North Region ENTRE DOURO E VOUGA

Area (2010)

km

Population Density (2010)

Inhab./Km

Resident Population (31.12.2010)

861.4
2

336.2

N.

289,548

Population < 15 years

N.

42,373

Population > 65 years

N.

45,394

Secondary Education Success rate (2009/2010)

84.6

Higher Education Proportion of students enrolled

in S&T areas (2010/2011)

9.3

N.

Hospitals (2009)

N./1000
Inhab.

1.7

Public water supply systems

91

Sewerage systems

46

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)

31

Doctors (2010)
Environmental indicators (2009)

Motorways

Highways: A1; A29

Air transport systems

Francisco S Carneiro Airport (Porto)

Railways

North Line; Vouga Line

Maritime Ports

Leixes; Aveiro

GDP (current prices)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Million euros
Portugal

160,855

169,319

171,983

168,504

172,571

44,593

47,385

48,488

47,205

48,542

3,487

3,712

3,704

3,560

3,661

North
Entre Douro e Vouga
Source: INE

GDP (annual percentage change)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

%
Portugal

4.3

5.3

1.6

-2.0

2.4

North

3.9

6.3

2.3

-2.6

2.8

Entre Douro e Vouga

3.0

6.4

-0.2

-3.9

2.9

Source: INE

GDP per capita (current prices)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Euros
Portugal

15,197

15,961

16,191

15,848

16,223

North

11,927

12,659

12,951

12,618

12,982

Entre Douro e Vouga

12,195

12,929

12,865

12,341

12,669

Source: INE

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GDP per capita (index Portugal=100)

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

%
North
Entre Douro e Vouga

78

79

80

80

80

80 / 102*

81 / 102*

79 / 99*

78 / 98*

78 / 98*

Source: INE
* Index North =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

North

3,016

323

467,835

178,350

40,923

Entre Douro e Vouga

229

17

35,847

13,139

3,164

Arouca

31

3,671

916

204

Oliveira de Azemis

53

7,960

2,922

692

Santa Maria da Feira

102

17,729

5,933

1,204

So Joo da Madeira

20

4,198

2,528

794

Vale de Cambra

23

2,289

840

270

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

North

101

123,754

27.8

25,898

32.9

1,147

2.3

393

1.5

Entre Douro e Vouga

Arouca

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Oliveira de Azemis

428

5.8

n.a.

n.a.

Santa Maria da Feira

719

1.7

n.a.

n.a.

So Joo da Madeira

0.0

n.a.

n.a.

Vale de Cambra

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

North

1,981

62.3

13.0

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Entre Douro e Vouga

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

North

747

584

662

815

2009
Portugal

1,034

738

945

1,088

North

901

639

828

970

Entre Douro e Vouga

882

618

883

885

Arouca

698

643

685

727

Oliveira de Azemis

885

538

909

827

Santa Maria da Feira

898

666

876

937

So Joo da Madeira

867

860

877

Vale de Cambra

943

608

965

881

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

North

173,571

183,893

228,494

234,169

254,514

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Entre Douro e Vouga

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

Agriculture,
Livestock, Hunting,
Forestry and
Fishing

Total

2010

Industry

Services

Million euros
Portugal
North
Entre Douro e Vouga

151,021

3,397

35,206

112,418

42,480

668

13,177

28,635

3,204

31

1,511

1,662

Source: INE

GVA by Sector of Activity (%)

2010

Agriculture,
Livestock, Hunting,
Forestry and
Fishing

Industry

Services

Portugal

2.2

23.3

74.4

North

1.6

31.0

67.4

Entre Douro e Vouga

1.0

47.2

51.9

Source: INE

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Companies
2009
Portugal
North
Entre Douro e Vouga

Number of Companies

Turnover
(thousands euros)

Number of Employees

Total
1,060,906

Manufacturing
74,234

Total
3,717,920

Manufacturing
718,507

Total
335,887,312

Manufacturing
70,629,521

342,044

34,888

1,222,869

368,691

91,449,328

25,607,752

27,343

4,378

105,124

53,407

7,329,097

3,942,609

Arouca

1,824

233

5,633

2,027

287,763

80,929

Oliveira de Azemis

6,480

1,277

26,825

15,953

1,784,636

1,113,979

Santa Maria da Feira

13,891

2,146

50,574

22,495

3,567,582

1,713,783

So Joo da Madeira

3,043

401

13,828

8,111

1,044,273

629,458

Vale de Cambra

2,105

321

8,264

4,821

644,843

404,460

Source: INE

Exports of Goods
2007

2008

2009
Thousands euros

2010

2011

Portugal

38,294,062

38,847,346

31,696,763

36,762,238

42,325,641

North

14,571,024

14,549,609

11,859,865

13,116,950

15,745,861

2,442,450

2,414,357

2,139,619

2,233,551

2,452,458

2010

2011

Entre Douro e Vouga

Source: INE
Note. Declared values by Companies registered municipality

Imports of Goods
2007

2008

2009
Thousands euros

Portugal

59,926,543

64,193,886

51,378,501

57,053,115

57,729,732

North

13,078,091

13,635,918

10,542,771

10,774,639

12,244,119

1,268,672

1,280,999

937,648

1,010,807

1,158,604

Entre Douro e Vouga

Source: INE
Note. Declared values by Companies registered municipality

International Trade of Goods

Exports
2010

Imports
ExtraTotal
EU27
Thousands euros

Total

EU27

Portugal

36,762,238

27,573,243

9,188,996

North

13,126,114

10,574,180

2,551,934

2,234,615

1,736,412

498,203

Entre Douro e Vouga

Arouca

EU27

ExtraEU27

57,053,115

43,204,547

13,848,568

10,791,165

8,791,734

1,999,431

1,015,267

871,039

144,227

12,765

10,401

2,364

15,985

15,275

711

Oliveira de Azemis

572,279

512,098

60,181

253,539

200,195

53,344

Santa Maria da Feira

982,141

615,937

366,204

327,019

272,274

54,746

So Joo da Madeira

456,986

428,956

28,030

304,330

287,477

16,853

Vale de Cambra

210,444

169,020

41,424

114,393

95,819

18,574

Source: INE
Note. Declared values by Companies registered municipality

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Research & Development in Companies

2001
R&D Total
Expenditure
Thousands
euros
Portugal
North
Entre Douro e Vouga

2009
R&D Total
Expenditure

R&D Personel

Total

Thousands
euros

R&D Personel

Total

330,311

100.0

3,875

100.0

1,311,070

100.0

13,922

100.0

58,197

17.6

1,078

27.8

293,173

22.4

4,215

30.3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

34,875

11.9

563

13.4

Source: INE

Tourism
2010
Portugal

Number of Tourist
Nights Spent in
Hotels

Number of Establishments

Average Stay *

Total

Hotels

23,608,207

2.4

2,011

771

1,926,704

1.8

441

163

33,058

1.6

12

Arouca

Oliveira de Azemis

10,026

869

North
Entre Douro e Vouga

Santa Maria da Feira

So Joo da Madeira
Vale de Cambra
Source: INE
"" Data not available
* Number of nights spent in hotels

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