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Living in Barreiro

Barreiro had 78,764 residents in 2021 and is a city in Portugal. In 2024, annual NO₂ was 13.3 µg/m³. The city covered 36.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 2,164.4 people per km² in 2021. There were 350 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The unemployment rate was 3.55% in June 2026.

Pricier rent than 89% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 89% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Barreiro.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Barreiro?

Average net cold rent is 11.52 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): 11.52 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt11

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

Net rent across major citiesBarreiro highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Barreiro highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.52Barreiro€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braganet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.52 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt11Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 691 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.52 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 Barreiro?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.55 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202613
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Barreiro is 3.6%. 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%761–2118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–341 cities: 3% to under 4%413–4Barreiro 3.6%4 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 rate3.55 %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 Barreiro. 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 Barreiro. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents350 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 Barreiro 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 Barreiro?

Police recorded 3,990 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: 3,990 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 citiesBarreiro highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Barreiro highlighted5,240Porto3,990Barreiro3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,990 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 airport103 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat8Official
Nearest airportLIS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport14.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual PM10 was 19.2 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Barreiro?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Paio Pires)1

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
Barreiro average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND29°9°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Barreiro average monthly precipitation, mm0357010514010478697258143539111134109JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Barreiro annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154019.2PM10104013.3NO₂µg/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 Barreiro is 8.0 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/m³145–65 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/m³268–9Barreiro 8.02 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean13.28 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
PM10 — annual mean19.18 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Paio Pires)1Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 15.1 · Feb 16.4 · Mar 18.9 · Apr 20.4 · May 23.1 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.8 · Sep 26.6 · Oct 22.8 · Nov 18.1 · Dec 15.4 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Instituto Geofísico) (nº 535)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 8.6 · Feb 9.1 · Mar 11 · Apr 12.3 · May 14.4 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 11.8 · Dec 9.4 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Instituto Geofísico) (nº 535)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 11.8 · Feb 12.8 · Mar 14.9 · Apr 16.3 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 23.8 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 19.1 · Nov 15 · Dec 12.4 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Instituto Geofísico) (nº 535)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 103.8 · Feb 77.8 · Mar 68.7 · Apr 71.8 · May 57.8 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 2.6 · Aug 5.4 · Sep 38.6 · Oct 110.6 · Nov 133.9 · Dec 108.5 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Instituto Geofísico) (nº 535)6Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Torres Vedras79,465 residentsVila do Conde79,533 residentsFaro80,256 residentsMafra76,685 residentsPenafiel72,265 residentsSanto Tirso71,530 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Barreiro?

The published population was 78,764 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Barreiro residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport87.5%Foreign residents12.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area36.39 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official
Foreign residents9,827 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.12Independent
Population density2,164 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.10Official
Population78,764 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official

International community in Barreiro

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
Total78,345100.0%
Portuguesa66,94085.4%
Estrangeira11,40514.6%
África6,1277.8%
América3,2654.2%
Brasil2,9563.8%
Angola2,3283.0%
Cabo Verde1,5512.0%
Europa1,3871.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)8081.0%
Guiné-Bissau7781.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Moçambique6700.9%
Ásia6190.8%
Outros países - Europa5790.7%
São Tomé e Príncipe4790.6%
Outros países - África2740.3%
França2670.3%
Venezuela1890.2%
Ucrânia1860.2%
Índia1560.2%
Alemanha1410.2%
Reino Unido1380.2%
Nepal1300.2%
China1280.2%
Espanha1080.1%
Moldávia980.1%
Bangladeche920.1%
Outros países - Ásia750.1%
Federação da Rússia690.1%
Suíça650.1%
Roménia650.1%
Itália620.1%
Outros países - América580.1%
África do Sul470.1%
Paquistão380.0%
Bélgica360.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)360.0%
Estados Unidos da América240.0%
Outros230.0%
Canadá220.0%
Luxemburgo200.0%
Polónia170.0%
Argentina160.0%
Bulgária90.0%
Finlândia90.0%
Letónia80.0%
Oceânia70.0%
Irlanda60.0%
Suécia60.0%
Austrália50.0%
Croácia40.0%
Áustria30.0%
Outros países - Oceânia20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Lituânia20.0%
Eslováquia20.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Malta10.0%

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
Total78,345100.0%
Portuguesa72,12392.1%
Estrangeira6,2217.9%
América2,5423.2%
África2,4963.2%
Brasil2,4203.1%
Angola8141.0%
Cabo Verde6740.9%
Europa6420.8%
Ásia5380.7%
Guiné-Bissau4480.6%
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Published groupPeopleShare
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)4040.5%
São Tomé e Príncipe2650.3%
Outros países - Europa2380.3%
Outros países - África1770.2%
China1450.2%
Nepal1250.2%
Moçambique1170.1%
Índia1120.1%
Ucrânia980.1%
Bangladeche960.1%
Itália900.1%
Espanha740.1%
Roménia560.1%
França550.1%
Reino Unido550.1%
Venezuela530.1%
Outros países - América400.1%
Paquistão390.0%
Federação da Rússia350.0%
Moldávia330.0%
Alemanha290.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)220.0%
Outros países - Ásia210.0%
Outros150.0%
Polónia140.0%
Estados Unidos da América140.0%
Bélgica130.0%
Argentina110.0%
Letónia80.0%
Suécia80.0%
Bulgária60.0%
Finlândia60.0%
Irlanda50.0%
Canadá40.0%
Oceânia30.0%
Áustria30.0%
Austrália30.0%
Croácia30.0%
Suíça20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Dinamarca20.0%
Lituânia20.0%
Luxemburgo20.0%
Eslováquia20.0%
Apátrida10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
África do Sul10.0%

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

Is Barreiro 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–69%
Student44%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 35–53%
Family40%strong on family, weak on education · range 32–48%
Retirement43%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–52%
Foreign residents9,827 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population78,764 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)11.52 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate3.55 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean13.28 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
PM10 — annual mean19.18 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 Barreiro?

The published population was 78,764 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Barreiro?

Average net cold rent is 11.52 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 806 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Barreiro?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Paio Pires).

How safe is Barreiro?

Police recorded 3,990 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 Barreiro?

The unemployment rate is about 3.6 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Barreiro?

9,827 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Barreiro a good place to live?

Barreiro 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 Barreiro?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,387 people (1.8%) 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). Barreiro, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/barreiro/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Barreiro, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  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. EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Paio Pires) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  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. IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação LISBOA (Instituto Geofísico) (nº 535) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  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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