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Hand-researched by our team.
| Factor | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal GDP per capita (EUR, current, 2025) | 26700 | — |
| Portugal GDP per capita as % of EU average (2025) | 81.6 | — |
| Lisbon Metro unemployment rate % (2023) | 7.1 | — |
| Numbeo Purchasing Power Index | 66.71 | — |
| Lisbon Metro active labour force (2023) | 1538700 | — |
| Startup/tech hub status (qualitative) | high - Web Summit host, growing tech scene | — |
Hand-researched by our team.
| Factor | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal population (2025) | 10749635 | — |
| Portugal population growth rate % (2024) | 1.03 | — |
| Portugal median age (2024) | 47.3 | — |
| Net migration balance (qualitative) | strongly positive - growth driven by inflow since 2019 | — |
| Expat/digital-nomad inflow (qualitative) | very high - major D7/nomad-visa destination | — |
Hand-researched by our team.
| Factor | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Café/restaurant/bar density (qualitative) | very high - Bairro Alto, Cais do Sodre nightlife | — |
| Cultural venues (museums/fado/theatres) | rich - Gulbenkian, MAAT, fado houses | — |
| International events (Web Summit etc.) | major global conference host | — |
| Numbeo Quality of Life Index | 155.31 | — |
| Tourism intensity (qualitative) | very high - top European city-break destination | — |
Hand-researched by our team.
| Factor | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Numbeo Pollution Index (higher=worse) | 37.32 | — |
| Numbeo Climate Index | 98.59 | — |
| Coastal/Tagus estuary setting | excellent - river + Atlantic access | — |
| Walkability (qualitative) | good but hilly - historic core very walkable | — |
| Green space (qualitative) | moderate-good - Monsanto park, Eduardo VII | — |
Hand-researched by our team.
| Factor | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Numbeo Health Care Index | 72.38 | — |
| Numbeo Safety Index | 66.96 | — |
| Fitness/yoga/gym density (qualitative) | high - well-served expat wellness scene | — |
| Outdoor activity access (qualitative) | excellent - surfing coast, parks, mild climate | — |
| Healthy-food availability (qualitative) | high - Mediterranean diet, abundant markets | — |
Ask the Lisbon guide anything about this city's energy score — what the pillars mean, how it's computed, or what the data is telling you.
Some things you just can't measure from a satellite or a spreadsheet - they're only knowable by someone who actually lives there. We pull the best data we can find, but local truth beats remote estimates every time. If you know this city and our numbers look off, tell us - local knowledge makes this better for everyone.