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City in Portugal

Lisbon

Lisbon is Portugal's capital and largest city, with 575,739 residents in the municipality (2024). AIMA counted 200,073 foreign residents there at the end of 2025, the most of any Portuguese municipality, and runs two stores in the city. [N1] [M4] [M1]

Country
Portugal
Region
Lisboa
Population
575,739 in 2024. Lisbon municipality (concelho): INE resident population estimate for 2024. [N1]
Settings
In a city [N1]
Weather
Mild, never too hot, Four seasons [W1]

Why it is here

Why Lisbon is on the list.

A city is listed when there is evidence that people move there. This is the evidence.

  • Lisbon has 575,739 residents in the municipality (2024), over the 500,000 line. In the 2021 Census it was the largest place in Portugal at 545,142, against 231,800 for Porto. [N1] [G3]
  • AIMA counted 200,073 foreign residents in Lisbon at the end of 2025, the most of any municipality. The 2021 Census counted 55,324 foreign nationals there, 10.14% of residents. [M4] [M2] [M3]
  • AIMA runs two stores in Lisbon: Lisboa I (Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar 20) and Lisboa II, Anjos (Rua Álvaro Coutinho 14). [M1]

The Fernshore Index

How it grades, factor by factor.

Each grade is against a published measure, with its source and the date we checked it. It is research information, not advice. Where we have no figure, the row says Unknown.

The country

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Questions about Lisbon.

How many people live in Lisbon, and how many are foreign?

Lisbon municipality had 575,739 residents in 2024 (INE). AIMA counted 200,073 foreign residents there at the end of 2025, the most of any Portuguese municipality. The 2021 Census counted 55,324 foreign nationals, 10.14% of residents. The two counts come from different sources and years.

Municipal statistics: Lisboa (December 2025 release), Statistics Portugal (INE); Relatório de Migrações e Asilo 2025 (Migration and Asylum Report 2025), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA); Population of foreign nationality (No.) by geographic location at the census date (series 1890-2021), Statistics Portugal (INE), Census; Proportion of resident population of foreign nationality (%) by place of residence, Census 2021, Statistics Portugal (INE), Census 2021. Checked 15 October 2026

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Where are the AIMA offices in Lisbon?

AIMA runs two stores in Lisbon: Lisboa I at Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar 20 and Lisboa II, Anjos, at Rua Álvaro Coutinho 14. Which office handles your case, if any, depends on your visa and permit, so check with AIMA before you travel.

Lojas AIMA (AIMA stores), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 15 October 2026

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What is the weather like in Lisbon?

Lisbon's average daily highs run from 15.1 °C to 28.8 °C (IPMA normals, 1991–2020). From March to November, monthly highs are 18 to 30 °C with under 150 mm of rain; from December to February, highs are under 18 °C.

Climate normals 1991–2020, Lisboa / Instituto Geofísico (station 535), IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera). Checked 15 October 2026

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How much is rent in Lisbon?

One advert seen on 4 October 2026 asked €1,000 a month for an unfurnished 40 m² one-bedroom in Picheleira, and wanted two months' rent plus two months' deposit, a guarantor, a tax return and payslips. One asking rent is not an average. Other Lisbon living costs are unknown.

Lisbon rental, Imovirtual (private listings portal). Checked 4 October 2026

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Is Lisbon safe?

Fernshore has no Lisbon-specific safety measure. The Global Peace Index 2026 ranks Portugal 7th of 163, a national score that does not describe individual cities or neighbourhoods.

Global Peace Index 2026, overall rank, Institute for Economics and Peace. Checked 15 October 2026

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Sources

Where each figure comes from.

Every figure on this page links to the page we read, with the date we checked it.

  1. [N1] Municipal statistics: Lisboa (December 2025 release), Statistics Portugal (INE). Checked 15 October 2026. Resident population estimate 575,739 for 2024 in the Lisboa municipality (concelho); NUTS III Grande Lisboa: 2,156,612. INE annual estimates of resident population.
  2. [M4] Relatório de Migrações e Asilo 2025 (Migration and Asylum Report 2025), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 15 October 2026. AIMA counted 200,073 foreign residents in Lisboa at the end of 2025; Sintra 98,652, Porto 60,351, Cascais 56,383, Amadora 55,457. Report dated September 2026; pages 8 and 9.
  3. [M1] Lojas AIMA (AIMA stores), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 15 October 2026. Lists Lisboa I at Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar 20 and Lisboa II – Anjos at Rua Álvaro Coutinho 14.
  4. [W1] Climate normals 1991–2020, Lisboa / Instituto Geofísico (station 535), IPMA (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera). Checked 15 October 2026. Highs 15.1 to 28.8 °C; March to November are 18 to 30 °C with under 150 mm of rain (9 comfortable months); mean temperatures differ by 12.0 °C across the year.
  5. [G3] O que nos dizem os Censos sobre os lugares estatísticos (Census 2021), Statistics Portugal (INE), Censos 2021. Checked 15 October 2026. Lisbon is the largest place in Portugal (545,142 in 2021); Porto (231,800) is the next.
  6. [M2] Population of foreign nationality (No.) by geographic location at the census date (series 1890-2021), Statistics Portugal (INE), Census. Checked 15 October 2026. Lisboa: 55,324 residents of foreign nationality at Census 2021 (both sexes), read from the INE data API (indicator 0014407) on 15 October 2026.
  7. [M3] Proportion of resident population of foreign nationality (%) by place of residence, Census 2021, Statistics Portugal (INE), Census 2021. Checked 15 October 2026. Lisboa: 10.14% of residents were of foreign nationality at Census 2021 (Portugal as a whole: 5.24%), read from the INE data API (indicator 0012314) on 15 October 2026.
  8. [C1] Price level index (GDP), Portugal, World Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 2025: 60.37 (United States = 100), read from the World Bank API on 15 October 2026.
  9. [S1] Global Peace Index 2026, overall rank, Institute for Economics and Peace. Checked 15 October 2026. Portugal ranks 7th of 163 countries (score 1.427).
  10. [H1] UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1), World Health Organization. Checked 15 October 2026. Portugal: 83 out of 100 (2023), read from the WHO Global Health Observatory API on 15 October 2026.
  11. [Q1] Expat Insider 2026: Ease of Settling In, InterNations (Expat Insider survey, private). Checked 15 October 2026. Portugal ranks 7th of 31 countries.
  12. [Q2] Expat Insider 2026: Quality of Life, InterNations (Expat Insider survey, private). Checked 15 October 2026. Portugal ranks 11th of 31 countries.
  13. [K1] Residence visa documents: remote work and retirement or passive income, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 15 October 2026. Lists remote work (digital nomads) with proof of average monthly income over three months of at least four times the monthly minimum wage, and a fixed residency for retirement or passive income; no age minimum, job offer or deposit is stated. The page gives no euro figure and no validity period.
  14. [K2] Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal, International Telecommunication Union, via the World Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 2024: 45.24 per 100 people, read from the World Bank API on 15 October 2026.
  15. [R1] Request a permanent residence permit (who can ask), Portuguese Government (gov.pt), service of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 15 October 2026. Page updated 1 September 2026: holders of a temporary residence permit for at least 5 years; the page warns it may be out of date and points to the AIMA portal.
  16. [F1] EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Portugal, EF Education First (private test-taker index). Checked 15 October 2026. Score 612, global ranking #6; the 2026 edition was not yet published on 15 October 2026.
  17. [K3] Temporary stay documents: remote work, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 15 October 2026. Temporary stay visa for remote work: work contract, employer declaration or service contract, fiscal residence, and income of four times the monthly minimum wage averaged over three months; no age minimum stated. The page gives no stay length.
  18. [V1] Guaranteed monthly minimum wage 2026, Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT). Checked 15 October 2026. €920 a month from 1 January 2026 (Decree-Law 139/2025); four times is €3,680. The 2027 figure is expected to rise, so the test needs reconfirming for 2027.
  19. [V2] Euro foreign exchange reference rate, US dollar, European Central Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 15 October 2026: 1.1208 US dollars per euro (14 October 1.1195); €44,160 is about US$49,500.
  20. [V3] Visa information, Embassy of Portugal in Washington, D.C.. Checked 15 October 2026. US applicants: the list of national visa forms includes 'Resident Visa - Retirees, Living on Income and Religious Purposes' and 'Resident Visa - Remote Work'.
  21. [V4] Residence visa in Canada, Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto. Checked 15 October 2026. Canadian applicants served by Toronto: residence visas include digital nomads and retirees or people living on passive income (D7).
  22. [V5] Where should you lodge a visa application, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 15 October 2026. Australia: Consulate General in Sydney or Embassy in Canberra; New Zealand: Embassy in Canberra.

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