Living in Ferreira do Alentejo

Ferreira do Alentejo is a city in Portugal, with a population of 8,255 in 2021. The unemployment rate was 2.96% in June 2026. The nearest airport was PRM, 109.2 km away in June 2026.

Cheaper rent than 68% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 78% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 94% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Ferreira do Alentejo?

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 Ferreira do Alentejo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ferreira do Alentejo?

Average net cold rent is 5.11 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): 5.11 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt⁹

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

Net rent across major citiesFerreira do Alentejo highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.11 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt⁹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 307 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.11 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 Ferreira do Alentejo?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.96 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Ferreira do Alentejo is 3.0%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.96 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	150 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 Ferreira do Alentejo 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 Ferreira do Alentejo?

Police recorded 4,310 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: 4,310 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 citiesFerreira do Alentejo highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,310 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	PRM	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	109.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ferreira do Alentejo. 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 Ferreira do Alentejo.

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.1 · Feb 15.7 · Mar 18.9 · Apr 21.1 · May 25.3 · Jun 30.2 · Jul 33.5 · Aug 33.4 · Sep 29.3 · Oct 23.9 · Nov 17.9 · Dec 14.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BEJA (nº 562)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.7 · Feb 6 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 9.2 · May 11.7 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 15.8 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 9.2 · Dec 6.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BEJA (nº 562)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.9 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 13.4 · Apr 15.1 · May 18.5 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 25 · Sep 22.3 · Oct 18.5 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 10.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BEJA (nº 562)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 60.2 · Feb 48.2 · Mar 52.7 · Apr 58.1 · May 45.5 · Jun 12 · Jul 1.1 · Aug 4.4 · Sep 27.4 · Oct 74.4 · Nov 75.9 · Dec 80.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BEJA (nº 562)⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Proença-a-Nova8,314 residents Vila Viçosa8,319 residents Campo Maior8,456 residents Tarouca8,048 residents Penalva do Castelo7,956 residents Torre de Moncorvo8,572 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 648.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 12.7 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Ferreira do Alentejo?

The published population was 8,255 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	648.2 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official
Foreign residents	908 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹⁰Independent
Population density	12.74 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁸Official
Population	8,255 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official

International community in Ferreira do Alentejo

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	7,684	100.0%
Portuguesa	6,853	89.2%
Estrangeira	831	10.8%
Europa	372	4.8%
Ásia	231	3.0%
Outros países - Europa	187	2.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	185	2.4%
América	130	1.7%
Roménia	115	1.5%
Moldávia	112	1.5%
Índia	101	1.3%

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Published group	People	Share
África	98	1.3%
Brasil	63	0.8%
Reino Unido	49	0.6%
Venezuela	49	0.6%
Bangladeche	46	0.6%
Paquistão	42	0.5%
Angola	32	0.4%
Outros países - Ásia	31	0.4%
Outros países - África	26	0.3%
Alemanha	18	0.2%
França	18	0.2%
Suíça	17	0.2%
Moçambique	17	0.2%
Espanha	12	0.2%
Guiné-Bissau	12	0.2%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	12	0.2%
Outros países - América	11	0.1%
Ucrânia	8	0.1%
Cabo Verde	6	0.1%
Nepal	6	0.1%
Bélgica	5	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	5	0.1%
África do Sul	4	0.1%
Hungria	3	0.0%
Canadá	2	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Luxemburgo	1	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	1	0.0%
Outros	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	7,684	100.0%
Portuguesa	6,948	90.4%
Estrangeira	736	9.6%
Europa	347	4.5%
Ásia	230	3.0%
Outros países - Europa	177	2.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	170	2.2%
Roménia	124	1.6%
Moldávia	115	1.5%
América	106	1.4%
Índia	100	1.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Brasil	56	0.7%
África	53	0.7%
Reino Unido	49	0.6%
Bangladeche	46	0.6%
Paquistão	43	0.6%
Venezuela	37	0.5%
Outros países - Ásia	30	0.4%
Outros países - África	26	0.3%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	13	0.2%
Guiné-Bissau	12	0.2%
Espanha	10	0.1%
Outros países - América	9	0.1%
Ucrânia	8	0.1%
França	7	0.1%
Angola	6	0.1%
Bélgica	6	0.1%
Nepal	6	0.1%
Suíça	5	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Hungria	4	0.1%
Moçambique	4	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	4	0.1%
Cabo Verde	3	0.0%
Alemanha	3	0.0%
Irlanda	3	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	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 Ferreira do Alentejo 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 worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 54–72%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–76%

Student55%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–64%

Family47%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–55%

Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–60%

Foreign residents908 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population8,255 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)5.11 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.96 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

City area648.2 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,310 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 Ferreira do Alentejo?

The published population was 8,255 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Ferreira do Alentejo?

Average net cold rent is 5.11 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 358 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Ferreira do Alentejo?

Police recorded 4,310 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 Ferreira do Alentejo?

The unemployment rate is about 3 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Ferreira do Alentejo?

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

Is Ferreira do Alentejo a good place to live?

Ferreira do Alentejo 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 Ferreira do Alentejo?

The official country of birth distribution records 372 people (4.8%) 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). Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal: rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/ferreira-do-alentejo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ferreira-do-alentejo-portugal-rent-jobs_1054bfb6e6b4,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal: rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/ferreira-do-alentejo/},
  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
IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BEJA (nº 562) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
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
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
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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