Living in Lamego
In Lamego, average gross earnings are €1,239 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.89 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 4.2% (2026).
Lamego, a city in Portugal, had a population of 26,691 in 2021. For Lamego, the foreign population count was 306 in 2023. The unemployment rate was 4.23% in June 2026.
Cheaper rent than 73% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 94% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Lamego?
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 Lamego?
Average net cold rent is 4.89 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): 4.89 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12
| 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 plan11Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.89 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt12Official |
Is Lamego 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 293 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.89 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 Lamego?
The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (June 2026).
- Unemployment rate: 4.23 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624
Lamego 4.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,239 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 4.23 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624Independent |
What does a salary buy in Lamego?
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€4.89/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €293 |
| 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 | €582 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lamego. 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 Lamego. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 490 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.8Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lamego 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 Lamego?
Police recorded 1,960 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: 1,960 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,960 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 20223Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was VRL, 21 km away in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lamego. 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
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 9.9 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 15.6 · Apr 17.4 · May 21.2 · Jun 25.3 · Jul 28.8 · Aug 29 · Sep 25.2 · Oct 19.3 · Nov 13.2 · Dec 10.4 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL (nº 567)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.8 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 7.1 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 13 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 6 · Dec 3.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL (nº 567)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 6.3 · Feb 7.9 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 12.2 · May 15.4 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL (nº 567)6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 129.4 · Feb 83.6 · Mar 91.1 · Apr 84.8 · May 63.4 · Jun 29.2 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 48.9 · Oct 120.9 · Nov 122.8 · Dec 142.8 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL (nº 567)6Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Portugal: Gondomar ±2.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gresham (United States) ±1.0 °C, Vancouver (United States) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±2.9 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Bellevue (United States) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The city covered 165.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 161.4 people per km² in 2021.
How many people live in Lamego?
The published population was 26,691 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2
By nationality
National passport98.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 165.4 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official |
| Foreign residents | 306 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.23Independent |
| Population density | 161.4 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.10Official |
| Population | 26,691 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official |
International community in Lamego
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 | 24,312 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 23,499 | 96.7% |
| Estrangeira | 813 | 3.3% |
| Europa | 399 | 1.6% |
| África | 261 | 1.1% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 215 | 0.9% |
| Outros países - Europa | 184 | 0.8% |
| Suíça | 151 | 0.6% |
| Angola | 143 | 0.6% |
| França | 131 | 0.5% |
| América | 120 | 0.5% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Moçambique | 97 | 0.4% |
| Brasil | 94 | 0.4% |
| Ásia | 30 | 0.1% |
| Alemanha | 29 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 18 | 0.1% |
| Luxemburgo | 15 | 0.1% |
| Reino Unido | 13 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 13 | 0.1% |
| Ucrânia | 12 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 11 | 0.0% |
| China | 11 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 10 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 10 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 8 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 8 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 7 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 6 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 4 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 4 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 4 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 2 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dinamarca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 1 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5
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 | 24,312 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 24,141 | 99.3% |
| Estrangeira | 171 | 0.7% |
| América | 60 | 0.2% |
| Europa | 52 | 0.2% |
| Brasil | 49 | 0.2% |
| Ásia | 36 | 0.1% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 30 | 0.1% |
| África | 23 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Europa | 22 | 0.1% |
| China | 19 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 15 | 0.1% |
| Suíça | 12 | 0.0% |
| Espanha | 10 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 10 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 7 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 6 | 0.0% |
| França | 5 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ucrânia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 4 | 0.0% |
| Alemanha | 3 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 3 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Reino Unido | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 1 | 0.0% |
| Grécia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Índia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lituânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Moçambique | 1 | 0.0% |
| Polónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 1 | 0.0% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 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 source4
Alternatives for people set on Lamego
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.
Baião as a Lamego alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €4.00/m² Baião vs €4.89/m² Lamego−18%
- Unemployment: 3.3% Baião vs 4.2% Lamego−23%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,200 Baião vs 1,960 Lamego+12%
- Nearest airport: 28.8 km Baião vs 21.0 km Lamego+37%
- Residents: 20,522 Baião vs 26,691 Lamego−23%
Póvoa de Varzim as a Lamego alternative in the same country
86 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 63,408 Póvoa de Varzim vs 26,691 Lamego+138%
- Unemployment: 2.7% Póvoa de Varzim vs 4.2% Lamego−37%
- Rent: €8.78/m² Póvoa de Varzim vs €4.89/m² Lamegono percentage
- Nearest airport: 17.2 km Póvoa de Varzim vs 21.0 km Lamego−18%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,930 Póvoa de Varzim vs 1,960 Lamegosame level
Cities near Lamego
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 4.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 3.25 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 2.73 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31
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- 9.88 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 4 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Lamego, nearest in population first.
How does Lamego compare?
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Lamego in rankings
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; Lamego'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 Lamego?
The published population was 26,691 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Lamego?
Average net cold rent is 4.89 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 342 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
How safe is Lamego?
Police recorded 1,960 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 Lamego?
The unemployment rate is about 4.2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Lamego?
306 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Lamego a good place to live?
Lamego 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 Lamego?
Peso da Régua, Tarouca, Armamar, Santa Marta de Penaguião, Resende are near Lamego. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Lamego?
The official country of birth distribution records 23,499 people (96.7%) 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). Lamego, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cc39933b109232534a40077d4cca6449]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/lamego/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- 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
- IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VILA REAL (nº 567) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
- MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- 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
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- Vodafone Portugal mobile plan vodafone.pt · checked 2026-09-15
- www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
- www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
- IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
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