How many people receive social integration income in The Lezíria do Tejo?

In 2024 17.6 of every 1,000 residents of the Lezíria do Tejo drew the social integration income (RSI), Portugal’s last-resort minimum income, 10th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions; €6.1 million was paid out.

Poverty and living standards in Lezíria do Tejo (Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal): official figures

Police recorded 33.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Lezíria do Tejo in 2024, above the national figure of 33.0 and 9th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.

Crimes recorded per 1,000 residents

33.3

2024

Median sale price of dwellings per m²

€1,218

2024

Is The Lezíria do Tejo safe?

In 2024 the Lezíria do Tejo recorded 5.0 crimes against physical integrity and 16.6 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 Lezíria do Tejo?

The median sale price of family dwellings in the Lezíria do Tejo was €1,218 per square metre in 2024, 12th 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 Lezíria do Tejo?

New residential leases in the Lezíria do Tejo were signed at a median of €5.96 per square metre a month in 2024, below the national figure of €7.97 (11th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).

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How unequal is income in The Lezíria do Tejo?

The Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household in the Lezíria do Tejo was 42.4% 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 Lezíria do Tejo?

The average Social Security pension in the Lezíria do Tejo was worth €7,208 a year in 2024, below the national figure of €7,665; 78,610 residents drew one.

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More figures

Social Security paid unemployment benefits to 8,970 people in the Lezíria do Tejo during 2024, 57.5 per 1,000 residents aged 15 to 64 (national: 55.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy

How Lezíria do Tejo compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal

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

Lezíria do Tejo ranks 9 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Crimes recorded by the police per 1,000 residents
6	Península de Setúbal	34.7
7	Grande Lisboa	33.9
8	Beira Baixa	33.8
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

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

Lezíria do Tejo ranks 12 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median sale price of family dwellings per m² (€)
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
15	Região Autónoma dos Açores	€1,179

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

Lezíria do Tejo ranks 11 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Median rent per m² of new leases (€ a month)
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
13	Região de Leiria	€5.70
14	Médio Tejo	€5.60

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

Lezíria do Tejo ranks 17 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Social integration income (RSI) recipients per 1,000 residents
14	Viseu Dão Lafões	18.9
15	Algarve	18.7
16	Médio Tejo	17.9
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

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

Lezíria do Tejo ranks 16 of 26, highest first.

Rank	Area	Gini coefficient of gross declared income per tax household (%)
13	Oeste	43.1%
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%

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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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