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Living in Évora

In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 3.38%. The population of Évora, in Portugal, was 35,903 in 2021.

Pricier rent than 72% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 88% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 72% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Évora.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Évora?

Average net cold rent is 8.55 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): 8.55 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt10

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

Net rent across major citiesÉvora highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Évora 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€8.55Évoranet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.55 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt10Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 513 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 8.55 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 Évora?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.38 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202612
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Évora is 3.4%. 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%761–2118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–341 cities: 3% to under 4%413–4Évora 3.4%4 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 rate3.38 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202612Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Évora. 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 Évora. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

There were 930 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents930 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.6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Évora 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 Évora?

Police recorded 2,350 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: 2,350 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 citiesÉvora highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Évora highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,350Évora2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,350 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 20222Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport2 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat7Official
Nearest airportBJZ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official
Distance to nearest airport100.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv8Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 9.3°C in January and 24.5°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 68.6 mm in January and 2.7 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Évora average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND34°5°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Évora average monthly precipitation, mm02550751006952616247113634828685JFMAMJJASONDmm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 14.1 · Feb 15.7 · Mar 18.7 · Apr 20.7 · May 25 · Jun 30.2 · Jul 33.3 · Aug 33.5 · Sep 29.5 · Oct 24.1 · Nov 17.6 · Dec 14.6 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Évora, 1991-20205Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 5 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 8.5 · May 10.9 · Jun 13.8 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 16 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 5.3 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Évora, 1991-20205Official
Average temperature by monthJan 9.3 · Feb 10.3 · Mar 12.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 18 · Jun 22 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 12.8 · Dec 10 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Évora, 1991-20205Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 68.6 · Feb 52.3 · Mar 60.8 · Apr 62.1 · May 46.6 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 2.7 · Aug 6 · Sep 33.9 · Oct 81.5 · Nov 86 · Dec 85.1 mm31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Évora, 1991-20205Official

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Beja35,854 residentsCâmara de Lobos35,666 residentsEsposende35,552 residentsAngra do Heroísmo35,402 residentsBragança35,341 residentsCantanhede36,595 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,307.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 27.5 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Évora?

The published population was 35,903 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Évora residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport89.7%Foreign residents 10.3%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area1,307 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1Official
Foreign residents3,684 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.11Independent
Population density27.47 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.9Official
Population35,903 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)1Official

International community in Évora

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
Total53,577100.0%
Portuguesa50,51594.3%
Estrangeira3,0625.7%
América1,1042.1%
Brasil1,0261.9%
Europa8641.6%
África8591.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)5211.0%
Angola4250.8%
Outros países - Europa3430.6%
Moçambique2570.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia2280.4%
França1520.3%
Ucrânia1320.2%
Suíça1050.2%
Espanha950.2%
Cabo Verde930.2%
Alemanha840.2%
China720.1%
Nepal680.1%
Moldávia560.1%
Outros países - Ásia510.1%
Roménia500.1%
Reino Unido350.1%
Outros países - África340.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)340.1%
Índia300.1%
Bélgica290.1%
Outros países - América260.0%
Bulgária250.0%
Guiné-Bissau220.0%
Itália210.0%
Venezuela170.0%
Estados Unidos da América160.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe140.0%
África do Sul140.0%
Canadá120.0%
Federação da Rússia100.0%
Luxemburgo90.0%
Oceânia70.0%
Argentina70.0%
Austrália60.0%
Bangladeche50.0%
Irlanda50.0%
Polónia50.0%
Outros50.0%
Hungria30.0%
Estónia20.0%
Letónia20.0%
Paquistão20.0%
Suécia20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Grécia10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total53,577100.0%
Portuguesa51,86996.8%
Estrangeira1,7083.2%
América8961.7%
Brasil8521.6%
Europa4170.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2640.5%
Ásia2160.4%
África1790.3%
Outros países - Europa1530.3%
China940.2%
Show 38 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Ucrânia870.2%
Cabo Verde700.1%
Nepal690.1%
Espanha610.1%
Roménia510.1%
Angola440.1%
Moldávia340.1%
Itália290.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)290.1%
Alemanha270.1%
Outros países - América250.0%
França250.0%
Outros países - Ásia230.0%
Índia230.0%
Moçambique230.0%
Outros países - África200.0%
Reino Unido200.0%
Bulgária170.0%
Bélgica130.0%
Guiné-Bissau120.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe90.0%
Venezuela90.0%
Suíça80.0%
Estados Unidos da América70.0%
Bangladeche50.0%
Polónia40.0%
Federação da Rússia30.0%
Argentina20.0%
Áustria20.0%
Hungria20.0%
Paquistão20.0%
Canadá10.0%
Chéquia10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Letónia10.0%
África do Sul10.0%
Outros10.0%

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

Is Évora 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–70%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–76%
Student57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 48–66%
Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–70%
Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 49–69%
Foreign residents3,684 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population35,903 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)8.55 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate3.38 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
City area1,307 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,350 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 Évora?

The published population was 35,903 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Évora?

Average net cold rent is 8.55 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 599 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Évora?

Police recorded 2,350 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 Évora?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Évora?

3,684 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Évora a good place to live?

Évora 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 Évora?

The official country of birth distribution records 864 people (1.6%) 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, September 12). Évora, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/evora/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Évora, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety, climate},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
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}
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Sources

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  1. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  2. 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
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  5. IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Évora, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  6. 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
  7. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  8. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  9. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  10. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
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  1. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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