| Population |
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| Population, total (2011 Census) |
302 298 |
| Population, total (most recent projection) |
302 298 |
| Population [0-14] (most recent projection) |
43 413 |
| Percentage of population [0-14] (most recent projection) |
14,4% |
| Population [15-24] (most recent projection) |
51 951 |
| Percentage of population [15-24] (most recent projection) |
17,2% |
| Population [25-64] (most recent projection) |
176 453 |
| Percentage of population [25-64] (most recent projection) |
58,4% |
| Population [65 +[ (most recent projection) |
46 658 |
| Percentage of population [65 +[ (most recent projection) |
15,4% |
| Population growth (between 2 last Census) |
-4,5% |
| Population with no formal education |
18 851 |
| Percentage of population with no formal education |
6,2% |
| Population that reached basic education level |
169 766 |
| Percentage of population that reached basic education level |
56,2% |
| Population that reached secondary education level |
41 476 |
| Percentage of population that reached secondary education level |
13,7% |
| Population that reached post-secondary education level |
40 704 |
| Percentage of population that reached post-secondary education level |
13,5% |
| Quality of life |
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| Purchasing power per capita |
54,5 |
| ATM (cashpoint) per 10.000 inhabitants |
1,1 |
| Libraries per 10.000 inhabitants |
0,8 |
| Sport halls per 10.000 inhabitants |
0,7 |
| 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 |
4,4 |
| Pharmacies per 1.000 inhabitants |
0,2 |
| Higher education places available in the distrito |
2 057 |
| Area of food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants |
108,2 m2 |
| Area of non-food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants |
63,1 m2 |
| Cost per sqm of housing |
1 001 EUR |
| Employment and unemployment |
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| Unemployment rate |
21,6% |
| Employees, total |
78 774 |
| Employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
152 |
| Percentage of employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,2% |
| Employees in mining and quarrying |
67 |
| Percentage of employees in mining and quarrying |
0,1% |
| Employees in manufacturing |
23 818 |
| Percentage of employees in manufacturing |
30,2% |
| Employees in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
943 |
| Percentage of employees in production and dirstribution of electricity, gas and water |
1,2% |
| Employees in construction and public works |
8 737 |
| Percentage of employees in construction and public works |
11,1% |
| Employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
22 745 |
| Percentage of employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
28,9% |
| Employees in transport, storage and communications |
4 601 |
| Percentage of employees in transport, storage and communication |
5,8% |
| Employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
9 747 |
| Percentage of employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
12,4% |
| Employees in public administration, health and others |
7 964 |
| Percentage of employees in public administration, health and others |
10,1% |
| Economic activity |
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| Companies, total |
7 656 |
| Companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
41 |
| Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,5% |
| Companies in mining and quarrying |
4 |
| Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying |
0,1% |
| Companies in manufacturing |
1 231 |
| Percentage of companies in manufacturing |
16,1% |
| Companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
16 |
| Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
0,2% |
| Companies in construction and public works |
1 131 |
| Percentage of companies in construction and public works |
14,8% |
| Companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
2 875 |
| Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
37,6% |
| Companies in transport, storage and communictaion |
419 |
| Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication |
5,5% |
| Companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
1 021 |
| Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies |
13,3% |
| Companies in public administration, health and others |
918 |
| Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others |
12,0% |
| Turnover of companies, total |
5 694 M EUR |
| Turnover of companies, average |
744 K EUR |
| Turnover of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
23 080 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing |
0,4% |
| Turnover of mining and quarrying |
5 641 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in mining and quarrying |
0,1% |
| Turnover of manufacturing |
1 798 377 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in manufacturing |
31,6% |
| Turnover of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water |
159 822 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water |
2,8% |
| Turnover of construction and public works |
553 045 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in construction and public works |
9,7% |
| Turnover of commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
2 611 508 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry |
45,9% |
| Turnover of transport, storage and communication |
182 628 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in transport, storage and communication |
3,2% |
| Turnover of financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies |
225 551 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in financial activities, real estate and services to companies |
4,0% |
| Turnover of personal and social services |
134 452 K EUR |
| Percentage of turnover in public administration, health and others |
2,4% |
| Labour productivity in NUT III |
17 K EUR |
| Percentage of companies exporting to EU |
3,6% |
| Percentage of turnover on exports to EU |
14,1% |
| Percentage of companies exporting to countries other than EU |
6,2% |
| Percentage of turnover on exports to countries other than EU |
2,2% |
| Services provided to companies |
^ |
| Bank branches per 1.000 companies |
10,6 |
| Insurance agencies per 1.000 companies |
6,7 |
| R&D units in NUT III |
45 |
| R&D units in S&T in NUT III |
65 |
| Accessibility and transport |
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| Road density (national network) in distrito |
0,1 Km |
| Travel time to Lisbon |
181 min. |
| Travel time to Porto |
18 min. |
| Heavy duty passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants |
1,9 |
| Light passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants |
439,2 |
| Light cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies |
3,9 |
| Heavy duty cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies |
0,4 |
| Petrol station per 1.000 vehicles |
0,2 |
| Sales of fuel per vehicle |
1,7 ton. |
| Travel time to international airport |
19 min. |
| Travel time to international seaport |
20 min. |
| Taxes and public investment |
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| Municipal surcharge over corporate tax |
1,5% |
| Municipal investment per inhabitant |
270 EUR |
| Municipal tax over property (urban) |
0,475% |