Living in Nelas

Nelas, a city in Portugal, had a population of 14,037 in 2021. The foreign population count was 509 in 2023. The unemployment rate was 2.19% in June 2026.

Cheaper rent than 79% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 71% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Nelas.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Nelas?

Average net cold rent is 4.58 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): 4.58 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt⁹

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

Net rent across major citiesNelas highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	4.58 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt⁹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 275 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.58 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 Nelas?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.19 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Nelas is 2.2%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.19 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹¹Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	340 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.⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nelas 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 Nelas?

Police recorded 3,150 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: 3,150 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022²

Recorded crime across major citiesNelas highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,150 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 2022²Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was VSE, 23.5 km away in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	23.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 12.2 · Feb 13.9 · Mar 17 · Apr 18.7 · May 22.3 · Jun 26.5 · Jul 30.1 · Aug 30.3 · Sep 26.7 · Oct 21.1 · Nov 15.4 · Dec 12.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.7 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 7.7 · May 10.3 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 13.1 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 4.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.9 · Feb 9 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 13.2 · May 16.3 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 22.3 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 15.8 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 8.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 140.2 · Feb 94.3 · Mar 89.8 · Apr 98.3 · May 73.3 · Jun 28.8 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 51.5 · Oct 128.3 · Nov 128.9 · Dec 134.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685)⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Gouveia14,046 residents Alcanena13,868 residents Bombarral13,856 residents Cadaval14,228 residents Sines14,238 residents Estremoz14,318 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 125.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 111.7 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Nelas?

The published population was 14,037 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	125.7 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official
Foreign residents	509 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹⁰Independent
Population density	111.7 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.⁸Official
Population	14,037 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)¹Official

International community in Nelas

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	13,119	100.0%
Portuguesa	12,190	92.9%
Estrangeira	929	7.1%
Europa	434	3.3%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	291	2.2%
África	270	2.1%
América	208	1.6%
Angola	172	1.3%
Brasil	150	1.1%
Outros países - Europa	143	1.1%
Alemanha	130	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
França	106	0.8%
Suíça	62	0.5%
Moçambique	57	0.4%
Reino Unido	56	0.4%
Ásia	17	0.1%
Bélgica	16	0.1%
Ucrânia	16	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	16	0.1%
Outros países - África	15	0.1%
Luxemburgo	13	0.1%
Argentina	12	0.1%
Outros países - América	11	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	11	0.1%
Venezuela	11	0.1%
China	10	0.1%
África do Sul	10	0.1%
Canadá	8	0.1%
Guiné-Bissau	8	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	6	0.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe	6	0.0%
Outros	6	0.0%
Bulgária	4	0.0%
Espanha	4	0.0%
Itália	3	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	3	0.0%
Cabo Verde	2	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Índia	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%
Eslováquia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

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	13,119	100.0%
Portuguesa	12,871	98.1%
Estrangeira	248	1.9%
América	116	0.9%
Europa	96	0.7%
Brasil	94	0.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	62	0.5%
Outros países - Europa	34	0.3%
África	32	0.2%
Reino Unido	21	0.2%
Angola	19	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	16	0.1%
Alemanha	14	0.1%
Itália	10	0.1%
Outros países - América	8	0.1%
Outros países - África	6	0.0%
Ucrânia	6	0.0%
Bélgica	5	0.0%
Suíça	5	0.0%
Espanha	5	0.0%
França	5	0.0%
Venezuela	5	0.0%
Ásia	4	0.0%
Argentina	4	0.0%
Moçambique	4	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	4	0.0%
Roménia	3	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
China	2	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	2	0.0%
Luxemburgo	2	0.0%
Outros	2	0.0%
Canadá	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Polónia	1	0.0%
Eslováquia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Is Nelas 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 worker69%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 60–78%

Skilled employee74%strong on work, weak on education · range 66–82%

Student61%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 52–70%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 49–65%

Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 48–68%

Foreign residents509 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population14,037 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)4.58 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.19 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

City area125.7 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,150 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

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 Nelas?

The published population was 14,037 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Nelas?

Average net cold rent is 4.58 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 321 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Nelas?

Police recorded 3,150 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 Nelas?

The unemployment rate is about 2.2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Nelas?

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

Is Nelas a good place to live?

Nelas 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 Nelas?

The official country of birth distribution records 434 people (3.3%) 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). Nelas, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/nelas/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nelas, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/nelas/},
  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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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 NELAS (nº 685) 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
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
www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26

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