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Living in Castro Marim

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.

Pricier rent than 70% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 71% 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 Castro Marim?

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 Castro Marim.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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.pt12

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

Net rent across major citiesCastro Marim highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Castro Marim 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€8.30Castro Marimnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.3 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt12Official

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 202614
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Castro Marim is 1.9%. 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%761–2Castro Marim 1.9%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 rate1.85 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202614Independent

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
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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.8Official

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 20224
Recorded crime across major citiesCastro Marim highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Castro Marim highlighted5,240Porto3,980Castro Marim3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,980 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 20224Official

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.dat9Official
Nearest airportFAO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport51.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

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.

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 Castro Marim.

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)2

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
Castro Marim average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND31°7°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Castro Marim average monthly precipitation, mm020406080464344402541219466978JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Castro Marim annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5253.0PM2.5154010.0PM10µg/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 Castro Marim is 3.0 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/m³43–4Castro Marim 3.09 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/m³268–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro)2Official · 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)7Official · 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)7Official · 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)7Official · 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)7Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Povoação6,726 residentsVila Flor6,697 residentsBelmonte6,859 residentsRibeira de Pena6,544 residentsRedondo7,031 residentsPortel6,428 residents

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)3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Castro Marim residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport82.7%Foreign residents17.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area300.8 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Foreign residents1,170 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.13Independent
Population density22.43 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population6,747 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official

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 source6

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%
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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 source5

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 worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–75%
Student49%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 40–58%
Family45%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–53%
Retirement47%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 37–57%
Foreign residents1,170 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population6,747 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.3 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.85 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro)
PM2.5 — annual mean3 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro)
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 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 people 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.

How many people born in Europa live in Castro Marim?

The official country of birth distribution records 515 people (8.0%) 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). Castro Marim, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/castro-marim/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Castro Marim, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
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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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  2. EEA air quality statistics — PT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Cerro) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
  3. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  4. 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
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  7. IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL DE SANTO ANTONIO (nº 866) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  8. 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
  9. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  10. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  3. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  4. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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