Living in Madalena

Madalena is a city in Portugal. Its population was 6,049 in 2021. In 2023, the foreign population was 332.

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

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 Madalena.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Madalena yet. Portugal has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesMadalena highlighted among comparable cities

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

There were 110 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	110 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Madalena 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 Madalena?

Police recorded 3,170 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: 3,170 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022³

Recorded crime across major citiesMadalena highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,170 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 2022³Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was PIX, 7.4 km away, with 2 listed destinations in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	PIX	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	7.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Madalena?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹

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

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Madalena is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³country median 6.2	31 Dec 2023	European Environment Agency¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 16.9 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 16.9 · Apr 17.8 · May 19.2 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24.4 · Aug 25.8 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 21.9 · Nov 19.3 · Dec 17.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.9 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 12.5 · Apr 13.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 19 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 17.2 · Nov 15.1 · Dec 13.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 14.9 · Feb 14.5 · Mar 14.7 · Apr 15.5 · May 16.8 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 23 · Sep 22 · Oct 19.5 · Nov 17.2 · Dec 15.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 105.4 · Feb 92.8 · Mar 113.7 · Apr 77.2 · May 77.7 · Jun 59 · Jul 41.8 · Aug 47.8 · Sep 87.9 · Oct 132.2 · Nov 111.9 · Dec 139.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506)⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2015–2023

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.7% between 2015 and 2023, from 15.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Monchique6,045 residents Penela5,983 residents Murça5,952 residents Vidigueira5,932 residents Figueiró dos Vinhos6,169 residents Aljezur5,884 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 147.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 41.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Madalena?

The published population was 6,049 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	147.1 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official
Foreign residents	332 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹¹Independent
Population density	41.12 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	6,049 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official

International community in Madalena

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	6,319	100.0%
Portuguesa	5,963	94.4%
Estrangeira	356	5.6%
América	177	2.8%
África	102	1.6%
Canadá	72	1.1%
Europa	64	1.0%
Brasil	56	0.9%
Cabo Verde	50	0.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	48	0.8%
Estados Unidos da América	44	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Angola	25	0.4%
França	20	0.3%
Moçambique	19	0.3%
Outros países - Europa	16	0.3%
Ásia	12	0.2%
China	10	0.2%
Alemanha	9	0.1%
Reino Unido	8	0.1%
Itália	8	0.1%
Ucrânia	7	0.1%
Outros países - África	6	0.1%
Bélgica	3	0.0%
Outros países - América	2	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
Bulgária	2	0.0%
Espanha	2	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	2	0.0%
Venezuela	2	0.0%
África do Sul	2	0.0%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Outros países - Oceânia	1	0.0%
Argentina	1	0.0%
Dinamarca	1	0.0%
Suécia	1	0.0%
Outros	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	6,319	100.0%
Portuguesa	6,157	97.4%
Estrangeira	162	2.6%
América	69	1.1%
Europa	59	0.9%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	46	0.7%
Brasil	40	0.6%
África	20	0.3%
Estados Unidos da América	15	0.2%
Ásia	14	0.2%
Canadá	14	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Outros países - Europa	13	0.2%
China	13	0.2%
França	13	0.2%
Cabo Verde	12	0.2%
Alemanha	12	0.2%
Itália	9	0.1%
Reino Unido	8	0.1%
Outros países - África	5	0.1%
Angola	2	0.0%
Bélgica	2	0.0%
Bulgária	2	0.0%
Dinamarca	2	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	2	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	2	0.0%
Ucrânia	2	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	1	0.0%
Espanha	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Letónia	1	0.0%
Moçambique	1	0.0%
Suécia	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

Is Madalena 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 worker52%strong on legal route, weak on work · range 39–65%

Skilled employee57%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 45–69%

Student52%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 39–65%

Family43%strong on family, weak on education · range 33–53%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Foreign residents332 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population6,049 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2023Official source · European Environment Agency

City area147.1 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,170 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

Physicians per 100,000 residents110 per 100,0002024Official source · 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.

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-03

Common questions

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

How many people live in Madalena?

The published population was 6,049 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

Is the air quality good in Madalena?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Madalena?

Police recorded 3,170 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.

How many foreign residents live in Madalena?

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

Is Madalena a good place to live?

Madalena 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 Madalena?

The official country of birth distribution records 64 people (1.0%) 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). Madalena, Portugal: safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/madalena/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_madalena-portugal-safety-air-quality_2092f4abe68f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Madalena, Portugal: safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/madalena/},
  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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European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
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 HORTA (Observatório Príncipe Alberto do Mónaco) (nº 506) 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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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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Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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