| Population |
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| Population, total (2011 Census) |
175 478 |
| Population, total (most recent projection) |
175 478 |
| Population [0-14] (most recent projection) |
23 406 |
| Percentage of population [0-14] (most recent projection) |
13,3% |
| Population [15-24] (most recent projection) |
29 652 |
| Percentage of population [15-24] (most recent projection) |
16,9% |
| Population [25-64] (most recent projection) |
103 230 |
| Percentage of population [25-64] (most recent projection) |
58,8% |
| Population [65 +[ (most recent projection) |
28 285 |
| Percentage of population [65 +[ (most recent projection) |
16,1% |
| Population growth (between 2 last Census) |
-4,8% |
| Population with no formal education |
11 185 |
| Percentage of population with no formal education |
6,4% |
| Population that reached basic education level |
93 898 |
| Percentage of population that reached basic education level |
53,5% |
| Population that reached secondary education level |
24 602 |
| Percentage of population that reached secondary education level |
14,0% |
| Population that reached post-secondary education level |
28 697 |
| Percentage of population that reached post-secondary education level |
16,4% |
| Quality of life |
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| Purchasing power per capita |
91,6 |
| ATM (cashpoint) per 10.000 inhabitants |
1,4 |
| Libraries per 10.000 inhabitants |
1,0 |
| Sport halls per 10.000 inhabitants |
1,1 |
| Swimming pools per 10.000 inhabitants |
0,2 |
| Beds per 1000 inhabitants at health establishments of NUT III |
0,0 |
| Physicians per 1.000 inhabitants |
7,5 |
| Pharmacies per 1.000 inhabitants |
0,2 |
| Higher education places available in the distrito |
17 910 |
| Area of food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants |
64,9 m2 |
| Area of non-food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants |
287,3 m2 |
| Cost per sqm of housing |
1 240 EUR |
| Employment and unemployment |
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| Unemployment rate |
14,1% |
| Employees, total |
59 585 |
| Employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
362 |
| Percentage of employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,6% |
| Employees in mining and quarrying |
27 |
| Percentage of employees in mining and quarrying |
0,0% |
| Employees in manufacturing |
9 532 |
| Percentage of employees in manufacturing |
16,0% |
| Employees in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
534 |
| Percentage of employees in production and dirstribution of electricity, gas and water |
0,9% |
| Employees in construction and public works |
5 204 |
| Percentage of employees in construction and public works |
8,7% |
| Employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
18 991 |
| Percentage of employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
31,9% |
| Employees in transport, storage and communications |
7 586 |
| Percentage of employees in transport, storage and communication |
12,7% |
| Employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
10 640 |
| Percentage of employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
17,9% |
| Employees in public administration, health and others |
6 709 |
| Percentage of employees in public administration, health and others |
11,3% |
| Economic activity |
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| Companies, total |
5 549 |
| Companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
49 |
| Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,9% |
| Companies in mining and quarrying |
2 |
| Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying |
0,0% |
| Companies in manufacturing |
528 |
| Percentage of companies in manufacturing |
9,5% |
| Companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
11 |
| Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
0,2% |
| Companies in construction and public works |
560 |
| Percentage of companies in construction and public works |
10,1% |
| Companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
2 264 |
| Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
40,8% |
| Companies in transport, storage and communictaion |
559 |
| Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication |
10,1% |
| Companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
848 |
| Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies |
15,3% |
| Companies in public administration, health and others |
728 |
| Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others |
13,1% |
| Turnover of companies, total |
8 996 M EUR |
| Turnover of companies, average |
1 621 K EUR |
| Turnover of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
11 142 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,1% |
| Turnover of mining and quarrying |
6 299 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in mining and quarrying |
0,1% |
| Turnover of manufacturing |
900 222 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in manufacturing |
10,0% |
| Turnover of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
11 020 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water |
0,1% |
| Turnover of construction and public works |
419 978 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in construction and public works |
4,7% |
| Turnover of commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
5 676 853 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
63,1% |
| Turnover of transport, storage and communication |
1 509 252 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in transport, storage and communication |
16,8% |
| Turnover of financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
341 808 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in financial activities, real estate and services to companies |
3,8% |
| Turnover of personal and social services |
119 653 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in public administration, health and others |
1,3% |
| Labour productivity in NUT III |
29 K EUR |
| Percentage of companies exporting to EU |
3,0% |
| Percentage of turnover on exports to EU |
3,3% |
| Percentage of companies exporting to countries other than EU |
6,4% |
| Percentage of turnover on exports to countries other than EU |
1,5% |
| Services provided to companies |
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| Bank branches per 1.000 companies |
13,4 |
| Insurance agencies per 1.000 companies |
4,1 |
| R&D units in NUT III |
567 |
| R&D units in S&T in NUT III |
65 |
| Accessibility and transport |
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| Road density (national network) in distrito |
0,3 Km |
| Travel time to Lisbon |
187 min. |
| Travel time to Porto |
18 min. |
| Heavy duty passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants |
1,5 |
| Light passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants |
417,4 |
| Light cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies |
1,3 |
| Heavy duty cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies |
0,2 |
| Petrol station per 1.000 vehicles |
0,4 |
| Sales of fuel per vehicle |
3,7 ton. |
| Travel time to international airport |
10 min. |
| Travel time to international seaport |
7 min. |
| Taxes and public investment |
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| Municipal surcharge over corporate tax |
1,5% |
| Municipal investment per inhabitant |
171 EUR |
| Municipal tax over property (urban) |
0,400% |