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Living in Sever do Vouga

In Sever do Vouga, average gross earnings are €1,383 a month (2024), rents in new contracts average €4.64 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 1.2% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 1.16% in June 2026. Sever do Vouga had a population of 12,356 in 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2325 sources

Population12,356people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Average gross salary1,383EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)
Average net rent4.64EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.20 — 25% belowOfficial source · www.ine.pt
Unemployment rate1.16%country median 2.3% — 50% belowIndependent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
Recorded crime2,330incidents per 100kcountry median 2,730 — 15% 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 78% of Portuguese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 96% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 74% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

Which Portugal-wide rules apply when you move to Sever do Vouga?

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 Sever do Vouga?

Average net cold rent is 4.64 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): 4.64 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt14
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sever do Vouga recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€15
Net rent across major citiesSever do Vouga highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sever do Vouga highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Lisbon€17.42
Cascais€16.50
Oeiras€15.42
Almada€13.43
Braga€8.57
Sever do Vouga€4.64
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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 fibre8Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB15 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone Portugal mobile plan13Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.64 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.2026 Aug 2026www.ine.pt14Official

Is Sever do Vouga 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 worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 57–75%
Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 63–79%
Student64%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 55–73%
Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 61–77%
Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 52–72%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 278 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.64 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 Sever do Vouga?

The unemployment rate is about 1.2 % (June 2026).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.16 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Sever do Vouga is 1.2%. Of 279 cities with data, 131 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,383 EUR/month31 Dec 2024INE — Ganho médio mensal (€), indicator 0012649 (Quadros de Pessoal)3Official
Unemployment rate1.16 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202625Independent

What does a salary buy in Sever do Vouga?

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€597of €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€4.64/m² · official · ine.pt · 2026-08-26− €278
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€597
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sever do Vouga Salary needed to live in Sever do Vouga

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents230 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.9Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sever do Vouga 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 Sever do Vouga?

Police recorded 2,330 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: 2,330 incidents per 100k · INE — Taxa de criminalidade (‰) por Localização geográfica (NUTS 2013) e Categoria de crime; Anual, indicador 0008074, categoria Total, ano 20225
Recorded crime across major citiesSever do Vouga highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sever do Vouga 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
Sever do Vouga2,330
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,330 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 20225Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was VSE, 40.3 km away in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportVSE13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport40.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sever do Vouga. 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 Sever do Vouga.

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Climate and air quality

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 Sever do Vouga lands among 49 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)1Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Estarreja)2Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 129.9 km² in 2021. Population density was 95.1 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Sever do Vouga?

The published population was 12,356 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area129.9 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official
Foreign residents513 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.24Independent
Population density95.13 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population12,356 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)4Official

International community in Sever do Vouga

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
Total11,063100.0%
Portuguesa10,24592.6%
Estrangeira8187.4%
América2872.6%
Europa2822.5%
África2312.1%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1911.7%
Brasil1661.5%
Angola1431.3%
França1431.3%
Venezuela980.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Outros países - Europa910.8%
Moçambique510.5%
Suíça450.4%
Ucrânia250.2%
Alemanha190.2%
Ásia180.2%
Outros países - África150.1%
Reino Unido140.1%
Estados Unidos da América120.1%
Espanha90.1%
África do Sul90.1%
Cabo Verde80.1%
Canadá70.1%
Índia70.1%
Outros países - Ásia60.1%
Luxemburgo60.1%
Outros países - América40.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe40.0%
China30.0%
Moldávia30.0%
Outros30.0%
Bélgica20.0%
Itália20.0%
Lituânia20.0%
Paquistão20.0%
Polónia20.0%
Roménia20.0%
Áustria10.0%
Guiné-Bissau10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Federação da Rússia10.0%
Eslováquia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

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
Total11,063100.0%
Portuguesa10,79197.5%
Estrangeira2722.5%
América1621.5%
Brasil1301.2%
Europa560.5%
África350.3%
Outros países - Europa320.3%
Venezuela260.2%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)240.2%
Angola230.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ucrânia200.2%
Ásia190.2%
Reino Unido80.1%
China70.1%
Índia60.1%
França50.0%
Itália50.0%
Outros países - América40.0%
Outros países - Ásia40.0%
Espanha40.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe40.0%
Cabo Verde30.0%
Alemanha30.0%
Suíça20.0%
Moldávia20.0%
Moçambique20.0%
Paquistão20.0%
Polónia20.0%
Estados Unidos da América20.0%
África do Sul20.0%
Outros países - África10.0%
Áustria10.0%
Hungria10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Roménia10.0%
Eslováquia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Alternatives for people set on Sever do Vouga

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

Cities near Sever do Vouga

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

Branca 11.2 km away
Rent
6.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-03-31
Vale de Cambra 15.1 km away
Rent
5.72 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Macieira de Cambra 15.9 km away
Rent
5.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Águeda 16.4 km away
Rent
6.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26
Oliveira de Frades 17.0 km away
Rent
5.04 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-08-26

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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; Sever do Vouga'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 Sever do Vouga?

The published population was 12,356 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Sever do Vouga?

Average net cold rent is 4.64 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 325 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Sever do Vouga?

Police recorded 2,330 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 Sever do Vouga?

The unemployment rate is about 1.2 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Sever do Vouga?

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

Is Sever do Vouga a good place to live?

Sever do Vouga 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 Sever do Vouga?

Albergaria-a-Velha, Branca, Vale de Cambra, Macieira de Cambra, Oliveira de Azeméis are near Sever do Vouga. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Portuguesa live in Sever do Vouga?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,245 people (92.6%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sever do Vouga, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 490c842f0751c4ee62ac76347344bd1c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/sever-do-vouga/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sever do Vouga, Portugal: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {490c842f0751c4ee62ac76347344bd1c},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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