Living in Vagos

In 2021, population density was 138.5 people per km². The unemployment rate was 1.76% in June 2026. There were 290 physicians per 100,000 people in 2024. The population of Vagos, in Portugal, was 22,851 in 2021. The city covered 165 km² in 2021.

Lower unemployment than 75% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 69% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Vagos.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Vagos?

Average net cold rent is 6.13 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): 6.13 EUR/m²/month · www.ine.pt¹¹

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

Net rent across major citiesVagos highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average net rent (nettokalt)	6.13 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.19 — about the same	26 Aug 2026	www.ine.pt¹¹Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 368 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 6.13 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 Vagos?

The unemployment rate is about 1.8 % (June 2026).

Unemployment rate: 1.76 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026¹³

Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Vagos is 1.8%. Of 251 cities with data, 118 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	1.76 %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 Vagos. 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 Vagos. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	290 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 Vagos 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 Vagos?

Police recorded 2,390 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: 2,390 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 citiesVagos highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,390 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

The nearest airport was VSE, 68.5 km away in June 2026.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	VSE	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official
Distance to nearest airport	68.5 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv⁹Official

Language courses and integration

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

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 Vagos lands among 47 measured cities

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Ílhavo)¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ílhavo)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 14.6 · Feb 15.6 · Mar 17.6 · Apr 18.6 · May 20.8 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 24 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 23.7 · Oct 21.4 · Nov 17.3 · Dec 15.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVEIRO (Universidade) (nº 702)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 6.8 · Feb 7.4 · Mar 9.4 · Apr 10.9 · May 13.1 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.4 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVEIRO (Universidade) (nº 702)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 10.7 · Feb 11.5 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 16.9 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 17.4 · Nov 13.7 · Dec 11.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVEIRO (Universidade) (nº 702)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 132.7 · Feb 87 · Mar 81.3 · Apr 95.5 · May 75 · Jun 27.9 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 51.3 · Oct 132.4 · Nov 134.7 · Dec 126.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação AVEIRO (Universidade) (nº 702)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities

Arcos de Valdevez22,847 residents Vale de Cambra22,864 residents Oliveira do Bairro23,028 residents Porto de Mós23,202 residents Arouca22,359 residents Almeirim23,376 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Vagos?

The published population was 22,851 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	165 km²	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official
Foreign residents	1,234 people	2023	Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.¹²Independent
Population density	138.5 people/km²	2021	Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.¹⁰Official
Population	22,851 people	2021	INE — Portal municipal (quadro)³Official

International community in Vagos

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	22,886	100.0%
Portuguesa	20,088	87.8%
Estrangeira	2,798	12.2%
América	1,686	7.4%
Venezuela	1,165	5.1%
Europa	685	3.0%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	570	2.5%
França	409	1.8%
Brasil	400	1.7%
África	377	1.6%
Angola	189	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Outros países - Europa	115	0.5%
Alemanha	95	0.4%
Moçambique	82	0.4%
Canadá	62	0.3%
Estados Unidos da América	50	0.2%
São Tomé e Príncipe	47	0.2%
Ásia	43	0.2%
Suíça	40	0.2%
Ucrânia	27	0.1%
África do Sul	27	0.1%
Espanha	23	0.1%
Federação da Rússia	23	0.1%
Reino Unido	19	0.1%
Luxemburgo	19	0.1%
China	15	0.1%
Guiné-Bissau	14	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	12	0.1%
Outros países - África	11	0.0%
Itália	9	0.0%
Outros países - América	8	0.0%
Índia	8	0.0%
Nepal	8	0.0%
Oceânia	7	0.0%
Austrália	7	0.0%
Cabo Verde	7	0.0%
Bélgica	4	0.0%
Outros	4	0.0%
Bulgária	2	0.0%
Lituânia	2	0.0%
Moldávia	2	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	2	0.0%
Polónia	2	0.0%
Argentina	1	0.0%
Dinamarca	1	0.0%
Irlanda	1	0.0%
Letónia	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	22,886	100.0%
Portuguesa	22,213	97.1%
Estrangeira	673	2.9%
América	459	2.0%
Venezuela	219	1.0%
Brasil	212	0.9%
Europa	111	0.5%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)	77	0.3%
África	62	0.3%
Ásia	41	0.2%
Outros países - Europa	34	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
França	29	0.1%
Angola	25	0.1%
São Tomé e Príncipe	25	0.1%
China	16	0.1%
Ucrânia	15	0.1%
Canadá	14	0.1%
Espanha	14	0.1%
Outros países - Ásia	12	0.1%
Estados Unidos da América	12	0.1%
Alemanha	8	0.0%
Reino Unido	8	0.0%
Itália	8	0.0%
Nepal	8	0.0%
Federação da Rússia	8	0.0%
Índia	5	0.0%
Moçambique	5	0.0%
Guiné-Bissau	3	0.0%
Hungria	3	0.0%
Polónia	3	0.0%
Outros países - América	2	0.0%
Bulgária	2	0.0%
Cabo Verde	2	0.0%
Lituânia	2	0.0%
Luxemburgo	2	0.0%
Moldávia	2	0.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)	2	0.0%
Outros países - África	1	0.0%
Bélgica	1	0.0%
Suíça	1	0.0%
Dinamarca	1	0.0%
Letónia	1	0.0%
Roménia	1	0.0%
África do Sul	1	0.0%

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

Is Vagos 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 worker68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 59–77%

Skilled employee74%strong on work, weak on education · range 66–82%

Student61%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 52–70%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 57–73%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 50–70%

Foreign residents1,234 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.

Population22,851 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)

Average net rent (nettokalt)6.13 EUR/m²/month26 Aug 2026Official source · www.ine.pt

Unemployment rate1.76 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026

NO₂ — annual mean5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Ílhavo)

PM10 — annual mean23 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · EEA air quality statistics — PT PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Ílhavo)

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 Vagos?

The published population was 22,851 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

How much does it cost to rent in Vagos?

Average net cold rent is 6.13 EUR/m² per month (2026-Q1), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 429 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.ine.pt.

How safe is Vagos?

Police recorded 2,390 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 Vagos?

The unemployment rate is about 1.8 % (June 2026). Source: IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Vagos?

1,234 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Vagos a good place to live?

Vagos 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 Vagos?

The official country of birth distribution records 685 people (3.0%) 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). Vagos, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vagos/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vagos, Portugal: rent, jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/vagos/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
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OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
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