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Living in Castro Marim

In Castro Marim, average gross earnings are €1,155 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €8.30 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.9% (2026).

Castro Marim had 6,747 residents in 2021 and is a city in Portugal. For Castro Marim, the unemployment rate was 1.85% in June 2026. There were 230 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2324 sources

Population6,747people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,155EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent8.3EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 34% aboveOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.85%country median 2.3% — 21% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime3,980incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 46% 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 mean3µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro)

Pricier rent than 71% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 72% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 88% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Castro Marim?

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

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Castro Marim?

Average net cold rent is 8.3 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): 8.3 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt16
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Castro Marim recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesCastro Marim highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Castro Marim highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Castro Marim€8.30
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Amadora€13.00
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan15Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt16Official

Is Castro Marim 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 worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–56%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–65%
Student44%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 35–53%
Family44%strong on family, weak on education · range 36–52%
Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 34–54%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 498 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.3 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 Castro Marim?

The unemployment rate is about 1.9 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.85 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Castro Marim is 1.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,155 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)4Official
Unemployment rate1.85 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624Independent

What does a salary buy in Castro Marim?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Portugal median gross pay: €1,099 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€377of €920 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€920
Rent, 60 m²€8.30/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €498
Internet€30 · official · MEO fixed fibre · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€15 · official · Vodafone Portugal mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €15
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€377
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Castro Marim Salary needed to live in Castro Marim

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Castro Marim. 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Castro Marim. 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.11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castro Marim 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 Castro Marim?

Police recorded 3,980 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: 3,980 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20226
Recorded crime across major citiesCastro Marim highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Castro Marim highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Castro Marim3,980
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,980 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,73031 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20226Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was FAO, 51.3 km away, with 63 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport63 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat12Official
Nearest airportFAO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official
Distance to nearest airport51.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv13Official

Language courses and integration

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

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Castro Marim?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro)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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 Castro Marim is 3.0 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro)3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 15.7 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 19.2 · Apr 21.2 · May 24.1 · Jun 27.6 · Jul 30.5 · Aug 30.4 · Sep 27.2 · Oct 23.4 · Nov 19.1 · Dec 16.5 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL DE SANTO ANTONIO (nº 866)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 7 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 10 · Apr 11.7 · May 14.3 · Jun 17.3 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 15 · Nov 11 · Dec 8.3 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL DE SANTO ANTONIO (nº 866)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 11.3 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 14.6 · Apr 16.5 · May 19.2 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 25.1 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 15 · Dec 12.4 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL DE SANTO ANTONIO (nº 866)9Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.2 · Feb 42.6 · Mar 44.3 · Apr 40.3 · May 25.1 · Jun 3.9 · Jul 0.5 · Aug 2.2 · Sep 18.5 · Oct 45.6 · Nov 69.1 · Dec 78.4 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL DE SANTO ANTONIO (nº 866)9Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Almada ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Downey (United States) ±1.4 °C, Cagliari (Italy) ±1.1 °C, Castellón de la Plana (Spain) ±0.6 °C, Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±1.7 °C, Elche (Spain) ±0.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 300.8 km² in 2021. Population density was 22.4 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Castro Marim?

The published population was 6,747 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area300.8 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official
Foreign residents1,170 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.23Independent
Population density22.43 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.14Official
Population6,747 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official

International community in Castro Marim

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
Total6,439100.0%
Portuguesa5,63987.6%
Estrangeira80012.4%
Europa5158.0%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)3465.4%
Outros países - Europa1692.6%
África1332.1%
América1302.0%
Reino Unido1051.6%
Brasil1031.6%
Angola721.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Itália701.1%
França661.0%
Alemanha520.8%
Bulgária460.7%
Moçambique410.6%
Ucrânia360.6%
Espanha310.5%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)260.4%
Ásia200.3%
Roménia200.3%
Bélgica130.2%
Suíça110.2%
Outros países - África100.2%
Moldávia100.2%
Suécia100.2%
Canadá90.1%
Outros países - Ásia70.1%
Outros países - América60.1%
Índia60.1%
Estados Unidos da América60.1%
Outros60.1%
China40.1%
Cabo Verde40.1%
Irlanda40.1%
Venezuela40.1%
África do Sul40.1%
Polónia30.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Bangladeche20.0%
Estónia20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Áustria10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Federação da Rússia10.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

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
Total6,439100.0%
Portuguesa5,86791.1%
Estrangeira5728.9%
Europa4376.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)3094.8%
Outros países - Europa1282.0%
Reino Unido1061.6%
América981.5%
Brasil761.2%
Itália751.2%
Bulgária500.8%
Show 36 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Alemanha370.6%
França370.6%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)240.4%
Roménia230.4%
Espanha210.3%
Ásia180.3%
África170.3%
Ucrânia140.2%
Bélgica130.2%
Suécia120.2%
Canadá80.1%
Moçambique80.1%
Outros países - América60.1%
China60.1%
Irlanda60.1%
Estados Unidos da América60.1%
Índia50.1%
Moldávia50.1%
Outros países - Ásia40.1%
Polónia40.1%
Angola30.0%
Finlândia30.0%
Outros30.0%
Outros países - África20.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia20.0%
Bangladeche20.0%
Cabo Verde20.0%
Estónia20.0%
Argentina10.0%
Áustria10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Venezuela10.0%
África do Sul10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Castro Marim

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Paços de Ferreira as a Castro Marim alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 459 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 56,340 Paços de Ferreira vs 6,747 Castro Marim+735%
  • Rent: €5.61/m² Paços de Ferreira vs €8.30/m² Castro Marim−32%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Paços de Ferreira vs 3,980 Castro Marim−41%
  • Unemployment: 2.2% Paços de Ferreira vs 1.9% Castro Marim+20%
  • Nearest airport: 25.2 km Paços de Ferreira vs 51.3 km Castro Marim−51%

Cities near Castro Marim

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Ayamonte Spain · 4.2 km away
Rent
4.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Isla Cristina Spain · 11.2 km away
Rent
5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31
Tavira 20.2 km away
Rent
11.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Lepe Spain · 22.4 km away
Rent
4.8 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-12-31

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; Castro Marim's school authority applies it locally.

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

Common questions

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

How many people live in Castro Marim?

The published population was 6,747 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Castro Marim?

Average net cold rent is 8.3 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 581 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Castro Marim?

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

How safe is Castro Marim?

Police recorded 3,980 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 Castro Marim?

The unemployment rate is about 1.9 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Castro Marim?

1,170 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Castro Marim a good place to live?

Castro Marim 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.

Which cities are near Castro Marim?

Vila Real de Santo António, Ayamonte, Isla Cristina, Tavira, Lepe are near Castro Marim. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Castro Marim?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,639 people (87.6%) 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, October 16). Castro Marim, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ee8f7397585b116cf8564a69085dc33b]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/castro-marim/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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