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Living in Almeirim

In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 1.59%. There were 230 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The population of Almeirim, in Portugal, was 23,376 in 2021. The city covered 222.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 105.2 people per km² in 2021.

Lower unemployment than 83% of Portuguese cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 87% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Almeirim.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Almeirim?

Average net cold rent is 6.7 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): 6.7 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt13

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

Net rent across major citiesAlmeirim highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Almeirim highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braga€6.70Almeirimnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt13Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 402 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.7 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 Almeirim?

The unemployment rate is about 1.6 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.59 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202615
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Almeirim is 1.6%. 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%761–2Almeirim 1.6%118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–341 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 rate1.59 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202615Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Almeirim. 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)

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents230 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.9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Almeirim 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 Almeirim?

Police recorded 3,830 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: 3,830 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
Recorded crime across major citiesAlmeirim highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Almeirim highlighted5,240Porto3,830Almeirim3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,830 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 20225Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was LIS, 65 km away, with 103 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport103 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat10Official
Nearest airportLIS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv11Official
Distance to nearest airport65 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv11Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Almeirim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)3

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Almeirim average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND32°6°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Almeirim average monthly precipitation, mm02550751008054565745163525909581JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Almeirim annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.0PM2.5154013.0PM1010403.0NO₂µg/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 Almeirim is 5.0 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/m³43–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–514 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³145–6Almeirim 5.05 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 mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 14.8 · Feb 16.6 · Mar 19.6 · Apr 21.2 · May 24.6 · Jun 28.3 · Jul 30.8 · Aug 31.5 · Sep 29 · Oct 23.9 · Nov 18.1 · Dec 15.3 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SANTARÉM (Fonte Boa) (nº 734)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.8 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 10.1 · May 12.4 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.7 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SANTARÉM (Fonte Boa) (nº 734)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 10.3 · Feb 11.5 · Mar 14.1 · Apr 15.7 · May 18.5 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 22.2 · Oct 18.5 · Nov 13.8 · Dec 11.1 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SANTARÉM (Fonte Boa) (nº 734)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 80.3 · Feb 54.4 · Mar 55.6 · Apr 57.2 · May 44.8 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 3.3 · Aug 5.3 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 89.5 · Nov 95.4 · Dec 80.8 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SANTARÉM (Fonte Boa) (nº 734)8Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Porto de Mós23,202 residentsOliveira do Bairro23,028 residentsVizela23,736 residentsMirandela23,850 residentsVale de Cambra22,864 residentsVagos22,851 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Almeirim?

The published population was 23,376 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Almeirim residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93.7%Foreign residents 6.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area222.1 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official
Foreign residents1,461 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.14Independent
Population density105.2 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.12Official
Population23,376 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official

International community in Almeirim

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
Total22,012100.0%
Portuguesa20,39292.6%
Estrangeira1,6207.4%
África4882.2%
Europa4812.2%
América4271.9%
Brasil3951.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)3181.4%
Angola2941.3%
Ásia2231.0%
Índia1800.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Outros países - Europa1630.7%
França1340.6%
Moçambique1170.5%
Roménia930.4%
Ucrânia650.3%
Reino Unido420.2%
Suíça330.1%
Alemanha320.1%
China240.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)230.1%
Cabo Verde210.1%
Outros países - África200.1%
Espanha180.1%
África do Sul150.1%
Outros países - Ásia130.1%
Moldávia130.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe110.0%
Venezuela110.0%
Guiné-Bissau100.0%
Estados Unidos da América100.0%
Outros países - América60.0%
Federação da Rússia50.0%
Outros50.0%
Canadá40.0%
Lituânia40.0%
Paquistão40.0%
Itália30.0%
Luxemburgo30.0%
Bélgica20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Suécia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

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
Total22,012100.0%
Portuguesa21,15596.1%
Estrangeira8573.9%
América3361.5%
Brasil3231.5%
Europa2341.1%
Ásia2050.9%
Índia1620.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1580.7%
Roménia900.4%
África820.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Outros países - Europa760.3%
Angola490.2%
Ucrânia420.2%
China300.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)160.1%
França150.1%
Reino Unido140.1%
Moldávia100.0%
Cabo Verde90.0%
Espanha90.0%
Moçambique90.0%
Itália80.0%
Outros países - África70.0%
Outros países - Ásia70.0%
Alemanha70.0%
Venezuela60.0%
Outros países - América50.0%
Suíça50.0%
Guiné-Bissau40.0%
Lituânia40.0%
Paquistão40.0%
Outros40.0%
Bélgica30.0%
Dinamarca20.0%
Hungria20.0%
Nepal20.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe20.0%
África do Sul20.0%
Argentina10.0%
Bulgária10.0%
Federação da Rússia10.0%
Suécia10.0%
Estados Unidos da América10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Is Almeirim 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–72%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–78%
Student53%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 44–62%
Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–57%
Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–60%
Foreign residents1,461 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population23,376 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.7 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.59 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca)
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 Almeirim?

The published population was 23,376 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Almeirim?

Average net cold rent is 6.7 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 469 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Almeirim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca).

How safe is Almeirim?

Police recorded 3,830 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 Almeirim?

The unemployment rate is about 1.6 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Almeirim?

1,461 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Almeirim a good place to live?

Almeirim 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 Almeirim?

The official country of birth distribution records 481 people (2.2%) 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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  title = {Almeirim, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
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Sources

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  2. EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chamusca) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  4. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  5. 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
  6. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  7. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  8. IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação SANTARÉM (Fonte Boa) (nº 734) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  9. 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
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  1. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  3. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  4. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  5. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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