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Living in Valongo

Valongo is a city in Portugal. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 2.69%. In 2021, Valongo had a population of 101,464. There were 390 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Higher unemployment than 70% of Portuguese cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 93% of Portuguese cities that publish it.

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

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 Valongo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Net rent across major citiesValongo highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Valongo highlighted€16.50Cascais€15.42Oeiras€13.43Almada€13.00Amadora€11.98Matosinhos€11.73Loures€11.33Seixal€11.24Sintra€10.61Vila Nova de Gaia€10.15Porto€8.82Gondomar€8.57Braganet rent, € / m² / month

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Valongo?

The median gross salary is about 1,230 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source1

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

What is the unemployment rate in Valongo?

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

  • Unemployment rate: 2.69 % · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202613
Unemployment across cities in PortugalUnemployment in Valongo is 2.7%. 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%1182–3Valongo 2.7%41 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%17–81 city: 9% to under 10%19–101 city: 12% to under 13%112–13

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary1,230 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Collected source1Official
Unemployment rate2.69 %country median 2.3%30 Jun 2026IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 202613Independent

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents390 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 Valongo 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 Valongo?

Police recorded 1,850 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: 1,850 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 citiesValongo highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Valongo highlighted5,240Porto3,580Almada3,330Amadora2,910Matosinhos2,800Loures2,700Cascais2,640Sintra2,570Vila Nova de Gaia2,440Braga2,380Oeiras2,170Seixal1,850Valongorecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,850 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 airport61 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat9Official
Nearest airportOPO13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official
Distance to nearest airport16.8 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv10Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 15.7 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 18.6 µg/m³ in 2024.

Is the air quality good in Valongo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency2

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Valongo average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°6°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Valongo average monthly precipitation, mm0459013518015198101968634172968149166153JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Valongo annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154018.6PM10104015.7NO₂µg/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 Valongo is 8.0 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/m³57–826 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³268–9Valongo 8.02 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–10

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean15.71 µg/m³country median 10.52024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
PM10 — annual mean18.59 µg/m³country median 18.6 — about the same2024official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found14Independent
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 6.231 Dec 2023European Environment Agency2Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 14 · Feb 15 · Mar 17 · Apr 18.1 · May 20.3 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24.8 · Sep 23.5 · Oct 20.7 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 14.7 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 6.4 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 8.8 · Apr 10.1 · May 12.3 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 15.5 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7.6 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 10.2 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 12.9 · Apr 14.1 · May 16.3 · Jun 18.6 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 19.2 · Oct 16.8 · Nov 13.1 · Dec 11.1 °C31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 151 · Feb 97.8 · Mar 101.1 · Apr 95.5 · May 85.6 · Jun 33.7 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 29.3 · Sep 68.2 · Oct 148.9 · Nov 165.9 · Dec 153.3 mm31 Dec 1991IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545)7Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time6 published observations, 2015–2023
Annual PM2.5 in Valongo by year, µg/m³7.410.112.915.620152020202220238.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.7% between 2015 and 2023, from 15.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

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

All Portugal cities
Viseu99,274 residentsAveiro91,397 residentsViana do Castelo88,725 residentsBarcelos116,752 residentsParedes86,854 residentsLeiria126,897 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 75.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,350.7 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Valongo?

The published population was 101,464 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3

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

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area75.12 km²2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official
Foreign residents2,922 people2023Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.12Independent
Population density1,351 people/km²2021Reproducible derived density from the same-period INE populationTotal divided by areaKm2; no external density number was substituted.11Official
Population101,464 people2021INE — Portal municipal (quadro)3Official

International community in Valongo

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
Total94,672100.0%
Portuguesa89,21494.2%
Estrangeira5,4585.8%
América2,1242.2%
Brasil1,6501.7%
África1,6321.7%
Europa1,5721.7%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)1,1271.2%
Angola9341.0%
França7410.8%
Outros países - Europa4450.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Venezuela4030.4%
Moçambique3970.4%
Ucrânia1710.2%
Alemanha1640.2%
Ásia1230.1%
África do Sul1220.1%
Suíça1000.1%
Espanha850.1%
Reino Unido840.1%
Outros países - África650.1%
China530.1%
Federação da Rússia480.1%
Cabo Verde430.0%
Guiné-Bissau420.0%
Outros países - Ásia400.0%
Luxemburgo340.0%
Outros países - América310.0%
Moldávia290.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe290.0%
Bélgica220.0%
Índia220.0%
Estados Unidos da América220.0%
Itália210.0%
Lituânia140.0%
Roménia140.0%
Canadá130.0%
Outros130.0%
Polónia120.0%
Oceânia70.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)60.0%
Argentina50.0%
Austrália50.0%
Paquistão50.0%
Bulgária30.0%
Irlanda30.0%
Nepal30.0%
Suécia30.0%
Outros países - Oceânia20.0%
Hungria20.0%
Chipre10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Letónia10.0%

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
Total94,672100.0%
Portuguesa92,77898.0%
Estrangeira1,8942.0%
América1,2401.3%
Brasil1,1351.2%
Europa3590.4%
União Europeia 27 (s/ PT - a partir de 2020)2240.2%
África1860.2%
Outros países - Europa1350.1%
Ásia1060.1%
Ucrânia880.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Angola850.1%
Venezuela700.1%
França630.1%
China580.1%
Espanha510.1%
Outros países - África320.0%
Itália320.0%
Outros países - Ásia240.0%
Cabo Verde210.0%
Alemanha210.0%
Reino Unido200.0%
Outros países - América190.0%
Índia170.0%
Moçambique150.0%
Guiné-Bissau140.0%
Lituânia130.0%
São Tomé e Príncipe130.0%
Polónia120.0%
Roménia110.0%
Federação da Rússia110.0%
Estados Unidos da América110.0%
Moldávia80.0%
África do Sul60.0%
Suíça50.0%
Paquistão50.0%
Argentina40.0%
Bélgica40.0%
Países Baixos (Reino dos)40.0%
Oceânia30.0%
Austrália30.0%
Bulgária30.0%
Suécia30.0%
Outros30.0%
Hungria20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Nepal20.0%
Canadá10.0%
Chipre10.0%
Finlândia10.0%
Letónia10.0%

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

Is Valongo 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on housing · range 44–62%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%
Student56%strong on safety, weak on education · range 46–66%
Family69%strong on family, weak on education · range 60–78%
Retirement60%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–70%
Foreign residents2,922 people2023Independent source · Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value.
Population101,464 people2021Official source · INE — Portal municipal (quadro)
Median gross salary1,230 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate2.69 %30 Jun 2026Independent source · IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026
NO₂ — annual mean15.71 µg/m³2024Independent source · official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found
PM10 — annual mean18.59 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 2026-08-04

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Valongo?

The published population was 101,464 people in 2021. Source: INE — Portal municipal (quadro).

Is the air quality good in Valongo?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Valongo?

Police recorded 1,850 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 typical salary in Valongo?

The median gross salary is about 1,230 EUR/month (2022). Source: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Valongo?

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

How many foreign residents live in Valongo?

2,922 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value..

Is Valongo a good place to live?

Valongo 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 Valongo?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,572 people (1.7%) 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). Valongo, Portugal: salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/pt/valongo/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Valongo, Portugal: salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
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  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. Collected source ine.pt · checked 2026-08-04
  2. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
  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 Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 — IPMA estação PORTO (Pedras Rubras) (nº 545) IPMA Normais Climatológicas 1991-2020 · ipma.pt · checked 2026-07-31
  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. Foreign population with legal resident status at 31 December; Total Nacionalidade; annual municipality value. pordata.pt · checked 2026-07-15
  3. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026 IEFP · iefp.pt · checked 2026-07-26
  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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