How many people receive social integration income in Viseu Dão Lafões?

4,915 people in Viseu Dão Lafões received the social integration income (RSI, Portugal’s minimum-income benefit) in 2024, 18.9 per 1,000 residents (21.0 nationally), 13th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Poverty and living standards in Viseu Dão Lafões (Centro (PT), Portugal): official figures

Police recorded 24.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in Viseu Dão Lafões in 2024, below the national figure of 33.0 and 6th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents

24.3

2024

Median sale price of dwellings per m²

€809

2024

Is Viseu Dão Lafões safe?

In 2024 Viseu Dão Lafões recorded 4.8 crimes against physical integrity and 11.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents, against 5.4 and 17.3 nationally.

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How much does a house cost in Viseu Dão Lafões?

Homes in Viseu Dão Lafões sold for a median of €809 per square metre in 2024, below the national figure of €1,777; that is 7th cheapest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

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What is the average rent in Viseu Dão Lafões?

New residential leases in Viseu Dão Lafões were signed at a median of €5.00 per square metre a month in 2024, below the national figure of €7.97 (8th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).

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How unequal is income in Viseu Dão Lafões?

The Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household in Viseu Dão Lafões was 41.9% in 2023, below the national figure of 45.5%, and the richest 20% of households declared 3.2 times as much as the poorest 20% (3.5 nationally).

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What is the average pension in Viseu Dão Lafões?

The average Social Security pension in Viseu Dão Lafões was worth €5,980 a year in 2024, below the national figure of €7,665; 78,629 residents drew one.

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More figures

Social Security paid unemployment benefits to 7,911 people in Viseu Dão Lafões during 2024, 50.9 per 1,000 residents aged 15 to 64 (national: 55.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Viseu Dão Lafões compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

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

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 21 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 residents
18	Região Autónoma da Madeira	26.5
19	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	26.0
20	Região de Leiria	25.9
21	Viseu Dão Lafões	24.3
22	Região de Coimbra	23.6
23	Douro	23.3
24	Tâmega e Sousa	22.1

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

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 20 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median sale price of family dwellings per m² (€)
17	Tâmega e Sousa	€983
18	Médio Tejo	€937
19	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	€817
20	Viseu Dão Lafões	€809
21	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	€710
22	Baixo Alentejo	€688
23	Douro	€622

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

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 19 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median rent per m² of new leases (€ a month)
16	Baixo Alentejo	€5.20
17	Alentejo Central	€5.16
18	Região Autónoma dos Açores	€5.00
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

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

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 14 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social integration income (RSI) recipients per 1,000 residents
11	Beira Baixa	23.3
12	Alentejo Central	22.7
13	Grande Lisboa	19.4
14	Viseu Dão Lafões	18.9
15	Algarve	18.7
16	Médio Tejo	17.9
17	Lezíria do Tejo	17.6

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

Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 18 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household (%)
15	Baixo Alentejo	42.6%
16	Lezíria do Tejo	42.4%
17	Alto Minho	42.1%
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%

Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

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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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