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Living in Funchal

Funchal is a city in Portugal, with a population of 37,594 in 2021. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 5.22 µg/m³. There were 920 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Pricier rent than 96% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other Portuguese city that publishes it and more recorded crime than 73% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Funchal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Funchal?

Average net cold rent is 13.6 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): 13.6 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12
What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Funchal recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€383
Utilities, 85 m² flat€94
Internet, 60 Mbps€41
Fitness club€38
Transport pass€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€17

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesFunchal highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Funchal highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Funchal€13.60
Almada€13.43
Porto€10.15
Braga€8.57
Show the other 6 cities
Amadora€13.00
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Seixal€11.33
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly38 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo — Cost of Living in Funchal (Wayback capture 20241204184712)14Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited41.33 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo — Cost of Living in Funchal (Wayback capture 20241204184712)14Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly383.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo — Cost of Living in Funchal (Wayback capture 20241204184712)14Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB17.42 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo — Cost of Living in Funchal (Wayback capture 20241204184712)14Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass30 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo — Cost of Living in Funchal (Wayback capture 20241204184712)14Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home94.41 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo — Cost of Living in Funchal (Wayback capture 20241204184712)14Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.6 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt12Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 816 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 13.6 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 Funchal?

The unemployment rate is about 12.1 % (2021).

  • Unemployment rate: 12.05 % · Eurostat1
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Funchal is 12.1%. 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%413–44 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%112–13Funchal 12.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Salary Net Avg Eur Month1,281 EUR/month31 Aug 2026Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/pt/funchal/15Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate12.05 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2021Eurostat1Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Funchal. 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
Register Search jobs
Open the Portugal service overview

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents920 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.8Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Funchal 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 Funchal?

Police recorded 3,260 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: 3,260 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20224
Recorded crime across major citiesFunchal highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Funchal highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora3,260Funchal2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,260 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 20224Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport30 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportFNC13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport14.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Funchal. 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
Open the full Portugal section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Funchal.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 17.1°C in January and 22.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 67.1 mm in January and 1.7 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Funchal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.22 µg/m³ · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found16
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Funchal average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°14°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Funchal average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100677262452782123918095JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Funchal annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.2PM2.5154018.9PM10104020.7NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in PortugalAnnual PM2.5 in Funchal is 5.2 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band1 city: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³11–24 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–34 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³43–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–514 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³145–6Funchal 5.25 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³56–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–826 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³268–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean20.71 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found16Independent
PM10 — annual mean18.94 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found16Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean5.22 µg/m³country median 6.22024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found16Independent
Average daytime high by monthJan 20 · Feb 19.9 · Mar 20.6 · Apr 21 · May 22 · Jun 23.7 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 26.8 · Sep 26.6 · Oct 25.2 · Nov 22.8 · Dec 21 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Funchal, 1991-20207Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 14.3 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 14.9 · May 16.2 · Jun 18.2 · Jul 19.7 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 17 · Dec 15.5 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Funchal, 1991-20207Official
Average temperature by monthJan 17.1 · Feb 16.8 · Mar 17.4 · Apr 17.9 · May 19.1 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 18.3 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Funchal, 1991-20207Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 67.1 · Feb 72.4 · Mar 62.3 · Apr 45.2 · May 27.2 · Jun 7.8 · Jul 1.7 · Aug 1.3 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 91.2 · Nov 80.3 · Dec 94.8 mm31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Funchal, 1991-20207Official
Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2016–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Funchal by year, µg/m³0.72.33.95.620162019202120245.2µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 rose 421.9% between 2016 and 2024, from 1.0 to 5.2.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Silves37,126 residentsTorres Novas36,717 residentsCantanhede36,595 residentsMarinha Grande38,681 residentsTrofa38,999 residentsÍlhavo39,239 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 76.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 493.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Funchal?

The published population was 37,594 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Funchal residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport80.3%Foreign residents19.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area76.16 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Foreign-resident share7 %31 Dec 2023Eurostat2Official
Foreign residents7,402 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.13Independent
Population density493.6 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population37,594 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Population over time10 published observations, 2016–2025
Population in Funchal by year, residents31,95159,22586,498113,77220162018202020222025108,129residents

Population rose 0.7% between 2016 and 2025, from 107,339 to 108,129.

Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2014–2023
Foreign residents in Funchal by year, residents-1522,5535,2577,962201420162018202020237,402residents

Foreign residents rose 108.2% between 2014 and 2023, from 3,556 to 7,402.

International community in Funchal

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
Total105,782100.0%
Portuguesa95,49290.3%
Estrangeira10,2909.7%
América5,7655.4%
Venezuela4,8354.6%
Europa2,4232.3%
África1,8501.7%
Outros países - Europa1,2941.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1,1291.1%
África do Sul7460.7%
Reino Unido7060.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Brasil6060.6%
Angola5340.5%
França3810.4%
Moçambique3620.3%
Ásia2220.2%
Outros países - América1960.2%
Ucrânia1960.2%
Alemanha1950.2%
Federação da Rússia1620.2%
Itália1210.1%
Outros1170.1%
Outros países - África1080.1%
Espanha1000.1%
Suíça750.1%
Outros países - Ásia740.1%
China720.1%
Estados Unidos da América710.1%
Roménia540.1%
Cabo Verde480.0%
Suécia420.0%
Polónia410.0%
Canadá380.0%
Moldávia380.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)360.0%
Guiné-Bissau340.0%
Nepal310.0%
Oceânia300.0%
Índia300.0%
Bélgica280.0%
Finlândia280.0%
Austrália260.0%
Hungria200.0%
Argentina190.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe180.0%
Áustria150.0%
Irlanda110.0%
Paquistão110.0%
Dinamarca100.0%
Chéquia70.0%
Luxemburgo60.0%
Bulgária50.0%
Croácia50.0%
Eslovénia50.0%
Outros países - Oceânia40.0%
Bangladeche40.0%
Estónia40.0%
Grécia40.0%
Lituânia40.0%
Chipre30.0%
Letónia20.0%
Eslováquia20.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total105,782100.0%
Portuguesa102,67397.1%
Estrangeira3,1052.9%
Europa1,4971.4%
América1,2221.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)8280.8%
Venezuela7500.7%
Outros países - Europa6690.6%
Reino Unido3560.3%
Brasil3540.3%
África1900.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ásia1840.2%
Itália1670.2%
Alemanha1660.2%
Federação da Rússia1200.1%
Ucrânia1110.1%
França1010.1%
Espanha880.1%
China830.1%
África do Sul670.1%
Roménia550.1%
Outros países - América490.0%
Outros480.0%
Estados Unidos da América420.0%
Outros países - Ásia410.0%
Suécia410.0%
Outros países - África370.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)340.0%
Polónia320.0%
Finlândia310.0%
Nepal310.0%
Bélgica270.0%
Suíça260.0%
Moçambique250.0%
Angola230.0%
Canadá180.0%
Áustria150.0%
Hungria140.0%
Índia140.0%
Cabo Verde130.0%
Guiné-Bissau130.0%
Irlanda130.0%
Oceânia120.0%
Dinamarca120.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe120.0%
Paquistão110.0%
Argentina90.0%
Austrália80.0%
Moldávia80.0%
Bulgária50.0%
Chéquia50.0%
Estónia50.0%
Outros países - Oceânia40.0%
Apátrida40.0%
Bangladeche40.0%
Lituânia40.0%
Grécia30.0%
Eslovénia30.0%
Eslováquia30.0%
Letónia20.0%
Chipre10.0%
Luxemburgo10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Is Funchal 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 worker39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 31–47%
Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on education · range 39–55%
Student29%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 20–38%
Family38%strong on family, weak on education · range 30–46%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 42–60%
Foreign residents7,402 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population37,594 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)13.6 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate12.05 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Eurostat
NO₂ — annual mean20.71 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
PM10 — annual mean18.94 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Funchal?

The published population was 37,594 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Funchal?

Average net cold rent is 13.6 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 952 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Funchal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found.

How safe is Funchal?

Police recorded 3,260 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 Funchal?

The unemployment rate is about 12.1 % (2021). Source: Eurostat.

How many foreign residents live in Funchal?

7,402 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Funchal a good place to live?

Funchal 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 Funchal?

The official country of birth distribution records 2,423 people (2.3%) 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). Funchal, Portugal: rent, salary, jobs, taxes [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/funchal/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Funchal, Portugal: rent, salary, jobs, taxes},
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  year = {2026},
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Sources

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  1. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  2. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  3. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  4. 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
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  7. IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Funchal, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  8. 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
  9. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  10. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  3. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  4. Numbeo — Cost of Living in Funchal (Wayback capture 20241204184712) Numbeo · web.archive.org · checked 2026-08-01
  5. Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/pt/funchal/ Numbeo city cost-of-living page · de.numbeo.com · checked 2026-09-05
  6. official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found aqportal.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-15

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