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Living in Ponta Delgada

Ponta Delgada is a city in Portugal. The nearest airport was PDL, 2.5 km away, with 17 listed destinations in June 2026. Ponta Delgada had a population of 68,748 in 2021.

Pricier rent than 69% of Portuguese cities that publish it, higher unemployment than any other Portuguese city that publishes it and more recorded crime than 96% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Ponta Delgada?

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 Ponta Delgada.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Ponta Delgada?

Average net cold rent is 7.93 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): 7.93 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt12

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

Net rent across major citiesPonta Delgada highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Ponta Delgada highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.57Braga€7.93Ponta Delgadanet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.93 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.1926 Aug 2026www.ine.pt12Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 476 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.93 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 Ponta Delgada?

The unemployment rate is about 7.8 % (2021).

  • Unemployment rate: 7.76 % · Eurostat1
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Ponta Delgada is 7.8%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Portugal per band6 cities: 0% to under 1%60–176 cities: 1% to under 2%761–2118 cities: 2% to under 3%1182–341 cities: 3% to under 4%413–44 cities: 4% to under 5%44–52 cities: 5% to under 6%25–61 city: 6% to under 7%16–71 city: 7% to under 8%17–8Ponta Delgada 7.8%1 city: 9% to under 10%19–101 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Unemployment rate7.76 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2021Eurostat1Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ponta Delgada. 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
Register Search jobs
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ponta Delgada. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents720 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 Ponta Delgada 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 Ponta Delgada?

Police recorded 4,540 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: 4,540 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 citiesPonta Delgada highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ponta Delgada highlighted5,240Porto4,540Ponta Delgada3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixalrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,540 incidents per 100kcountry median 2,71531 Dec 2022INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20224Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport17 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportPDL13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport2.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 15.1°C in January and 21.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 102.1 mm in January and 26 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 7.43 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Ponta Delgada?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.43 µg/m³ · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Ponta Delgada average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°12°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Ponta Delgada average monthly precipitation, mm04080120160102879780614426467811895153JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Ponta Delgada annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.4PM2.5154018.0PM1010405.3NO₂µg/m³

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 Ponta Delgada is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Portugal per band1 city: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³11–24 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³42–34 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³43–49 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³94–514 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³145–65 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³56–75 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³57–8Ponta Delgada 7.426 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³268–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean5.35 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
PM10 — annual mean18.03 µg/m³country median 18.62024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean7.43 µg/m³country median 6.22024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
Average daytime high by monthJan 17.5 · Feb 17.4 · Mar 17.9 · Apr 18.8 · May 20.2 · Jun 22.4 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 26 · Sep 25 · Oct 22.6 · Nov 19.9 · Dec 18.3 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Ponta Delgada, 1991-20207Official
Average night-time low by monthJan 12.7 · Feb 12.1 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 13.3 · May 14.6 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 17.1 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 13.4 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Ponta Delgada, 1991-20207Official
Average temperature by monthJan 15.1 · Feb 14.8 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 16 · May 17.4 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 23 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 19.8 · Nov 17.4 · Dec 15.9 °C31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Ponta Delgada, 1991-20207Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 102.1 · Feb 87.2 · Mar 97.1 · Apr 79.6 · May 61 · Jun 44.4 · Jul 26 · Aug 45.8 · Sep 78.2 · Oct 118 · Nov 95.3 · Dec 152.8 mm31 Dec 2020IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Ponta Delgada, 1991-20207Official

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Oliveira de Azeméis68,611 residentsLoulé70,622 residentsSanto Tirso71,530 residentsMoita66,029 residentsPenafiel72,265 residentsPóvoa de Varzim63,408 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 233 km² in 2021. Population density was 295.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Ponta Delgada?

The published population was 68,748 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Ponta Delgada residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.1%Foreign residents 2.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area233 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Foreign-resident share2.9 %31 Dec 2023Eurostat2Official
Foreign residents2,001 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.13Independent
Population density295.1 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population68,748 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Population over time16 published observations, 2010–2025
Population in Ponta Delgada by year, residents67,37267,97668,58169,185201020142020202569,038residents

Population rose 0.5% between 2010 and 2025, from 68,679 to 69,038.

Foreign residents over time12 published observations, 2011–2023
Foreign residents in Ponta Delgada by year, residents-1076481,4022,157201120142016202020232,001residents

Foreign residents rose 191.7% between 2011 and 2023, from 686 to 2,001.

International community in Ponta Delgada

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
Total67,229100.0%
Portuguesa65,10396.8%
Estrangeira2,1263.2%
América9381.4%
África6240.9%
Europa4830.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)3790.6%
Brasil3180.5%
Angola3090.5%
Estados Unidos da América2350.3%
Canadá2320.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Moçambique1640.2%
Outros países - América1100.2%
Outros países - Europa1040.2%
França1010.2%
Alemanha950.1%
Cabo Verde870.1%
Ásia780.1%
Espanha450.1%
China420.1%
Ucrânia420.1%
Venezuela370.1%
Itália350.1%
Outros países - Ásia280.0%
Reino Unido260.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)260.0%
Guiné-Bissau210.0%
Outros países - África180.0%
África do Sul160.0%
Outros140.0%
Federação da Rússia110.0%
Suécia110.0%
Roménia100.0%
Áustria90.0%
Bélgica90.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe90.0%
Irlanda70.0%
Índia70.0%
Argentina60.0%
Moldávia60.0%
Suíça50.0%
Finlândia50.0%
Luxemburgo50.0%
Lituânia40.0%
Oceânia30.0%
Austrália30.0%
Chéquia30.0%
Dinamarca30.0%
Hungria30.0%
Polónia30.0%
Malta20.0%
Bangladeche10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Letónia10.0%
Eslovénia10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Total67,229100.0%
Portuguesa66,47398.9%
Estrangeira7551.1%
América3280.5%
Europa3070.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2490.4%
Brasil1670.2%
Alemanha800.1%
Estados Unidos da América780.1%
África600.1%
Ásia590.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Outros países - Europa580.1%
Canadá570.1%
China520.1%
França320.0%
Itália320.0%
Espanha310.0%
Cabo Verde240.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)230.0%
Outros países - América220.0%
Ucrânia220.0%
Reino Unido190.0%
Angola150.0%
Outros90.0%
Suécia70.0%
Outros países - África60.0%
Outros países - Ásia60.0%
Áustria60.0%
Irlanda60.0%
Roménia60.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe50.0%
Dinamarca40.0%
Guiné-Bissau40.0%
Federação da Rússia40.0%
Bélgica30.0%
Finlândia30.0%
Lituânia30.0%
Moçambique30.0%
Venezuela30.0%
África do Sul30.0%
Suíça20.0%
Chéquia20.0%
Hungria20.0%
Moldávia20.0%
Malta20.0%
Polónia20.0%
Oceânia10.0%
Apátrida10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Austrália10.0%
Estónia10.0%
Grécia10.0%
Índia10.0%
Luxemburgo10.0%
Letónia10.0%
Eslovénia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Is Ponta Delgada 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 worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on education · range 46–62%
Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–61%
Family39%strong on family, weak on education · range 31–47%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–66%
Foreign residents2,001 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population68,748 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.93 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate7.76 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Eurostat
NO₂ — annual mean5.35 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
PM10 — annual mean18.03 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
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 Ponta Delgada?

The published population was 68,748 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Ponta Delgada?

Average net cold rent is 7.93 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 555 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

Is the air quality good in Ponta Delgada?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found.

How safe is Ponta Delgada?

Police recorded 4,540 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 Ponta Delgada?

The unemployment rate is about 7.8 % (2021). Source: Eurostat.

How many foreign residents live in Ponta Delgada?

2,001 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Ponta Delgada a good place to live?

Ponta Delgada 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 Ponta Delgada?

The official country of birth distribution records 483 people (0.7%) 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). Ponta Delgada, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/ponta-delgada/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ponta Delgada, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/ponta-delgada/},
  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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  1. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  2. Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-02
  3. INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
  4. 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
  5. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014632 nationality ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  6. Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal Censos 2021 indicator 0014633 country of birth ine.pt · checked 2026-09-01
  7. IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Ponta Delgada, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  8. 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
  9. OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
  10. OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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  1. Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted. ine.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  2. www.ine.pt ine.pt · checked 2026-08-26
  3. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  4. official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found aqportal.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-15

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