How many people receive social integration income in The Ave?

In 2024 9.5 of every 1,000 residents of the Ave drew the social integration income (RSI), Portugal’s last-resort minimum income, 2nd lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions; €6.3 million was paid out.

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

Police recorded 20.9 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Ave in 2024, below the national figure of 33.0 and the lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents

20.9

2024

Median sale price of dwellings per m²

€1,256

2024

Is The Ave safe?

In 2024 the Ave recorded 4.3 crimes against physical integrity and 9.3 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 Ave?

The median sale price of family dwellings in the Ave was €1,256 per square metre in 2024, 10th 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 Ave?

New residential leases in the Ave were signed at a median of €5.34 per square metre a month in 2024, below the national figure of €7.97 (12th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).

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How unequal is income in The Ave?

The Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household in the Ave was 40.7% in 2023, below the national figure of 45.5%, and the richest 20% of households declared 2.9 times as much as the poorest 20% (3.5 nationally).

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What is the average pension in The Ave?

The average Social Security pension in the Ave was worth €6,838 a year in 2024, below the national figure of €7,665; 130,298 residents drew one.

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More figures

Social Security paid unemployment benefits to 18,432 people in the Ave during 2024, 67.1 per 1,000 residents aged 15 to 64 (national: 55.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Ave compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

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

Ave ranks 26 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 residents
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
25	Cávado	21.9
26	Ave	20.9

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

Ave ranks 10 of 26, highest first.

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

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

Ave ranks 15 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median rent per m² of new leases (€ a month)
12	Alto Minho	€5.89
13	Região de Leiria	€5.70
14	Médio Tejo	€5.60
15	Ave	€5.34
16	Baixo Alentejo	€5.20
17	Alentejo Central	€5.16
18	Região Autónoma dos Açores	€5.00

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

Ave ranks 25 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)

Ave ranks 24 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household (%)
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%
25	Alto Alentejo	40.5%
26	Tâmega e Sousa	40.1%

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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