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Living in Guimarães

Guimarães is a city in Portugal, with a population of 156,830 in 2021. The unemployment rate was 3.42% in June 2026. The foreign population count was 5,476 in 2023. There were 490 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. A monthly estimate placed internet service at €29 in December 2022. A monthly estimate placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €106 in December 2022.

Higher unemployment than 90% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Guimarães.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Guimarães?

Average net cold rent is 6.65 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): 6.65 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12
What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Guimarães recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€132
Utilities, 85 m² flat€106
Transport pass€45
Internet, 60 Mbps€29
Fitness club€28

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Net rent across major citiesGuimarães highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Guimarães highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Amadora€13.00
Braga€8.57
Guimarães€6.65
Show the other 6 cities
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Seixal€11.33
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly27.86 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v214Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.26 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v214Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly131.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v214Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant7.96 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v214Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass44.78 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v214Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home106.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v214Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.65 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt12Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 399 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.65 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

Is rent affordable on a local salary?

A 60 m² flat at the published average rent is about 399 EUR a month, which is 36% of the published median gross salary of 1,104 (2022). Gross, not take-home, and before heating and operating charges.

Source period: 2026-Q1

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Guimarães?

The median gross salary is about 1,104 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source1

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Guimarães?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 3.42 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202615
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Guimarães 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%413–4Guimarães 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
Median gross salary1,104 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Collected source1Official
Unemployment rate3.42 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202615Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents490 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 Guimarães 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 Guimarães?

Police recorded 1,690 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: 1,690 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 citiesGuimarães highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Guimarães highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixal1,690Guimarãesrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,690 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 airport61 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportOPO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport39.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 28.6 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 22.7 µg/m³ in 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Guimarães average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND29°3°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Guimarães average monthly precipitation, mm0501001502001801111501289041283568198170190JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Guimarães annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit154022.7PM10104028.6NO₂µg/m³

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

PM10 across cities in PortugalWhere Guimarães lands among 47 measured cities
annual PM10, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band17–818–929–10110–11111–12212–13113–14314–15315–16216–17417–18618–19719–20620–21222–23Guimarães 22.7223–24124–25128–29139–40

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean28.58 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found16Independent
PM10 — annual mean22.73 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found16Independent
Average daytime high by monthJan 14.1 · Feb 15.5 · Mar 17.8 · Apr 19.6 · May 23 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28.7 · Sep 26.9 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 17 · Dec 14.9 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 7.8 · May 10.4 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14 · Sep 12.4 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 3.7 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 8.6 · Feb 9.5 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 13.7 · May 16.7 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 19.7 · Oct 16.1 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 9.3 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 179.5 · Feb 111.1 · Mar 150.1 · Apr 127.9 · May 89.8 · Jun 40.6 · Jul 27.9 · Aug 34.6 · Sep 67.6 · Oct 197.8 · Nov 170.1 · Dec 190.3 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622)7Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Gondomar164,257 residentsOdivelas148,034 residentsSeixal166,507 residentsAmadora171,454 residentsOeiras171,658 residentsMatosinhos172,557 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 241 km² in 2021. Population density was 650.9 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Guimarães?

The published population was 156,830 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Guimarães residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport96.5%Foreign residents 3.5%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area241 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Foreign-resident share3.5 %31 Dec 2023Eurostat2Official
Foreign residents5,476 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.13Independent
Population density650.9 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population156,830 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Population over time26 published observations, 2000–2025
Population in Guimarães by year, residents155,565158,097160,628163,1602000200620162025156,513residents

Population fell 0.8% between 2000 and 2025, from 157,712 to 156,513.

Foreign residents over time12 published observations, 2011–2023
Foreign residents in Guimarães by year, residents9352,5614,1865,812201120142016202020235,476residents

Foreign residents rose 254.4% between 2011 and 2023, from 1,545 to 5,476.

International community in Guimarães

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
Total156,830100.0%
Portuguesa149,20895.1%
Estrangeira7,6224.9%
Europa4,2312.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)3,4842.2%
França2,6851.7%
América1,9431.2%
Brasil1,6891.1%
África1,1600.7%
Outros países - Europa7470.5%
Angola6270.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Alemanha4230.3%
Suíça4000.3%
Ásia2730.2%
Moçambique2620.2%
Espanha1580.1%
Ucrânia1380.1%
Outros países - América970.1%
Venezuela970.1%
Outros960.1%
Outros países - Ásia940.1%
Outros países - África900.1%
Reino Unido800.1%
Cabo Verde660.0%
China610.0%
Guiné-Bissau480.0%
Nepal470.0%
África do Sul460.0%
Luxemburgo420.0%
Bangladeche410.0%
Bélgica410.0%
Canadá350.0%
Itália340.0%
Roménia300.0%
Índia270.0%
Estados Unidos da América230.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)220.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe210.0%
Federação da Rússia200.0%
Oceânia150.0%
Austrália130.0%
Moldávia130.0%
Áustria70.0%
Bulgária70.0%
Polónia70.0%
Finlândia60.0%
Irlanda60.0%
Chéquia30.0%
Grécia30.0%
Paquistão30.0%
Outros países - Oceânia20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Chipre20.0%
Croácia20.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Malta10.0%
Suécia10.0%

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
Total156,830100.0%
Portuguesa154,34998.4%
Estrangeira2,4781.6%
América1,3600.9%
Brasil1,2700.8%
Europa6200.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)4330.3%
Ásia2510.2%
África2460.2%
Outros países - Europa1870.1%
França1570.1%
Show 47 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Espanha870.1%
Angola840.1%
Ucrânia840.1%
Outros países - África710.0%
China710.0%
Outros países - Ásia680.0%
Itália670.0%
Outros países - América520.0%
Nepal460.0%
Alemanha430.0%
Suíça420.0%
Bangladeche400.0%
Cabo Verde400.0%
Reino Unido300.0%
Venezuela300.0%
Guiné-Bissau290.0%
Índia240.0%
Roménia220.0%
Outros190.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)160.0%
Moçambique90.0%
Federação da Rússia90.0%
África do Sul90.0%
Bélgica70.0%
Finlândia60.0%
Polónia60.0%
Estados Unidos da América60.0%
Áustria40.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe40.0%
Apátrida30.0%
Irlanda30.0%
Moldávia30.0%
Bulgária20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Croácia20.0%
Luxemburgo20.0%
Paquistão20.0%
Suécia20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Canadá10.0%
Chipre10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Lituânia10.0%

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

Is Guimarães 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–61%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–72%
Student60%strong on safety, weak on education · range 51–69%
Family71%strong on family, weak on education · range 63–79%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 48–66%
Foreign residents5,476 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population156,830 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)6.65 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Median gross salary1,104 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate3.42 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean28.58 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 2026-08-26

Common questions

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

How many people live in Guimarães?

The published population was 156,830 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Guimarães?

Average net cold rent is 6.65 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 466 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Guimarães?

Police recorded 1,690 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 typical salary in Guimarães?

The median gross salary is about 1,104 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Guimarães?

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

How many foreign residents live in Guimarães?

5,476 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Guimarães a good place to live?

Guimarães 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 Guimarães?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,231 people (2.7%) 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, September 12). Guimarães, Portugal: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/guimaraes/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Guimarães, Portugal: rent, salary, jobs},
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Sources

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  1. Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
  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 Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação BRAGA (Merelim) (nº 622) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  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. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
  5. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  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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