How many people receive social integration income in Beiras e Serra da Estrela?

In 2024 24.7 of every 1,000 residents of Beiras e Serra da Estrela drew the social integration income (RSI), Portugal’s last-resort minimum income, 9th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions; €8.1 million was paid out.

Poverty and living standards in Beiras e Serra da Estrela (Centro (PT), Portugal): official figures

Police recorded 31.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in Beiras e Serra da Estrela in 2024, below the national figure of 33.0 and 10th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents

31.7

2024

Median sale price of dwellings per m²

€595

2024

Is Beiras e Serra da Estrela safe?

In 2024 Beiras e Serra da Estrela recorded 6.9 crimes against physical integrity and 12.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents, against 5.4 and 17.3 nationally.

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How much does a house cost in Beiras e Serra da Estrela?

The median sale price of family dwellings in Beiras e Serra da Estrela was €595 per square metre in 2024, 3rd cheapest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions (Portugal: €1,777).

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What is the average rent in Beiras e Serra da Estrela?

New residential leases in Beiras e Serra da Estrela were signed at a median of €4.11 per square metre a month in 2024, below the national figure of €7.97 (5th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).

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How unequal is income in Beiras e Serra da Estrela?

The Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household in Beiras e Serra da Estrela was 40.9% in 2023, below the national figure of 45.5%, and the richest 20% of households declared 3.1 times as much as the poorest 20% (3.5 nationally).

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What is the average pension in Beiras e Serra da Estrela?

The average Social Security pension in Beiras e Serra da Estrela was worth €5,918 a year in 2024, below the national figure of €7,665; 77,157 residents drew one.

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More figures

Social Security paid unemployment benefits to 5,181 people in Beiras e Serra da Estrela during 2024, 43.3 per 1,000 residents aged 15 to 64 (national: 55.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Beiras e Serra da Estrela compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 residents (2024)

Beiras e Serra da Estrela ranks 10 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 residents
7	Grande Lisboa	33.9
8	Beira Baixa	33.8
9	Lezíria do Tejo	33.3
10	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	31.7
11	Alentejo Central	29.8
12	Região de Aveiro	29.7
13	Área Metropolitana do Porto	29.1

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Median sale price of family dwellings per m² (€) (2024)

Beiras e Serra da Estrela ranks 24 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median sale price of family dwellings per m² (€)
20	Viseu Dão Lafões	€809
21	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	€710
22	Baixo Alentejo	€688
23	Douro	€622
24	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	€595
25	Alto Alentejo	€590
26	Beira Baixa	€583

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Median rent per m² of new leases (€ a month) (2024)

Beiras e Serra da Estrela ranks 22 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median rent per m² of new leases (€ a month)
19	Viseu Dão Lafões	€5.00
20	Beira Baixa	€4.36
21	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	€4.30
22	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	€4.11
23	Tâmega e Sousa	€4.10
24	Alto Alentejo	€4.05
25	Douro	€4.03

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Social integration income (RSI) recipients per 1,000 residents (2024)

Beiras e Serra da Estrela ranks 9 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social integration income (RSI) recipients per 1,000 residents
6	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	28.0
7	Área Metropolitana do Porto	27.6
8	Península de Setúbal	26.9
9	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	24.7
10	Tâmega e Sousa	23.5
11	Beira Baixa	23.3
12	Alentejo Central	22.7

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Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household (%) (2023)

Beiras e Serra da Estrela ranks 21 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household (%)
18	Viseu Dão Lafões	41.9%
19	Região de Leiria	41.5%
20	Beira Baixa	41.1%
21	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	40.9%
22	Médio Tejo	40.9%
23	Alentejo Central	40.8%
24	Ave	40.7%

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Sources

INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal): Anuarios Estatisticos Regionais 2024 (Regional Statistical Yearbooks, 2025 release): all subchapter tables in XLSX by municipality, NUTS 3 and NUTS 2, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36f716bda712…)

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