Living in Esposende

Esposende is a city in Portugal. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 2.09%. Esposende had a population of 35,552 in 2021.

Pricier rent than 64% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 63% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 71% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Esposende.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Esposende?

Average net cold rent is 7.64 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): 7.64 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹⁰

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

Net rent across major citiesEsposende highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.64 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹⁰Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 458 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.64 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 Esposende?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.09 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹²

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Esposende is 2.1%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.09 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹²Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Esposende. 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

Open the Portugal service overview

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Esposende. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	500 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Esposende 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 guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Esposende?

Police recorded 2,380 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: 2,380 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²

Recorded crime across major citiesEsposende highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,380 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,715	31 Dec 2022	INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OPO, 32.8 km away, with 61 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	61 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁷Official
Nearest airport	OPO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official
Distance to nearest airport	32.8 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 18.29 · Feb 20.66 · Mar 24.73 · Apr 26.22 · May 30.51 · Jun 33.73 · Jul 36.59 · Aug 36.98 · Sep 34.14 · Oct 30.71 · Nov 23.3 · Dec 18.52 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -0.45 · Feb -0.42 · Mar -0.76 · Apr 3.27 · May 5.71 · Jun 8.88 · Jul 10.65 · Aug 11.64 · Sep 10.53 · Oct 6.95 · Nov 3.04 · Dec -0.21 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.86 · Feb 9.96 · Mar 11.61 · Apr 13.28 · May 15.63 · Jun 18.57 · Jul 20.45 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 19.53 · Oct 16.51 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 10.37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Câmara de Lobos35,666 residents Angra do Heroísmo35,402 residents Bragança35,341 residents Beja35,854 residents Évora35,903 residents Cantanhede36,595 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 95.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 372.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Esposende?

The published population was 35,552 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	95.41 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official
Foreign residents	1,705 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹¹Independent
Population density	372.6 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁹Official
Population	35,552 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official

International community in Esposende

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	35,132	100.0%
Portuguesa	32,559	92.7%
Estrangeira	2,573	7.3%
Europa	1,208	3.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	1,047	3.0%
América	846	2.4%
França	817	2.3%
Brasil	631	1.8%
África	446	1.3%
Angola	276	0.8%
Outros países - Europa	161	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Venezuela	106	0.3%
Moçambique	105	0.3%
Ásia	65	0.2%
Suíça	63	0.2%
Espanha	57	0.2%
Alemanha	54	0.2%
Canadá	43	0.1%
Reino Unido	36	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	32	0.1%
Outros países - América	29	0.1%
Ucrânia	29	0.1%
Bélgica	27	0.1%
Suécia	25	0.1%
África do Sul	25	0.1%
Itália	24	0.1%
Argentina	23	0.1%
China	22	0.1%
Luxemburgo	21	0.1%
Outros	21	0.1%
Outros países - África	20	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	14	0.0%
Cabo Verde	13	0.0%
Polónia	11	0.0%
Moldávia	10	0.0%
Oceânia	8	0.0%
Austrália	7	0.0%
Índia	5	0.0%
Roménia	5	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	4	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Paquistão	3	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	3	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	2	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	1	0.0%
Áustria	1	0.0%
Grécia	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%

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

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	35,132	100.0%
Portuguesa	34,286	97.6%
Estrangeira	846	2.4%
América	473	1.3%
Brasil	415	1.2%
Europa	255	0.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	203	0.6%
França	76	0.2%
Ásia	68	0.2%
Outros países - Europa	52	0.1%
África	48	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Espanha	45	0.1%
Itália	38	0.1%
China	30	0.1%
Angola	28	0.1%
Venezuela	27	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	26	0.1%
Ucrânia	21	0.1%
Outros países - América	15	0.0%
Reino Unido	15	0.0%
Bélgica	12	0.0%
Alemanha	9	0.0%
Polónia	9	0.0%
Canadá	8	0.0%
Outros	8	0.0%
Outros países - África	7	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	6	0.0%
Cabo Verde	5	0.0%
Índia	5	0.0%
Moçambique	4	0.0%
Nepal	4	0.0%
Roménia	4	0.0%
Suíça	3	0.0%
Luxemburgo	3	0.0%
Moldávia	3	0.0%
Paquistão	3	0.0%
Oceânia	2	0.0%
Argentina	2	0.0%
Austrália	2	0.0%
Irlanda	2	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	2	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	2	0.0%
Suécia	2	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	2	0.0%
Grécia	1	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Is Esposende 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 air quality · range 56–74%

Skilled employee73%strong on work, weak on education · range 65–81%

Student58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 49–67%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 56–72%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–69%

Foreign residents1,705 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population35,552 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)7.64 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.09 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

City area95.41 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,380 incidents per 100k31 Dec 2022Official source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

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 Esposende?

The published population was 35,552 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Esposende?

Average net cold rent is 7.64 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 535 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Esposende?

Police recorded 2,380 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 Esposende?

The unemployment rate is about 2.1 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Esposende?

1,705 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Esposende a good place to live?

Esposende 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 Esposende?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,208 people (3.4%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Esposende, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/esposende/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_esposende-portugal-rent-jobs-safety_f8a96ed890d8,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Esposende, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/esposende/},
  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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INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26

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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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