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Living in Ovar

In Ovar, average gross earnings are €1,494 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €7.37 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 2.3% (2026).

Ovar, a city in Portugal, had a population of 55,398 in 2021. The foreign population count was 1,812 in 2023. The unemployment rate was 2.28% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2329 sources

Population55,398people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,494EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent7.37EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 19% aboveOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate2.28%country median 2.3% — 2% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,670incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 2% belowOfficial source · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 2022
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³country median 6.2 — 30% aboveOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Ovar?

Average net cold rent is 7.37 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): 7.37 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt18
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ovar recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesOvar highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ovar highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Ovar€7.37
Show the other 6 cities
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 fibre10Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan17Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.37 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt18Official

Is Ovar 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–68%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 59–75%
Student56%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 47–65%
Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–67%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 442 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.37 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 Ovar?

The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.28 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202629
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Ovar is 2.3%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,494 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)5Official
Unemployment rate2.28 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202629Independent

What does a salary buy in Ovar?

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€433of €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€7.37/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €442
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€433
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ovar Salary needed to live in Ovar

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ovar. 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

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ovar. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents400 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.12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ovar 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Ovar?

Police recorded 2,670 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: 2,670 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20227
Recorded crime across major citiesOvar highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ovar highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Porto5,240
Lisbon5,090
Almada3,580
Amadora3,330
Matosinhos2,910
Loures2,800
Cascais2,700
Ovar2,670
Sintra2,640
Vila Nova de Gaia2,570
Braga2,440
Oeiras2,380
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,670 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 20227Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was OPO, 42.6 km away, with 61 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport61 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportOPO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport42.6 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ovar.

Find courses near Ovar

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Ovar?

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 Agency4

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

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 Ovar is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 72 cities with data, 27 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)2Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)3Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 6.231 Dec 2023European Environment Agency4Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 17.97 · Feb 19.48 · Mar 26.15 · Apr 27.4 · May 30.34 · Jun 33.6 · Jul 34.84 · Aug 35.24 · Sep 33.01 · Oct 30.93 · Nov 23.28 · Dec 18.54 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan 0.6 · Feb 0.74 · Mar 0.76 · Apr 5.26 · May 6.74 · Jun 10.26 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 12.57 · Sep 11.16 · Oct 8.12 · Nov 4.02 · Dec 1.21 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
Average temperature by monthJan 10.52 · Feb 10.62 · Mar 12.11 · Apr 13.65 · May 15.88 · Jun 18.44 · Jul 19.89 · Aug 20.33 · Sep 19.42 · Oct 16.94 · Nov 13.18 · Dec 11.08 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center11Official
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.

Population and city profile

The city covered 147.7 km² in 2021. Population density was 375.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Ovar?

The published population was 55,398 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area147.7 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6Official
Foreign residents1,812 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.28Independent
Population density375.1 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.15Official
Population55,398 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)6Official

International community in Ovar

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
Total54,953100.0%
Portuguesa51,22193.2%
Estrangeira3,7326.8%
América1,5242.8%
Europa1,1332.1%
África9731.8%
Brasil8301.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)7961.4%
Angola6211.1%
Venezuela5791.1%
França5411.0%
Show 45 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Outros países - Europa3370.6%
Moçambique1950.4%
Suíça1320.2%
Ásia1000.2%
Ucrânia970.2%
Alemanha900.2%
África do Sul790.1%
Reino Unido550.1%
Estados Unidos da América530.1%
Outros países - Ásia430.1%
Espanha410.1%
Luxemburgo370.1%
Outros países - América350.1%
Moldávia290.1%
Cabo Verde280.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)280.1%
China270.0%
Canadá260.0%
Outros países - África230.0%
Bélgica160.0%
Itália160.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe160.0%
Federação da Rússia140.0%
Bangladeche110.0%
Guiné-Bissau110.0%
Outros100.0%
Índia70.0%
Paquistão70.0%
Roménia60.0%
Nepal50.0%
Bulgária30.0%
Dinamarca30.0%
Polónia30.0%
Oceânia20.0%
Outros países - Oceânia20.0%
Grécia20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Letónia20.0%
Argentina10.0%
Áustria10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Malta10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

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
Total54,953100.0%
Portuguesa53,78897.9%
Estrangeira1,1632.1%
América6801.2%
Brasil5261.0%
Europa2970.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1900.3%
Venezuela1180.2%
Outros países - Europa1070.2%
África970.2%
Ásia880.2%
Show 41 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
França710.1%
Ucrânia580.1%
Angola470.1%
Espanha330.1%
China320.1%
Outros países - Ásia270.0%
Reino Unido220.0%
Itália210.0%
Alemanha200.0%
Outros países - América190.0%
Suíça150.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)150.0%
Estados Unidos da América150.0%
Cabo Verde110.0%
Bangladeche100.0%
Bélgica90.0%
Moçambique90.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe90.0%
Outros países - África70.0%
Guiné-Bissau70.0%
Índia70.0%
Paquistão70.0%
África do Sul70.0%
Roménia60.0%
Nepal50.0%
Outros50.0%
Federação da Rússia40.0%
Bulgária30.0%
Moldávia30.0%
Polónia30.0%
Apátrida20.0%
Canadá20.0%
Dinamarca20.0%
Luxemburgo20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Outros países - Oceânia10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Lituânia10.0%
Letónia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Alternatives for people set on Ovar

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.

Oliveira de Azeméis as an Ovar alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €5.69/m² Oliveira de Azeméis vs €7.37/m² Ovar−23%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,070 Oliveira de Azeméis vs 2,670 Ovar−22%
  • Residents: 68,611 Oliveira de Azeméis vs 55,398 Ovar+24%
  • Nearest airport: 49.0 km Oliveira de Azeméis vs 42.6 km Ovar+15%
  • Unemployment: 2.3% Oliveira de Azeméis vs 2.3% Ovarsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Oliveira de Azeméis vs 8.0 µg/m³ Ovarsame level

Cities near Ovar

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

Santa Maria da Feira 11.2 km away
Rent
6.63 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Salary
1,222 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2022-12-31
São João de Ver 12.0 km away
Rent
7.03 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

Alternative cities in Portugal

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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; Ovar'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 Ovar?

The published population was 55,398 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Ovar?

Average net cold rent is 7.37 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 516 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Ovar?

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 Ovar?

Police recorded 2,670 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 Ovar?

The unemployment rate is about 2.3 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Ovar?

1,812 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Ovar a good place to live?

Ovar 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 Ovar?

São João, Válega, Avanca, Feira, Esmoriz are near Ovar. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Ovar?

The official country of birth distribution records 51,221 people (93.2%) 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, October 16). Ovar, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 11d4e6d876e2249b8f6f24db07bd09c7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/ovar/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Ovar, Portugal: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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