Alentejo Region ALENTEJO LITORAL

Area (2010)

km

Population Density (2010)

Inhab./Km

Resident Population (31.12.2010)

5,309.4
2

17.8

N.

94,249

Population < 15 years

N.

11,715

Population > 65 years

N.

22,404

Secondary Education Success rate (2009/2010)

78.8

Higher Education Proportion of students enrolled

in S&T areas (2010/2011)

22.1

Hospitals (2009)

N.

N./1000
Inhab.

1.3

Public water supply systems

91

Sewerage systems

83

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)

75

Doctors (2010)
Environmental indicators (2009)

Motorways

Highways: A2/IP1; IC1; IC4; IC33; A26 (not

completed)

Air transport systems

Lisbon Airport; Beja Airport

Railways

South Line; Sines Line

Maritime Ports

Sines

GDP (current prices)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Million euros
Portugal

160,855

169,319

171,983

168,504

172,571

Alentejo

10,929

11,313

11,265

10,798

11,027

2,126

2,192

2,224

1,849

1,844

Alentejo Litoral
Source: INE

GDP (annual percentage change)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

%
Portugal

4.3

5.3

1.6

-2.0

2.4

Alentejo

5.7

3.5

-0.4

-4.1

2.1

Alentejo Litoral

8.4

3.1

1.5

-16.9

-0.3

Source: INE

GDP per capita (current prices)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Euros
Portugal

15,197

15,961

16,191

15,848

16,223

Alentejo

14,292

14,840

14,847

14,314

14,695

Alentejo Litoral

21,936

22,727

23,217

19,446

19,519

Source: INE

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GDP per capita (index Portugal=100)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

%
Alentejo
Alentejo Litoral

94

93

92

90

91

144 / 153*

142 / 153*

143 / 156*

123 / 136*

120 / 133*

Source: INE
* Index Alentejo =100

Primary and Secondary Education

2009/2010

Educational Institutions
Secondary
Primary level
level

Students Enrolled
Secondary
Professional
level
courses
N.

Primary
Level

N.
Portugal

8,406

937

1,256,462

483,982

107,266

Alentejo

757

76

82,554

31,736

7,592

Alentejo Litoral

104

10

10,267

4,403

940

Alccer do Sal

13

1,291

316

55

Grndola

13

1,868

572

180

Odemira

38

2,634

1,605

279

Santiago do Cacm

33

2,943

1,160

150

1,531

750

276

Sines
Source: INE

Higher Education
2010/2011

Educational
Institutions

Students
Enrolled

Students Graduated
2009/2010
N.
%

Attainment Rate *

N.

Portugal

300

396,268

31.5

78,609

100.0

Alentejo

20

18,410

21.3

2,899

3.7

Alentejo Litoral

145

0.4

43

1.5

Alccer do Sal

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Grndola

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Odemira

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Santiago do Cacm

145

1.3

n.a.

n.a.

Sines

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Source: INE
* Proportion of resident population in education, in relation to the total population with an age group corresponding to the normal frequency of this
level of education

Active Population
2011

Total

Activity Rate

Unemployment Rate

Thousands

Portugal

5,543

61.3

12.7

Alentejo

374

50.0

12.4

Alentejo Litoral

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Source: INE Employment Statistics 2011

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Average Monthly Net Wage Global and by Sector of Activity

2011

Worker
Average Wage*

Agriculture,
Forestry and
Fishing

Industry,
Construction,
Energy and Water

Services

Portugal

808

589

735

847

Alentejo

780

607

796

795

2009
Portugal

1,034

738

945

1,088

Alentejo

921

771

1,028

890

1,057

857

1,421

904

Alccer do Sal

854

828

929

835

Grndola

865

651

861

880

Odemira

829

930

732

803

Santiago do Cacm

879

716

933

873

1,519

882

1,929

1,078

Alentejo Litoral

Sines
Source: INE
* Worker with a fulltime job

Registered Unemployment
2007

2008
2009
2010
Number of unemployed persons

2011

Portugal

377,436

402,545

504,775

519,888

605,134

Alentejo

17,420

18,751

21,706

22,854

25,829

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Alentejo Litoral

Source: Instituto do Emprego e Formao Profissional

Note: Number of registered unemployed, by municipality of residence, in the Employment Centres (annual average of month-end values)

GVA Total and by Sector of Activity

2010

Agriculture,
Livestock, Hunting,
Forestry and
Fishing

Total

Industry

Services

Million euros
Portugal

151,021

3,397

35,206

112,418

Alentejo

9,650

898

2,363

6,388

Alentejo Litoral

1,614

196

512

906

Source: INE

GVA by Sector of Activity (%)

2010

Agriculture,
Livestock, Hunting,
Forestry and
Fishing

Industry

Services

Portugal

2.2

23.3

74.4

Alentejo

9.3

24.5

66.2

12.2

31.7

56.1

Alentejo Litoral

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Source: INE

Companies
2009

Number of Companies

Turnover
(thousands euros)

Number of Employees

Portugal

Total
1,060,906

Manufacturing
74,234

Total
3,717,920

Manufacturing
718,507

Total
335,887,312

Manufacturing
70,629,521

Alentejo

65,412

4,497

170,962

32,927

12,943,749

3,451,697

8,586

460

21,737

1,796,682

Alccer do Sal

1,054

73

2,133

366

135,291

36,997

Grndola

1,374

76

2,840

179

231,995

7,509

Odemira

2,208

117

4,967

227,838

Santiago do Cacm

2,551

125

5,936

656

369,519

72,551

Sines

1,399

69

5,861

1,597

832,040

486,078

Alentejo Litoral

Source: INE
"" Data not available

Exports of Goods
2007

2008

Portugal

38,294,062

38,847,346

31,696,763

36,762,238

42,325,641

Alentejo

2,303,737

2,190,691

1,699,198

2,164,814

2,622,163

730,957

624,293

369,911

677,854

850,028

Alentejo Litoral

2009
Thousands euros

2010

2011

Source: INE
Note: Declared values by Companies registered municipality

Imports of Goods
2007

2008

Portugal

59,926,543

64,193,886

51,378,501

57,053,115

57,729,732

Alentejo

2,030,782

2,035,124

1,681,961

2,000,551

2,168,732

402,337

311,629

282,205

386,085

541,892

Alentejo Litoral

2009
Thousands euros

2010

2011

Source: INE
Note: Declared values by Companies registered municipality

International Trade of Goods

Exports
2010

Imports
ExtraTotal
EU27
Thousands euros

EU27

ExtraEU27

57,053,115

43,204,547

13,848,568

418,299

2,000,207

1,635,508

364,700

109,688

386,100

273,005

113,095

Total

EU27

Portugal

36,762,238

27,573,243

9,188,996

Alentejo

2,164,904

1,746,605

677,854

568,166

Alentejo Litoral
Alccer do Sal

24,894

17,837

7,057

7,361

7,333

27

Grndola

1,476

1,429

47

12

12

Odemira

43,108

42,669

439

7,426

6,957

470

Santiago do Cacm

15,906

15,792

114

13,497

12,357

1,140

592,469

490,439

102,031

357,805

246,358

111,447

Sines
Source: INE

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Note: Declared values by Companies registered municipality

Research & Development in Companies

2001
2009
R&D Total
R&D Total
R&D Personel
R&D Personel
Expenditure
Expenditure
Thousands
Thousands
%
Total
%
%
Total
%
euros
euros
330,311
100.0
3,875
100.0 1,311,070
100.0
13,922
100.0

Portugal
Alentejo
Alentejo Litoral

2,819

0.9

34

0.9

27,439

2.1

262

1.9

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

673

2.5

13

5.0

Source: INE

Tourism
2010

Number of Tourist
Nights Spent in
Hotels

Average Stay *

Number of Establishments
Total

Hotels

Portugal

23,608,207

2.4

2,011

771

Alentejo

274,592

1.6

157

52

54,687

2.0

45

5,833

Grndola

9,836

Odemira

10,837

15

Santiago do Cacm

11,361

Sines

16,820

Alentejo Litoral
Alccer do Sal

Source: INE
"" Data not available
* Number of nights spent in hotels

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