Living in Mortágua

In Mortágua, there were 330 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The population of Mortágua, in Portugal, was 9,607 in 2021. The city covered 251.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 38.2 people per km² in 2021.

Cheaper rent than 84% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than any other Portuguese city that publishes it and less recorded crime than 89% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Mortágua.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Mortágua?

Average net cold rent is 4.36 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): 4.36 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹¹

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

Net rent across major citiesMortágua highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.36 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 262 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.36 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

The unemployment rate was 0.83% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Mortágua?

The unemployment rate is about 0.8 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 0.83 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Mortágua is 0.8%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	0.83 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	330 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 Mortágua 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 Mortágua?

Police recorded 2,000 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: 2,000 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 citiesMortágua highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,000 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 2022⁴Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was VSE, 47.1 km away in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	47.1 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

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.

PM10 across cities in PortugalWhere Mortágua lands among 47 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães)¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	21 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.2 · Feb 16.1 · Mar 18.9 · Apr 20.4 · May 23.2 · Jun 26.2 · Jul 28.6 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 27.3 · Oct 22.7 · Nov 17.3 · Dec 14.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ANADIA (nº 705)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 4.8 · Feb 5 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 8.7 · May 11.1 · Jun 13.7 · Jul 15 · Aug 15.2 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ANADIA (nº 705)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.5 · Feb 10.5 · Mar 13 · Apr 14.6 · May 17.2 · Jun 20 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 22.2 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 12.6 · Dec 10.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ANADIA (nº 705)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 135.4 · Feb 94.3 · Mar 89.3 · Apr 102.3 · May 73.1 · Jun 29.7 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 55.2 · Oct 126.6 · Nov 131.3 · Dec 128.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação ANADIA (nº 705)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Pinhel9,627 residents Mogadouro9,542 residents Idanha-a-Nova9,716 residents Carregal do Sal9,835 residents Aljustrel9,257 residents Vila Nova de Cerveira9,253 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Mortágua?

The published population was 9,607 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	251.2 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official
Foreign residents	504 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹²Independent
Population density	38.25 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	9,607 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official

International community in Mortágua

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	8,963	100.0%
Portuguesa	8,125	90.7%
Estrangeira	838	9.3%
Europa	338	3.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	257	2.9%
América	252	2.8%
África	203	2.3%
Brasil	203	2.3%
Angola	154	1.7%
França	131	1.5%
Outros países - Europa	81	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Luxemburgo	80	0.9%
Ásia	44	0.5%
Índia	40	0.4%
Reino Unido	39	0.4%
Venezuela	31	0.3%
Alemanha	26	0.3%
Moçambique	21	0.2%
Suíça	18	0.2%
Ucrânia	16	0.2%
Outros países - América	9	0.1%
Cabo Verde	8	0.1%
Canadá	7	0.1%
Outros países - África	6	0.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe	6	0.1%
Espanha	5	0.1%
África do Sul	5	0.1%
Outros	5	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	4	0.0%
Bélgica	3	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	3	0.0%
Moldávia	3	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
China	2	0.0%
Itália	2	0.0%
Roménia	2	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	2	0.0%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Austrália	1	0.0%
Bulgária	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Letónia	1	0.0%
Suécia	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	8,963	100.0%
Portuguesa	8,620	96.2%
Estrangeira	343	3.8%
América	172	1.9%
Brasil	158	1.8%
Europa	103	1.1%
Outros países - Europa	59	0.7%
Reino Unido	45	0.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	44	0.5%
Ásia	41	0.5%
Índia	40	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
África	27	0.3%
Angola	21	0.2%
Ucrânia	12	0.1%
França	10	0.1%
Espanha	7	0.1%
Outros países - América	6	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	6	0.1%
Luxemburgo	5	0.1%
Alemanha	4	0.0%
Canadá	3	0.0%
Cabo Verde	3	0.0%
Irlanda	3	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
Venezuela	3	0.0%
Bélgica	2	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	2	0.0%
Roménia	2	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	2	0.0%
Outros	2	0.0%
Bulgária	1	0.0%
China	1	0.0%
Suécia	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 source⁵

Is Mortágua 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 worker74%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 65–83%

Skilled employee79%strong on work, weak on education · range 71–87%

Student68%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 59–77%

Family75%strong on family, weak on education · range 67–83%

Retirement67%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 57–77%

Foreign residents504 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population9,607 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)4.36 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate0.83 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

NO₂ — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães)

PM10 — annual mean21 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Coimbra/ Avenida Fernão Magalhães)

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 Mortágua?

The published population was 9,607 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Mortágua?

Average net cold rent is 4.36 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 305 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Mortágua?

Police recorded 2,000 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 Mortágua?

The unemployment rate is about 0.8 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Mortágua?

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

Is Mortágua a good place to live?

Mortágua 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 Mortágua?

The official country of birth distribution records 338 people (3.8%) 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). Mortágua, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/mortagua/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Mortágua, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/mortagua/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
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OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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