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Living in Bombarral

In 2021, population density was 151.8 people per km². The unemployment rate was 2.48% in June 2026. There were 180 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The population of Bombarral, in Portugal, was 13,856 in 2021. The city covered 91.3 km² in 2021.

Higher unemployment than 61% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 68% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Bombarral.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bombarral?

Average net cold rent is 6.67 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): 6.67 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt13

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

Net rent across major citiesBombarral highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bombarral 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€6.67Bombarralnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.67 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt13Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 400 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.67 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 Bombarral?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.48 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202615
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Bombarral is 2.5%. 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%1182–3Bombarral 2.5%41 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 rate2.48 %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 Bombarral. 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 Bombarral. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents180 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 Bombarral 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 Bombarral?

Police recorded 2,420 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: 2,420 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 citiesBombarral highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bombarral highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,420Bombarral2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,420 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, 54 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 airport54 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv11Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bombarral?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Lourinhã)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
Bombarral average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND21°10°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bombarral average monthly precipitation, mm025507510076554948361251125859869JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bombarral annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5256.0PM2.5154015.0PM1010405.0NO₂µg/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 Bombarral is 6.0 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/m³56–7Bombarral 6.05 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 mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lourinhã)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lourinhã)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean6 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Lourinhã)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 14.5 · Feb 14.7 · Mar 15.9 · Apr 16.6 · May 18.2 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 20.5 · Aug 21.2 · Sep 20.9 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 17 · Dec 15.3 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO CARVOEIRO (Farol) (nº 531)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 9.9 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 11.5 · Apr 12.5 · May 14.3 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 16.7 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 12.8 · Dec 10.8 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO CARVOEIRO (Farol) (nº 531)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 12.2 · Feb 12.5 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 16.2 · Jun 18 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 13 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO CARVOEIRO (Farol) (nº 531)8Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 75.8 · Feb 55.1 · Mar 48.8 · Apr 47.7 · May 35.8 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 5.2 · Aug 10.7 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 84.6 · Nov 98 · Dec 68.6 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação CABO CARVOEIRO (Farol) (nº 531)8Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Alcanena13,868 residentsNelas14,037 residentsGouveia14,046 residentsCadaval14,228 residentsSines14,238 residentsEstremoz14,318 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bombarral?

The published population was 13,856 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bombarral residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.4%Foreign residents 7.6%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area91.29 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official
Foreign residents1,047 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.14Independent
Population density151.8 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.12Official
Population13,856 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official

International community in Bombarral

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
Total12,746100.0%
Portuguesa11,53390.5%
Estrangeira1,2139.5%
Europa5354.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)3102.4%
América3102.4%
África2622.1%
Brasil2291.8%
Outros países - Europa2251.8%
Angola1541.2%
França1441.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia1040.8%
Ucrânia900.7%
Reino Unido620.5%
Moçambique590.5%
Roménia540.4%
Alemanha420.3%
Canadá390.3%
Nepal340.3%
Índia330.3%
Estados Unidos da América300.2%
Suíça250.2%
Moldávia230.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)200.2%
Federação da Rússia200.2%
China180.1%
Bélgica160.1%
Guiné-Bissau160.1%
Outros países - Ásia130.1%
África do Sul110.1%
Espanha100.1%
Outros países - África80.1%
Cabo Verde80.1%
Luxemburgo70.1%
Venezuela70.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe60.0%
Paquistão50.0%
Outros50.0%
Itália40.0%
Polónia40.0%
Argentina30.0%
Suécia30.0%
Outros países - América20.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Austrália20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Áustria10.0%
Bangladeche10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Hungria10.0%

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
Total12,746100.0%
Portuguesa12,08394.8%
Estrangeira6635.2%
Europa2922.3%
América1921.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1701.3%
Brasil1631.3%
Outros países - Europa1221.0%
Ásia990.8%
África790.6%
Roménia650.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Angola560.4%
Ucrânia560.4%
Reino Unido450.4%
França440.3%
Nepal340.3%
Índia320.3%
China240.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)170.1%
Guiné-Bissau150.1%
Estados Unidos da América150.1%
Bélgica110.1%
Alemanha110.1%
Canadá80.1%
Federação da Rússia80.1%
Moldávia70.1%
Espanha60.0%
Itália60.0%
Paquistão50.0%
Polónia40.0%
Outros40.0%
Outros países - Ásia30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Outros países - África20.0%
Outros países - América20.0%
Suíça20.0%
Cabo Verde20.0%
Moçambique20.0%
Suécia20.0%
África do Sul20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Áustria10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Bangladeche10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Venezuela10.0%

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

Is Bombarral 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 63–79%
Student59%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 50–68%
Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–70%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–67%
Foreign residents1,047 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population13,856 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.67 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate2.48 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lourinhã)
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lourinhã)
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 Bombarral?

The published population was 13,856 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Bombarral?

Average net cold rent is 6.67 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 467 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Bombarral?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 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 Lourinhã).

How safe is Bombarral?

Police recorded 2,420 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 Bombarral?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Bombarral?

1,047 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Bombarral a good place to live?

Bombarral 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 Bombarral?

The official country of birth distribution records 535 people (4.2%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Bombarral, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/bombarral/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Bombarral, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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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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  2. EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Lourinhã) 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 Lourinhã) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
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  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
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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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