| Population |
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| Population, total (2011 Census) |
143 396 |
| Population, total (most recent projection) |
143 396 |
| Population [0-14] (most recent projection) |
16 506 |
| Percentage of population [0-14] (most recent projection) |
11,5% |
| Population [15-24] (most recent projection) |
23 513 |
| Percentage of population [15-24] (most recent projection) |
16,4% |
| Population [25-64] (most recent projection) |
81 786 |
| Percentage of population [25-64] (most recent projection) |
57,0% |
| Population [65 +[ (most recent projection) |
28 786 |
| Percentage of population [65 +[ (most recent projection) |
20,1% |
| Population growth (between 2 last Census) |
3,5% |
| Population with no formal education |
9 331 |
| Percentage of population with no formal education |
6,5% |
| Population that reached basic education level |
66 045 |
| Percentage of population that reached basic education level |
46,1% |
| Population that reached secondary education level |
21 230 |
| Percentage of population that reached secondary education level |
14,8% |
| Population that reached post-secondary education level |
35 041 |
| Percentage of population that reached post-secondary education level |
24,4% |
| Quality of life |
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| Purchasing power per capita |
144,9 |
| ATM (cashpoint) per 10.000 inhabitants |
2,0 |
| Libraries per 10.000 inhabitants |
5,6 |
| Sport halls per 10.000 inhabitants |
1,1 |
| Swimming pools per 10.000 inhabitants |
0,3 |
| Beds per 1000 inhabitants at health establishments of NUT III |
19,2 |
| Physicians per 1.000 inhabitants |
25,9 |
| Pharmacies per 1.000 inhabitants |
0,3 |
| Higher education places available in the distrito |
6 306 |
| Area of food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants |
166,2 m2 |
| Area of non-food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants |
213,9 m2 |
| Cost per sqm of housing |
1 359 EUR |
| Employment and unemployment |
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| Unemployment rate |
12,4% |
| Employees, total |
46 966 |
| Employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
277 |
| Percentage of employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,6% |
| Employees in mining and quarrying |
10 |
| Percentage of employees in mining and quarrying |
0,0% |
| Employees in manufacturing |
5 163 |
| Percentage of employees in manufacturing |
11,0% |
| Employees in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
694 |
| Percentage of employees in production and dirstribution of electricity, gas and water |
1,5% |
| Employees in construction and public works |
3 588 |
| Percentage of employees in construction and public works |
7,6% |
| Employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
16 581 |
| Percentage of employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
35,3% |
| Employees in transport, storage and communications |
3 358 |
| Percentage of employees in transport, storage and communication |
7,1% |
| Employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
8 403 |
| Percentage of employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
17,9% |
| Employees in public administration, health and others |
8 892 |
| Percentage of employees in public administration, health and others |
18,9% |
| Economic activity |
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| Companies, total |
4 725 |
| Companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
42 |
| Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,9% |
| Companies in mining and quarrying |
3 |
| Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying |
0,1% |
| Companies in manufacturing |
307 |
| Percentage of companies in manufacturing |
6,5% |
| Companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
7 |
| Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
0,1% |
| Companies in construction and public works |
419 |
| Percentage of companies in construction and public works |
8,9% |
| Companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
2 101 |
| Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
44,5% |
| Companies in transport, storage and communictaion |
298 |
| Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication |
6,3% |
| Companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
683 |
| Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies |
14,5% |
| Companies in public administration, health and others |
865 |
| Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others |
18,3% |
| Turnover of companies, total |
2 476 M EUR |
| Turnover of companies, average |
524 K EUR |
| Turnover of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
11 085 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,4% |
| Turnover of mining and quarrying |
1 362 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in mining and quarrying |
0,1% |
| Turnover of manufacturing |
231 245 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in manufacturing |
9,3% |
| Turnover of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
40 349 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water |
1,6% |
| Turnover of construction and public works |
227 360 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in construction and public works |
9,2% |
| Turnover of commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
1 510 903 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
61,0% |
| Turnover of transport, storage and communication |
88 017 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in transport, storage and communication |
3,6% |
| Turnover of financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
125 717 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in financial activities, real estate and services to companies |
5,1% |
| Turnover of personal and social services |
239 610 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in public administration, health and others |
9,7% |
| Labour productivity in NUT III |
26 K EUR |
| Percentage of companies exporting to EU |
1,0% |
| Percentage of turnover on exports to EU |
1,8% |
| Percentage of companies exporting to countries other than EU |
2,9% |
| Percentage of turnover on exports to countries other than EU |
0,6% |
| Services provided to companies |
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| Bank branches per 1.000 companies |
15,3 |
| Insurance agencies per 1.000 companies |
5,7 |
| R&D units in NUT III |
249 |
| R&D units in S&T in NUT III |
40 |
| Accessibility and transport |
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| Road density (national network) in distrito |
0,2 Km |
| Travel time to Lisbon |
121 min. |
| Travel time to Porto |
72 min. |
| Heavy duty passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants |
4,8 |
| Light passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants |
470,0 |
| Light cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies |
4,1 |
| Heavy duty cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies |
0,5 |
| Petrol station per 1.000 vehicles |
0,3 |
| Sales of fuel per vehicle |
2,1 ton. |
| Travel time to international airport |
84 min. |
| Travel time to international seaport |
40 min. |
| Taxes and public investment |
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| Municipal surcharge over corporate tax |
1,5% |
| Municipal investment per inhabitant |
199 EUR |
| Municipal tax over property (urban) |
0,390% |