How many people receive social integration income in The Alto Minho?

In 2024 11.1 of every 1,000 residents of the Alto Minho drew the social integration income (RSI), Portugal’s last-resort minimum income, 4th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions; €4.3 million was paid out.

Poverty and living standards in Alto Minho (Norte, Portugal): official figures

Police recorded 28.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Alto Minho in 2024, below the national figure of 33.0 and 12th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents

28.7

2024

Median sale price of dwellings per m²

€1,248

2024

Is The Alto Minho safe?

In 2024 the Alto Minho recorded 5.0 crimes against physical integrity and 13.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents, against 5.4 and 17.3 nationally.

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How much does a house cost in The Alto Minho?

The median sale price of family dwellings in the Alto Minho was €1,248 per square metre in 2024, 11th most expensive of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions (Portugal: €1,777).

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What is the average rent in The Alto Minho?

New residential leases in the Alto Minho were signed at a median of €5.89 per square metre a month in 2024, below the national figure of €7.97 (12th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).

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How unequal is income in The Alto Minho?

The Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household in the Alto Minho was 42.1% 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 The Alto Minho?

The average Social Security pension in the Alto Minho was worth €5,992 a year in 2024, below the national figure of €7,665; 72,917 residents drew one.

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More figures

Social Security paid unemployment benefits to 6,760 people in the Alto Minho during 2024, 48.0 per 1,000 residents aged 15 to 64 (national: 55.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Alto Minho compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

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

Alto Minho ranks 15 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 residents
12	Região de Aveiro	29.7
13	Área Metropolitana do Porto	29.1
14	Médio Tejo	29.1
15	Alto Minho	28.7
16	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	27.9
17	Oeste	26.9
18	Região Autónoma da Madeira	26.5

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

Alto Minho ranks 11 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median sale price of family dwellings per m² (€)
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
13	Região de Leiria	€1,190
14	Região de Coimbra	€1,188

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

Alto Minho ranks 12 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median rent per m² of new leases (€ a month)
9	Região de Aveiro	€6.31
10	Região de Coimbra	€6.07
11	Lezíria do Tejo	€5.96
12	Alto Minho	€5.89
13	Região de Leiria	€5.70
14	Médio Tejo	€5.60
15	Ave	€5.34

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

Alto Minho ranks 23 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social integration income (RSI) recipients per 1,000 residents
20	Região de Aveiro	14.9
21	Região de Leiria	14.3
22	Alentejo Litoral	12.2
23	Alto Minho	11.1
24	Oeste	10.5
25	Ave	9.5
26	Cávado	8.1

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

Alto Minho ranks 17 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household (%)
14	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	42.7%
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%

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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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