Living in Crato
In Crato, average gross earnings are €1,102 a month (2024) and unemployment is 2.8% (2026).
The unemployment rate was 2.83% in June 2026. The city covers 398.1 km², with a population density of 9.3 people per km² in 2021. There were 220 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Crato?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Crato. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Crato 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Crato?
The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 2.83 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202612
Crato 2.8%
Unemployment rate (%)
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Crato. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Crato. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 220 per 100,000 | 2024 | 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.9Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Crato 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Crato?
Police recorded 2,610 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: 2,610 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,610 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 | 31 Dec 2022 | INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Crato. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 11.6 · Feb 13.2 · Mar 16.3 · Apr 18.1 · May 22.3 · Jun 27.4 · Jul 31.2 · Aug 31.3 · Sep 26.8 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 14.8 · Dec 12.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 5.8 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 8 · Apr 9.1 · May 12.1 · Jun 15.2 · Jul 17.3 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 8.9 · Dec 6.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 8.7 · Feb 9.7 · Mar 12.2 · Apr 13.6 · May 17.2 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.9 · Nov 11.8 · Dec 9.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 105.5 · Feb 81.3 · Mar 83 · Apr 79.4 · May 68.7 · Jun 17.5 · Jul 4.9 · Aug 8.4 · Sep 40.7 · Oct 124.5 · Nov 116.5 · Dec 108 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571)6Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Loures ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Latina (Italy) ±1.3 °C, Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.0 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±3.0 °C, Giugliano in Campania (Italy) ±1.3 °C, Downey (United States) ±3.2 °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
How many people live in Crato?
The published population was 1,430 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1
By nationality
National passport95.1%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 398.1 km² | 2021 | Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain.7Official |
| Foreign residents | 70 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.11Independent |
| Population density | 9.31 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.7Official |
| Population | 1,430 people | 19 Apr 2021 | Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT)1Official |
International community in Crato
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,225 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 3,113 | 96.5% |
| Estrangeira | 112 | 3.5% |
| Europa | 43 | 1.3% |
| África | 40 | 1.2% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 33 | 1.0% |
| América | 27 | 0.8% |
| Brasil | 24 | 0.7% |
| Angola | 15 | 0.5% |
| Moçambique | 14 | 0.4% |
| Roménia | 14 | 0.4% |
Show 18 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Espanha | 11 | 0.3% |
| Outros países - Europa | 10 | 0.3% |
| Outros países - África | 6 | 0.2% |
| Ucrânia | 5 | 0.2% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 3 | 0.1% |
| Ásia | 2 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 2 | 0.1% |
| Bélgica | 2 | 0.1% |
| Suíça | 2 | 0.1% |
| Alemanha | 2 | 0.1% |
| Reino Unido | 2 | 0.1% |
| Luxemburgo | 2 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 2 | 0.1% |
| França | 1 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,225 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 3,174 | 98.4% |
| Estrangeira | 51 | 1.6% |
| Europa | 22 | 0.7% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 17 | 0.5% |
| América | 17 | 0.5% |
| Brasil | 14 | 0.4% |
| Roménia | 14 | 0.4% |
| África | 11 | 0.3% |
| Outros países - África | 6 | 0.2% |
| Outros países - Europa | 5 | 0.2% |
Show 10 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ucrânia | 4 | 0.1% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 3 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 2 | 0.1% |
| Moçambique | 2 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ásia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 1 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source4
Alternatives for people set on Crato
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Crato from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Crato, nearest in population first.
How does Crato compare?
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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; Crato'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 Crato?
The published population was 1,430 people in April 2021. Source: Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT).
How safe is Crato?
Police recorded 2,610 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 Crato?
The unemployment rate is about 2.8 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Crato?
70 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Crato a good place to live?
Crato 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 Portuguesa live in Crato?
The official country of birth distribution records 3,113 people (96.5%) 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). Crato, Portugal: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6fc45940bb1b1a9e0932902e356167ec]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/crato/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Censos 2021 — Lugares por Freguesia (C21_LUGF_PT) Censos 2021 · mapas.ine.pt · checked 2026-10-07
- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- 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
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
- IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTALEGRE (nº 571) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
- Local normalized archive of official INE municipality rows: DICO identity, populationTotal and areaKm2 at municipality/LAU-1 grain. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
- MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- 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
- Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
Show 2 more sources
- Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
- IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
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