Living in Esposende
In Esposende, average gross earnings are €1,245 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €7.64 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.1% (2026).
In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 2.09%. Esposende had a population of 35,552 in 2021.
Pricier rent than 65% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 64% 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.
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.pt15
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre7Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan14Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 7.64 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt15Official |
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.
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.
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 202626
Esposende 2.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,245 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)2Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2.09 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202626Independent |
What does a salary buy in Esposende?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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€7.64/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €458 |
| 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 | €417 |
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.
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional — Public employment service
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.9Official |
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 guideSafety
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 20224
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,380 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 20224Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was OPO, 32.8 km away, with 61 listed destinations in June 2026.
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.
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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly extreme high temperature | 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 Center8Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | 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 Center8Official |
| 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 Center8Official |
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)3
By nationality
National passport95.2%
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)3Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,705 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.25Independent |
| 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.12Official |
| Population | 35,552 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official |
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 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 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 source5
Alternatives for people set on Esposende
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 an Esposende alternative in the same region
43 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €5.61/m² Paços de Ferreira vs €7.64/m² Esposende−27%
- Residents: 56,340 Paços de Ferreira vs 35,552 Esposende+58%
- Nearest airport: 25.2 km Paços de Ferreira vs 32.8 km Esposende−23%
- Unemployment: 2.2% Paços de Ferreira vs 2.1% Esposende+6%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,330 Paços de Ferreira vs 2,380 Esposendesame level
Amarante as an Esposende alternative in the same country
66 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €7.64/m² Esposende−39%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 2.1% Esposende+36%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 2,380 Esposende−16%
- Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 35,552 Esposende+47%
- Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 32.8 km Esposende−9%
Cities near Esposende
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 7.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
- Rent
- 6.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Salary
- 1,092 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
- Rent
- 7.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 8.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
- Rent
- 8.78 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
- Rent
- 6.54 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
- Rent
- 7.67 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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; Esposende'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 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 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.
Which cities are near Esposende?
Marinhas, Barcelos, Pedroso, Aver-o-Mar, Póvoa de Varzim are near Esposende. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Esposende?
The official country of birth distribution records 32,559 people (92.7%) 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). Esposende, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 583148e185bd31b2f0b9f348a09c9440]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/esposende/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
- INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
- 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
- MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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- OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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- 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
- Valor mediano das rendas de novos contratos de arrendamento de alojamentos familiares nos últimos 12 meses (Metodologia 2026 - €/ m²) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024 - geografia 2025); Trimestral - INE, Estatísticas de Rendas da Habitação ao nível local ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
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