménia	5	0.2%
Ásia	4	0.2%
África do Sul	4	0.2%
Outros países - Ásia	3	0.1%
Outros países - América	2	0.1%
Outros	2	0.1%
Argentina	1	0.0%
Dinamarca	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Letónia	1	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Suécia	1	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	1	0.0%
Ucrânia	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 source³

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	2,523	100.0%
Portuguesa	2,391	94.8%
Estrangeira	132	5.2%
Europa	111	4.4%
Outros países - Europa	57	2.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	54	2.1%
Reino Unido	51	2.0%
França	14	0.6%
América	11	0.4%
Alemanha	10	0.4%
Brasil	9	0.4%

Show 20 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Bélgica	8	0.3%
Espanha	8	0.3%
Irlanda	7	0.3%
África	6	0.2%
Ásia	4	0.2%
Cabo Verde	4	0.2%
Outros países - Ásia	3	0.1%
Suíça	3	0.1%
Moçambique	2	0.1%
Roménia	2	0.1%
Outros	2	0.1%
Outros países - América	1	0.0%
Dinamarca	1	0.0%
Itália	1	0.0%
Letónia	1	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	1	0.0%
Nepal	1	0.0%
Suécia	1	0.0%
Ucrânia	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 source²

Foreign residents264 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Unemployment rate0.61 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

NO₂ — annual mean1.76 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found

PM10 — annual mean10.21 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found

PM2.5 — annual mean2.77 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found

City area575.4 km²2021Official source · Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain.

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

This city record is still being completed

The URL stays available with its sourced facts, but it is not included in search discovery yet. The page needs a broader set of current decision facts and a useful internal comparison before ImmigrationDB presents it as a complete city guide.

Verified metrics: 9
Decision domains: 4
Current facts: 9

Common questions

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

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 people 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?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

How many people born in Europa live in Alcoutim?

The official country of birth distribution records 138 people (5.5%) 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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APA citation

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

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_alcoutim-portugal-jobs-safety-healthcare_d4152c11f96b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Alcoutim, Portugal: jobs, safety, healthcare},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/alcoutim/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
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
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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