Living in São Pedro do Sul

São Pedro do Sul is a city in Portugal. The nearest airport was VSE, 15.2 km away in June 2026. There were 480 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. The foreign population count was 633 in 2023. São Pedro do Sul had a population of 16,851 in 2021.

Higher unemployment than 68% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 84% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to São Pedro do Sul?

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 São Pedro do Sul.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in São Pedro do Sul?

Average net cold rent is 5.87 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): 5.87 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹¹

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for São Pedro do Sul yet.

Net rent across major citiesSão Pedro do Sul highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.87 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 352 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.87 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

The unemployment rate was 2.65% in June 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in São Pedro do Sul?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 2.65 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in São Pedro do Sul is 2.7%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	2.65 %country median 2.3%	30 Jun 2026	IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to São Pedro do Sul. 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

Open the Portugal service overview

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	480 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.⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in São Pedro do Sul 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 São Pedro do Sul?

Police recorded 2,100 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: 2,100 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 citiesSão Pedro do Sul highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,100 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 2022⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	15.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for São Pedro do Sul. 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

Open official information

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in São Pedro do Sul.

Climate and air quality

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.

PM10 across cities in PortugalWhere São Pedro do Sul lands among 47 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	1 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Fornelo do Monte)¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fornelo do Monte)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10.6 · Feb 12.2 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 16.7 · May 20.1 · Jun 24.3 · Jul 28 · Aug 28.3 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 19 · Nov 13.4 · Dec 11.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 7.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 15.1 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 4.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 7.3 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 12 · May 15 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 19.1 · Oct 15 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 176.4 · Feb 112.7 · Mar 110.2 · Apr 121.7 · May 93.5 · Jun 35.1 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 24.7 · Sep 63.3 · Oct 163.5 · Nov 158.5 · Dec 181.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Valpaços16,882 residents Castelo de Paiva16,733 residents Ponte de Sor16,722 residents Cabeceiras de Basto16,710 residents Caminha16,684 residents Condeixa-a-Nova17,080 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 349 km² in 2021. Population density was 48.3 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in São Pedro do Sul?

The published population was 16,851 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	349 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official
Foreign residents	633 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹²Independent
Population density	48.29 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	16,851 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official

International community in São Pedro do Sul

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	15,137	100.0%
Portuguesa	14,195	93.8%
Estrangeira	942	6.2%
Europa	405	2.7%
África	262	1.7%
América	237	1.6%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	229	1.5%
Brasil	217	1.4%
Outros países - Europa	176	1.2%
Angola	151	1.0%
França	138	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Suíça	129	0.9%
Alemanha	52	0.3%
Moçambique	39	0.3%
São Tomé e Príncipe	34	0.2%
Ásia	31	0.2%
Ucrânia	20	0.1%
Reino Unido	19	0.1%
África do Sul	17	0.1%
Nepal	15	0.1%
Outros países - África	13	0.1%
Espanha	9	0.1%
China	8	0.1%
Luxemburgo	8	0.1%
Oceânia	7	0.0%
Austrália	7	0.0%
Outros países - América	6	0.0%
Cabo Verde	6	0.0%
Índia	5	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	5	0.0%
Venezuela	5	0.0%
Bélgica	4	0.0%
Canadá	4	0.0%
Itália	4	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	4	0.0%
Polónia	4	0.0%
Eslováquia	4	0.0%
Outros países - Ásia	3	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	3	0.0%
Argentina	2	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	2	0.0%
Outros	2	0.0%
Lituânia	1	0.0%
Moldávia	1	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%

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 group	People	Share
Total	15,137	100.0%
Portuguesa	14,824	97.9%
Estrangeira	313	2.1%
América	147	1.0%
Brasil	139	0.9%
Europa	74	0.5%
África	54	0.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	51	0.3%
Ásia	33	0.2%
São Tomé e Príncipe	24	0.2%
Outros países - Europa	23	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Angola	20	0.1%
Alemanha	15	0.1%
Nepal	15	0.1%
China	13	0.1%
Reino Unido	9	0.1%
França	8	0.1%
Ucrânia	7	0.0%
Espanha	6	0.0%
Itália	6	0.0%
Outros países - África	5	0.0%
Oceânia	5	0.0%
Austrália	5	0.0%
Índia	5	0.0%
Outros países - América	4	0.0%
Suíça	4	0.0%
Cabo Verde	4	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	4	0.0%
Polónia	4	0.0%
Argentina	2	0.0%
Bélgica	2	0.0%
Luxemburgo	2	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	2	0.0%
Eslováquia	2	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%
Suécia	1	0.0%
Estados Unidos da América	1	0.0%
Venezuela	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%
Outros	1	0.0%

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

Is São Pedro do Sul 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 worker69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–78%

Skilled employee75%strong on work, weak on education · range 67–83%

Student65%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 56–74%

Family71%strong on family, weak on education · range 63–79%

Retirement65%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 55–75%

Foreign residents633 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population16,851 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)5.87 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate2.65 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

NO₂ — annual mean1 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Fornelo do Monte)

PM10 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Fornelo do Monte)

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 São Pedro do Sul?

The published population was 16,851 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in São Pedro do Sul?

Average net cold rent is 5.87 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 411 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is São Pedro do Sul?

Police recorded 2,100 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 São Pedro do Sul?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in São Pedro do Sul?

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

Is São Pedro do Sul a good place to live?

São Pedro do Sul 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 São Pedro do Sul?

The official country of birth distribution records 405 people (2.7%) 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). São Pedro do Sul, Portugal: rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/sao-pedro-do-sul/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sao-pedro-do-sul-portugal-rent-jobs_00522193aa05,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {São Pedro do Sul, Portugal: rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/sao-pedro-do-sul/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

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INE — Portal municipal (quadro) INE · ine.pt · checked 2026-07-14
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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 Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação VISEU (nº 560) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
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OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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