How many people receive social integration income in Região de Aveiro?

5,834 people in Região de Aveiro received the social integration income (RSI, Portugal’s minimum-income benefit) in 2024, 14.9 per 1,000 residents (21.0 nationally), 7th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Poverty and living standards in Região de Aveiro (Centro (PT), Portugal): official figures

Police recorded 29.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in Região de Aveiro in 2024, below the national figure of 33.0 and 12th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents

29.7

2024

Median sale price of dwellings per m²

€1,372

2024

Is Região de Aveiro safe?

In 2024 Região de Aveiro recorded 5.0 crimes against physical integrity and 13.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents, against 5.4 and 17.3 nationally.

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How much does a house cost in Região de Aveiro?

Homes in Região de Aveiro sold for a median of €1,372 per square metre in 2024, below the national figure of €1,777; that is 9th most expensive of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

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What is the average rent in Região de Aveiro?

New residential leases in Região de Aveiro were signed at a median of €6.31 per square metre a month in 2024, below the national figure of €7.97 (9th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).

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How unequal is income in Região de Aveiro?

The Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household in Região de Aveiro was 43.3% in 2023, below the national figure of 45.5%, and the richest 20% of households declared 3.3 times as much as the poorest 20% (3.5 nationally).

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What is the average pension in Região de Aveiro?

The average Social Security pension in Região de Aveiro was worth €7,386 a year in 2024, below the national figure of €7,665; 106,023 residents drew one.

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More figures

Social Security paid unemployment benefits to 13,147 people in Região de Aveiro during 2024, 52.8 per 1,000 residents aged 15 to 64 (national: 55.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Região de Aveiro compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

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

Região de Aveiro ranks 12 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 residents
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
14	Médio Tejo	29.1
15	Alto Minho	28.7

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

Região de Aveiro ranks 9 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median sale price of family dwellings per m² (€)
6	Alentejo Litoral	€1,741
7	Oeste	€1,613
8	Cávado	€1,527
9	Região de Aveiro	€1,372
10	Ave	€1,256
11	Alto Minho	€1,248
12	Lezíria do Tejo	€1,218

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

Região de Aveiro ranks 9 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median rent per m² of new leases (€ a month)
6	Alentejo Litoral	€7.69
7	Cávado	€6.98
8	Oeste	€6.98
9	Região de Aveiro	€6.31
10	Região de Coimbra	€6.07
11	Lezíria do Tejo	€5.96
12	Alto Minho	€5.89

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

Região de Aveiro ranks 20 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social integration income (RSI) recipients per 1,000 residents
17	Lezíria do Tejo	17.6
18	Região de Coimbra	17.1
19	Região Autónoma da Madeira	15.5
20	Região de Aveiro	14.9
21	Região de Leiria	14.3
22	Alentejo Litoral	12.2
23	Alto Minho	11.1

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

Região de Aveiro ranks 11 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household (%)
8	Região de Coimbra	43.9%
9	Cávado	43.6%
10	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	43.5%
11	Região de Aveiro	43.3%
12	Douro	43.2%
13	Oeste	43.1%
14	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	42.7%

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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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