Living in Oliveira do Bairro
In Oliveira do Bairro, average gross earnings are €1,408 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €6.07 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2% (2026).
In 2021, population density was 263.7 people per km². The unemployment rate was 2% in June 2026. There were 300 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The population of Oliveira do Bairro, in Portugal, was 23,028 in 2021. The city covered 87.3 km² in 2021.
Lower unemployment than 68% of Portuguese cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 82% of Portuguese cities that publish it.
Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Oliveira do Bairro?
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 Oliveira do Bairro?
Average net cold rent is 6.07 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): 6.07 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt16
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MEO fixed fibre10Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Vodafone Portugal mobile plan15Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 6.07 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 | 26 Aug 2026 | www.ine.pt16Official |
Is Oliveira do Bairro 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 364 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.07 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 Oliveira do Bairro?
The unemployment rate is 2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627
Oliveira do Bairro 2.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,408 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)4Official |
| Unemployment rate | 2 %country median 2.3% | 30 Jun 2026 | IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202627Independent |
What does a salary buy in Oliveira do Bairro?
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€6.07/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26 | − €364 |
| 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 | €511 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Oliveira do Bairro. 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 Oliveira do Bairro. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 300 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.11Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Oliveira do Bairro 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 Oliveira do Bairro?
Police recorded 3,600 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: 3,600 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20226
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,600 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 20226Official |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was VSE, 56.6 km away in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Oliveira do Bairro. 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
Is the air quality good in Oliveira do Bairro?
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 Agency3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Oliveira do Bairro 8.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 5 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Ílhavo)1Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 23 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ílhavo)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8 µg/m³country median 6.2 | 31 Dec 2023 | European Environment Agency3Official |
| 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)9Official · 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)9Official · 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)9Official · 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)9Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 46.7% between 2015 and 2023, from 15.0 to 8.0.
Similar climate. In Portugal: Gondomar ±1.8 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±2.2 °C, Downey (United States) ±2.9 °C, Barakaldo (Spain) ±1.2 °C, Bilbao (Spain) ±1.2 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±3.3 °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
How many people live in Oliveira do Bairro?
The published population was 23,028 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5
By nationality
National passport92.3%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 87.32 km² | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,784 people | 2023 | Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.26Independent |
| Population density | 263.7 people/km² | 2021 | Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.13Official |
| Population | 23,028 people | 2021 | INE — Portal municipal (quadro)5Official |
International community in Oliveira do Bairro
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 | 23,132 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 19,844 | 85.8% |
| Estrangeira | 3,288 | 14.2% |
| América | 1,872 | 8.1% |
| Venezuela | 1,168 | 5.0% |
| Europa | 725 | 3.1% |
| África | 628 | 2.7% |
| Brasil | 605 | 2.6% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 429 | 1.9% |
| Angola | 397 | 1.7% |
| França | 318 | 1.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outros países - Europa | 296 | 1.3% |
| Ucrânia | 128 | 0.6% |
| Moçambique | 86 | 0.4% |
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 81 | 0.4% |
| Suíça | 71 | 0.3% |
| Ásia | 52 | 0.2% |
| Reino Unido | 44 | 0.2% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 43 | 0.2% |
| Luxemburgo | 38 | 0.2% |
| Canadá | 36 | 0.2% |
| Alemanha | 34 | 0.1% |
| Federação da Rússia | 29 | 0.1% |
| África do Sul | 29 | 0.1% |
| China | 28 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 20 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - América | 18 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - África | 17 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 17 | 0.1% |
| Moldávia | 17 | 0.1% |
| Oceânia | 11 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 11 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 10 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 8 | 0.0% |
| Itália | 7 | 0.0% |
| Outros | 7 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 4 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 2 | 0.0% |
| Estónia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Países Baixos (Reino dos) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suécia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
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 | 23,132 | 100.0% |
| Portuguesa | 22,074 | 95.4% |
| Estrangeira | 1,058 | 4.6% |
| América | 698 | 3.0% |
| Brasil | 440 | 1.9% |
| Venezuela | 228 | 1.0% |
| Europa | 174 | 0.8% |
| África | 127 | 0.5% |
| Outros países - Europa | 97 | 0.4% |
| União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020) | 77 | 0.3% |
| Ucrânia | 59 | 0.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| São Tomé e Príncipe | 57 | 0.2% |
| Ásia | 56 | 0.2% |
| Angola | 46 | 0.2% |
| China | 38 | 0.2% |
| França | 27 | 0.1% |
| Espanha | 18 | 0.1% |
| Itália | 16 | 0.1% |
| Federação da Rússia | 14 | 0.1% |
| Outros países - Ásia | 12 | 0.1% |
| Estados Unidos da América | 12 | 0.1% |
| Reino Unido | 11 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - América | 9 | 0.0% |
| Canadá | 9 | 0.0% |
| Suíça | 8 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - África | 5 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 5 | 0.0% |
| Alemanha | 5 | 0.0% |
| Guiné-Bissau | 5 | 0.0% |
| Roménia | 5 | 0.0% |
| África do Sul | 5 | 0.0% |
| Moldávia | 4 | 0.0% |
| Moçambique | 4 | 0.0% |
| Paquistão | 4 | 0.0% |
| Oceânia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austrália | 2 | 0.0% |
| Luxemburgo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2 | 0.0% |
| Outros países - Oceânia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bélgica | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgária | 1 | 0.0% |
| Estónia | 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 source7
Alternatives for people set on Oliveira do Bairro
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.
Mealhada as an Oliveira do Bairro alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €5.17/m² Mealhada vs €6.07/m² Oliveira do Bairro−15%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,650 Mealhada vs 3,600 Oliveira do Bairro−26%
- Unemployment: 1.6% Mealhada vs 2.0% Oliveira do Bairro−21%
- Residents: 20,428 Mealhada vs 23,028 Oliveira do Bairro−11%
- Nearest airport: 60.8 km Mealhada vs 56.6 km Oliveira do Bairro+7%
Amarante as an Oliveira do Bairro alternative in the same country
91 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €4.63/m² Amarante vs €6.07/m² Oliveira do Bairro−24%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,010 Amarante vs 3,600 Oliveira do Bairro−44%
- Unemployment: 2.9% Amarante vs 2.0% Oliveira do Bairro+43%
- Residents: 52,264 Amarante vs 23,028 Oliveira do Bairro+127%
- Nearest airport: 29.9 km Amarante vs 56.6 km Oliveira do Bairro−47%
Cities near Oliveira do Bairro
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 6.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
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- 6.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 6.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
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- 6.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 6.13 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
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- 5.17 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Alternative cities in Portugal
Other cities in Portugal to compare with Oliveira do Bairro, nearest in population first.
How does Oliveira do Bairro compare?
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Oliveira do Bairro 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; Oliveira do Bairro'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 Oliveira do Bairro?
The published population was 23,028 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).
How much does it cost to rent in Oliveira do Bairro?
Average net cold rent is 6.07 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 425 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.
Is the air quality good in Oliveira do Bairro?
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 Oliveira do Bairro?
Police recorded 3,600 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 Oliveira do Bairro?
The unemployment rate is 2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.
How many foreign residents live in Oliveira do Bairro?
1,784 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..
Is Oliveira do Bairro a good place to live?
Oliveira do Bairro 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 Oliveira do Bairro?
Oiã, Águeda, Arcos, Anadia, Eirol are near Oliveira do Bairro. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Portuguesa live in Oliveira do Bairro?
The official country of birth distribution records 19,844 people (85.8%) 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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