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Living in Oliveira do Hospital

In Oliveira do Hospital, average gross earnings are €1,214 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.46 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.9% (2026).

Oliveira do Hospital is a city in Portugal, with a population of 20,855 in 2021. The unemployment rate was 2.91% in June 2026. The nearest airport was VSE, 39.9 km away in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2324 sources

Population20,855people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,214EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent4.46EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 28% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate2.91%country median 2.3% — 25% aboveIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime1,830incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 33% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022

Cheaper rent than 82% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 75% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Oliveira do Hospital?

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 Oliveira do Hospital.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Oliveira do Hospital?

Average net cold rent is 4.46 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): 4.46 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt13
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Oliveira do Hospital recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesOliveira do Hospital highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Oliveira do Hospital highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Oliveira do Hospital€4.46
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Amadora€13.00
Matosinhos€11.98
Loures€11.73
Sintra€11.24
Vila Nova de Gaia€10.61
Porto€10.15
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026MEO fixed fibre7Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan12Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.46 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt13Official

Is Oliveira do Hospital 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–71%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–76%
Student64%strong on safety, weak on education · range 55–73%
Family73%strong on family, weak on education · range 65–81%
Retirement64%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 54–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 268 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.46 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 Oliveira do Hospital?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.91 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Oliveira do Hospital is 2.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,214 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)1Official
Unemployment rate2.91 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202624Independent

What does a salary buy in Oliveira do Hospital?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Portugal median gross pay: €1,099 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€607of €920 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left 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€4.46/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €268
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€607
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Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents200 per 100,0002024Official 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 Oliveira do Hospital 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 Oliveira do Hospital?

Police recorded 1,830 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: 1,830 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 citiesOliveira do Hospital highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Oliveira do Hospital highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Cascais2,700
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
Oliveira do Hospital1,830
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,830 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,73031 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20223Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVSE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official
Distance to nearest airport39.9 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv9Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Oliveira do Hospital. 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.

PortugueseCost varies
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–B2Cost varies
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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685)6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685)6Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Portugal: Gondomar ±2.2 °C. Elsewhere: Murfreesboro (United States) ±3.0 °C, Ventura (United States) ±3.0 °C, Little Rock (United States) ±3.2 °C, Gresham (United States) ±2.0 °C, Vancouver (United States) ±2.0 °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 234.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 88.9 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Oliveira do Hospital?

The published population was 20,855 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.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area234.5 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official
Foreign residents1,128 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.23Independent
Population density88.93 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.10Official
Population20,855 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)2Official

International community in Oliveira do Hospital

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 groupPeopleShare
Total19,413100.0%
Portuguesa18,17193.6%
Estrangeira1,2426.4%
Europa5953.1%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)3761.9%
África3401.8%
Outros países - Europa2191.1%
América2191.1%
Angola2051.1%
Brasil1810.9%
Reino Unido1470.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
França1380.7%
Ásia860.4%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)850.4%
Moçambique670.3%
Alemanha480.2%
Suíça310.2%
Bélgica300.2%
Índia290.1%
Outros países - África280.1%
Roménia240.1%
Luxemburgo220.1%
China210.1%
Federação da Rússia180.1%
Estados Unidos da América180.1%
Outros países - Ásia160.1%
Ucrânia160.1%
África do Sul150.1%
Bangladeche130.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe130.1%
Cabo Verde100.1%
Venezuela90.0%
Espanha80.0%
Bulgária70.0%
Outros70.0%
Itália60.0%
Outros países - América50.0%
Paquistão50.0%
Canadá40.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Austrália20.0%
Guiné-Bissau20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Polónia20.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Letónia10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total19,413100.0%
Portuguesa18,76396.7%
Estrangeira6503.3%
Europa4002.1%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2151.1%
Outros países - Europa1851.0%
Reino Unido1580.8%
América1210.6%
Brasil1070.6%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)900.5%
Ásia810.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
África470.2%
Bélgica330.2%
Índia290.1%
Alemanha260.1%
Angola240.1%
China230.1%
Roménia220.1%
França170.1%
Outros países - Ásia140.1%
Federação da Rússia120.1%
Bangladeche100.1%
Ucrânia80.0%
Estados Unidos da América70.0%
África do Sul70.0%
Itália60.0%
Outros países - América50.0%
Bulgária50.0%
Cabo Verde50.0%
Espanha50.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe50.0%
Moçambique40.0%
Outros40.0%
Suíça30.0%
Paquistão30.0%
Outros países - África20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Letónia20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Polónia20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Canadá10.0%
Dinamarca10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Luxemburgo10.0%

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

Alternatives for people set on Oliveira do Hospital

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Oliveira do Hospital from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Oliveira do Hospital

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

São Romão 13.3 km away
Rent
4.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Carregal do Sal 13.5 km away
Rent
4.69 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Tábua 14.1 km away
Rent
4.64 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Seia 15.2 km away
Rent
4.24 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Nelas 16.7 km away
Rent
4.58 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Arganil 22.8 km away
Rent
4.53 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Santa Comba Dão 22.9 km away
Rent
4.75 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Tondela 24.8 km away
Rent
5.66 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

Other cities in Portugal to compare with Oliveira do Hospital, nearest in population first.

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Laranjeiro20,780 residentsElvas20,706 residentsPraia da Vitória21,035 residentsBaião20,522 residentsCacém20,429 residentsMealhada20,428 residents

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Oliveira do Hospital in rankings

#6 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Portugal

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 Hospital's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Oliveira do Hospital?

The published population was 20,855 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Oliveira do Hospital?

Average net cold rent is 4.46 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 312 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Oliveira do Hospital?

Police recorded 1,830 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 Hospital?

The unemployment rate is about 2.9 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Oliveira do Hospital?

1,128 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Oliveira do Hospital a good place to live?

Oliveira do Hospital 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 Hospital?

São Romão, Carregal do Sal, Tábua, Seia, Nelas are near Oliveira do Hospital. 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 Hospital?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,171 people (93.6%) 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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  1. INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-09-23
  2. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · cm-oliveiradohospital.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  3. 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
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação NELAS (nº 685) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  7. MEO fixed fibre meo.pt · checked 2026-09-15
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  9. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
  10. 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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