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Alentejo Region BAIXO ALENTEJO

Area (2010)

km

Population Density (2010)

Inhab./Km

Resident Population (31.12.2010)

8,542.7
2

14.5

N.

123,705

Population < 15 years

N.

16,557

Population > 65 years

N.

28,562

Secondary Education Success rate (2009/2010)

79.4

Higher Education Proportion of students enrolled


in S&T reas (2010/2011)

22.4

Hospitals (2009)

N.

N./1000
Inhab.

2.0

Public water supply systems

99

Sewerage systems

95

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)

88

Doctors (2010)
Environmental indicators (2009)

Motorways

IP1/A2; IP2; IP8

Air transport systems

Beja Airport; Faro Airport

Railways

Alentejo 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

1,857

1,922

1,786

1,873

1,946

Baixo Alentejo
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

16.5

3.5

-7.1

4.9

3.9

Baixo Alentejo
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

Baixo Alentejo

14,386

15,008

14,077

14,925

15,666

Source: INE

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GDP per capita (index Portugal=100)


2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

%
Alentejo
Baixo Alentejo

94

93

92

90

91

95 / 101*

94 / 101*

95 / 87*

94 / 104*

97 / 107*

Source: INE
* Index Alentejo =100

Primary and Secondary Education


2009/2010

Educational Institutions
Secondary
Primary level
level

Primary
Level

N.
Portugal
Alentejo
Baixo Alentejo
Aljustrel

Students Enrolled
Secondary
Professional
level
courses
N.

8,406
757
144

937
76
16

1,256,462
82,554
13,498

483,982
31,736
5,698

107,266
7,592
1,527

11

923

389

84

Almodvar

700

301

71

Alvito

407

57

Barrancos

144

82

0
438

Beja

31

4,350

1,903

Castro Verde

706

199

63

Cuba

446

236

172

Ferreira do Alentejo

10

633

156

66

Mrtola

570

348

89

Moura

17

1,943

745

159

Ourique

414

100

33

18

1,748

585

201

514

597

151

Serpa
Vidigueira
Source: INE

Higher Education
2010/2011

Educational
Institutions

Students
Enrolled

Portugal
Alentejo
Baixo Alentejo

300
20
4

396,268
18,410
2,998

31.5
21.3
21.3

78,609
2,899
521

100.0
3.7
18.0

Aljustrel

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Almodvar

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Alvito

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Barrancos

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Beja

2,998

80.2

n.a.

n.a.

Castro Verde

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Cuba

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Ferreira do Alentejo

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Mrtola

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Moura

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Ourique

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Serpa

0,0

n.a.

n.a.

Vidigueira

0,0

n.a.

n.a.

Attainment Rate *

N.

Students Graduated
2009/2010
N.
%

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

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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

Baixo Alentejo

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Source: INE Employment Statistics 2011

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

Baixo Alentejo

919

726

1,119

869

Aljustrel

941

727

1,151

858

Almodvar

746

647

596

801

Alvito

868

799

893

873

Barrancos

738

606

743

769

Beja

930

727

1,052

928

Castro Verde

1,325

623

1,661

801

Cuba

813

667

692

879

Ferreira do Alentejo

837

858

854

812

Mrtola

734

693

639

797

Moura

846

690

986

810

Ourique

709

565

708

736

Serpa

845

673

937

853

Vidigueira

805

751

796

835

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.

Baixo Alentejo

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)

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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

Baixo Alentejo

1,703

195

494

1,014

Source: INE

GVA by Sector of Activity (%)


2010

Agriculture,
Livestock, Hunting,
Forestry and
Fishing

Portugal
Alentejo
Baixo Alentejo

Industry

Services

2.2

23.3

74.4

9.3

24.5

66.2

11.5

29.0

59.5

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

Baixo Alentejo

10,343

713

23,590

1,627,690

Aljustrel

732

62

1,513

174

85,126

13,518

Almodvar

613

48

1,146

142

50,683

4,899

Alvito

207

13

350

22

9,861

582

Barrancos

121

244

59

17,862

11,176

3,391

160

9,371

840

565,463

69,802

Castro Verde

519

29

1,933

386,658

Cuba

344

28

607

87

24,788

2,614

Ferreira do Alentejo

632

64

1,256

182

81,106

11,569

Mrtola

589

43

1,086

142

46,047

5,124

1,146

84

2,228

433

148,790

31,377

Beja

Moura
Ourique
Serpa
Vidigueira

409

32

843

172

44,587

5,999

1,159

97

2,194

289

122,586

18,451

481

44

819

154

44,133

14,118

Source: INE
"" Data not available

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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

489,992

430,975

336,757

418,439

505,881

Baixo Alentejo

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

59,857

81,621

71,158

62,332

83,970

Baixo Alentejo

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

23,239

62,332

56,433

5,899

1,715

197

5,537

3,905

1,632

108

106

Total

EU27

Portugal

36,762,238

27,573,243

9,188,996

Alentejo

2,164,904

1,746,605

418,439

395,200

1,912
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Baixo Alentejo
Aljustrel
Almodvar
Alvito
Barrancos
Beja
Castro Verde
Cuba

14

14

7,564

7,319

245

4,957

4,957

11,079

10,575

504

19,037

18,995

42

385,258

368,689

16,568

19,500

15,707

3,794

15

15

6,844

4,623

2,221

3,592

3,559

32

96

96

2,980

2,110

869

3,441

3,161

279

1,115

1,115

Serpa

1,366

158

1,208

4,247

4,235

12

Vidigueira

1,393

10

1,383

695

693

Ferreira do Alentejo
Mrtola
Moura
Ourique

Source: INE
Note: Declared values by Companies registered municipality
Data not available

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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
Baixo Alentejo

2,819

0.9

34

0.9

27,439

2.1

262

1.9

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

3,489

12.7

15

5.7

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

26,687

1.7

26

10

Baixo Alentejo
Aljustrel
Almodvar
Alvito
Barrancos
Beja
Castro Verde
Cuba
Ferreira do Alentejo
Mrtola
Moura
Ourique
Serpa
Vidigueira

146

1.4

19,725

1.7

458

2,080

1.5

615

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

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