How many people receive social integration income in The Porto Metropolitan Area?

50,180 people in the Porto Metropolitan Area received the social integration income (RSI, Portugal’s minimum-income benefit) in 2024, 27.6 per 1,000 residents (21.0 nationally), 7th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Poverty and living standards in Área Metropolitana do Porto (Norte, Portugal): official figures

Police recorded 29.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Porto Metropolitan Area in 2024, below the national figure of 33.0 and 13th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents

29.1

2024

Median sale price of dwellings per m²

€1,986

2024

Is The Porto Metropolitan Area safe?

In 2024 the Porto Metropolitan Area recorded 5.0 crimes against physical integrity and 16.5 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 Porto Metropolitan Area?

Homes in the Porto Metropolitan Area sold for a median of €1,986 per square metre in 2024, above the national figure of €1,777; that is 5th most expensive of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

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What is the average rent in The Porto Metropolitan Area?

New residential leases in the Porto Metropolitan Area were signed at a median of €8.85 per square metre a month in 2024, above the national figure of €7.97 (5th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).

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How unequal is income in The Porto Metropolitan Area?

The Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household in the Porto Metropolitan Area was 45.7% in 2023, level with the national figure of 45.5%, and the richest 20% of households declared 3.5 times as much as the poorest 20% (3.5 nationally).

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What is the average pension in The Porto Metropolitan Area?

The average Social Security pension in the Porto Metropolitan Area was worth €7,991 a year in 2024, above the national figure of €7,665; 502,342 residents drew one.

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More figures

Social Security paid unemployment benefits to 70,236 people in the Porto Metropolitan Area during 2024, 60.1 per 1,000 residents aged 15 to 64 (national: 55.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Área Metropolitana do Porto compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 13 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 residents
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
16	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	27.9

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 5 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median sale price of family dwellings per m² (€)
2	Algarve	€2,752
3	Região Autónoma da Madeira	€2,395
4	Península de Setúbal	€2,117
5	Área Metropolitana do Porto	€1,986
6	Alentejo Litoral	€1,741
7	Oeste	€1,613
8	Cávado	€1,527

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 5 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median rent per m² of new leases (€ a month)
2	Península de Setúbal	€9.99
3	Região Autónoma da Madeira	€9.60
4	Algarve	€9.41
5	Área Metropolitana do Porto	€8.85
6	Alentejo Litoral	€7.69
7	Cávado	€6.98
8	Oeste	€6.98

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 7 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social integration income (RSI) recipients per 1,000 residents
4	Alto Alentejo	33.2
5	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	28.2
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

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

Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 3 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household (%)
1	Grande Lisboa	49.9%
2	Alentejo Litoral	46.2%
3	Área Metropolitana do Porto	45.7%
4	Península de Setúbal	45.0%
5	Algarve	44.9%
6	Região Autónoma dos Açores	44.5%
7	Região Autónoma da Madeira	44.2%

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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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