Living in Porto Santo

Porto Santo is a city in Portugal. The nearest airport was PXO, 1.4 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Its population was 5,483 in 2021. There were 190 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

More recorded crime than 91% of Portuguese cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Portuguese city that publishes it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Porto Santo?

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 Porto Santo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Porto Santo yet. Portugal has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesPorto Santo highlighted among comparable cities

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	190 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.⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Porto Santo 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 Porto Santo?

Police recorded 4,050 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: 4,050 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 citiesPorto Santo highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,050 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 2022³Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	1 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat⁸Official
Nearest airport	PXO	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	1.4 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 16°C in January and 22°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 44.9 mm in January and 4.1 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Porto Santo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 1.8 µg/m³ (2010) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 1.78 µg/m³ · cdn.who.int¹

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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 Porto Santo is 1.8 µg/m³. Of 70 cities with data, 26 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	1.78 µg/m³country median 6.2	31 Dec 2010	cdn.who.int¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 18.4 · Feb 18.2 · Mar 18.9 · Apr 19.8 · May 21.2 · Jun 23 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 25.4 · Oct 23.8 · Nov 21.2 · Dec 19.4 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Porto Santo, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 13.7 · Feb 13.3 · Mar 13.7 · Apr 14.3 · May 15.8 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 18.5 · Nov 16.4 · Dec 14.9 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, Porto Santo, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 16 · Feb 15.8 · Mar 16.3 · Apr 17.1 · May 18.5 · Jun 20.4 · Jul 22 · Aug 23.1 · Sep 22.7 · Oct 21.2 · Nov 18.8 · Dec 17.1 °C	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly air temperature, Porto Santo, 1991-2020⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 44.9 · Feb 45.2 · Mar 33.4 · Apr 30 · May 18.1 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 4.1 · Aug 4.4 · Sep 17 · Oct 48.4 · Nov 63.5 · Dec 62.5 mm	31 Dec 2020	IPMA climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, Porto Santo, 1991-2020⁶Official

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Aguiar da Beira5,473 residents Golegã5,465 residents Vila do Porto5,552 residents Velas5,398 residents Ourique5,389 residents Sernancelhe5,671 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 43 km² in 2021. Population density was 127.5 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Porto Santo?

The published population was 5,483 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.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	43.01 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official
Foreign residents	558 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹¹Independent
Population density	127.5 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	5,483 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)²Official

International community in Porto Santo

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	5,149	100.0%
Portuguesa	4,715	91.6%
Estrangeira	434	8.4%
Europa	190	3.7%
América	132	2.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	112	2.2%
África	100	1.9%
Outros países - Europa	78	1.5%
Venezuela	76	1.5%
Reino Unido	48	0.9%
São Tomé e Príncipe	38	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Brasil	35	0.7%
Alemanha	24	0.5%
Angola	23	0.4%
Roménia	22	0.4%
África do Sul	19	0.4%
França	18	0.3%
Itália	18	0.3%
Moçambique	16	0.3%
Suíça	12	0.2%
Ásia	9	0.2%
Canadá	8	0.2%
Outros países - América	6	0.1%
China	6	0.1%
Espanha	6	0.1%
Federação da Rússia	6	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	6	0.1%
Moldávia	5	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	5	0.1%
Polónia	5	0.1%
Ucrânia	5	0.1%
Letónia	4	0.1%
Oceânia	3	0.1%
Austrália	3	0.1%
Irlanda	3	0.1%
Suécia	3	0.1%
Outros países - África	2	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	2	0.0%
Outros	2	0.0%
Argentina	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Estónia	1	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	1	0.0%
Hungria	1	0.0%
Índia	1	0.0%
Eslováquia	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	5,149	100.0%
Portuguesa	4,911	95.4%
Estrangeira	238	4.6%
Europa	142	2.8%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	92	1.8%
Outros países - Europa	50	1.0%
África	44	0.9%
América	44	0.9%
São Tomé e Príncipe	39	0.8%
Reino Unido	34	0.7%
Brasil	21	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Itália	21	0.4%
Alemanha	20	0.4%
Roménia	13	0.3%
França	12	0.2%
Venezuela	12	0.2%
Suíça	10	0.2%
Ásia	7	0.1%
China	6	0.1%
Outros países - América	5	0.1%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	5	0.1%
Polónia	5	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	5	0.1%
Espanha	4	0.1%
Letónia	4	0.1%
Suécia	4	0.1%
Ucrânia	3	0.1%
África do Sul	3	0.1%
Irlanda	2	0.0%
Moldávia	2	0.0%
Outros países - África	1	0.0%
Oceânia	1	0.0%
Austrália	1	0.0%
Canadá	1	0.0%
Cabo Verde	1	0.0%
Chéquia	1	0.0%
Índia	1	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	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

Is Porto Santo 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 worker55%strong on air quality, weak on work · range 42–68%

Skilled employee58%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 46–70%

Student51%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 38–64%

Family36%strong on family, weak on education · range 26–46%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Foreign residents558 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population5,483 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

PM2.5 — annual mean1.78 µg/m³31 Dec 2010Official source · cdn.who.int

City area43.01 km²2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,050 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

Physicians per 100,000 residents190 per 100,0002024Official source · 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.

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 Porto Santo?

The published population was 5,483 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

Is the air quality good in Porto Santo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 1.8 µg/m³ (2010) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Porto Santo?

Police recorded 4,050 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.

How many foreign residents live in Porto Santo?

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

Is Porto Santo a good place to live?

Porto Santo 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 Porto Santo?

The official country of birth distribution records 190 people (3.7%) 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). Porto Santo, Portugal: safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/porto-santo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_porto-santo-portugal-safety-air-quality_49a0cf98b5e7,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Porto Santo, Portugal: safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/porto-santo/},
  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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cdn.who.int cdn.who.int · checked 2026-08-26
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 climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, Porto Santo, 1991-2020 IPMA climate normal · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-26
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
OpenFlights — routes.dat OpenFlights · raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-07-14
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

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Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15

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