Regions
The resident population of the regions of Portugal by census years.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1991-04-15 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-03-12 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-21 | Population Census (Cf) 2021-03-22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | PRT | Rep | Lisboa | 92,207 | 9,867,147 | 10,356,117 | 10,562,178 | 10,343,066 | → | ||
| Açores [Azores] | ACO | AReg | Ponta Delgada | 2,322 | 237,795 | 241,763 | 246,772 | 236,413 | 232200 | → | |
| Alentejo | ALE | Reg | 31,603 | 782,331 | 776,585 | 757,302 | 704,533 | 3160300 | |||
| Algarve | ALG | Reg | 4,996 | 341,404 | 395,218 | 451,006 | 467,343 | 499600 | → | ||
| Centro | CEN | Reg | 28,200 | 2,258,768 | 2,348,397 | 2,327,755 | 2,227,239 | 2820000 | |||
| Lisboa [Lisboa] | LIS | Reg | 3,001 | 2,520,708 | 2,661,850 | 2,821,876 | 2,870,208 | 300100 | |||
| Madeira | MAD | AReg | Funchal | 801 | 253,426 | 245,011 | 267,785 | 250,744 | 80100 | → | |
| Norte | NOR | Reg | 21,284 | 3,472,715 | 3,687,293 | 3,689,682 | 3,586,586 | 2128400 |
- (1991) Britannica Book of the Year 1993.
(2001) (2011) (2021) Instituto Nacional de Estatística Portugal (web).
Major Urban Areas
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2021-03-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisboa | LIS | 545,796 |
| 2 | Vila Nova de Gaia | NOR | 303,824 |
| 3 | Porto | NOR | 231,800 |
| 4 | Braga | NOR | 175,834 |
| 5 | Matosinhos | NOR | 172,557 |
| 6 | Amadora | LIS | 171,454 |
| 7 | Maia | NOR | 131,372 |
| 8 | Guimarães | NOR | 118,346 |
| 9 | Coimbra | CEN | 115,670 |
| 10 | Almada | LIS | 114,537 |
| 11 | Odivelas | LIS | 113,503 |
| 12 | Santa Maria da Feira | NOR | 112,355 |
| 13 | Funchal | MAD | 105,782 |
| 14 | Queluz | LIS | 100,218 |
Contents: Urban Areas
The resident population of all Portuguese urban areas with more than 20,000 inhabitants by census years.
The territorial units consist of predominant urban parishes (freguesias) as defined by TIPAU 2014 (Tipologia de Áreas Urbanas) .
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2001-03-12 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-12 | Population Census (Cf) 2021-03-22 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agualva-Cacém | LIS | 81,845 | 79,805 | 81,006 | 1042 | → | |
| Águeda | CEN | 19,698 | 19,612 | 19,460 | 5595 | → | |
| Albufeira | ALG | 19,458 | 26,742 | 28,641 | 4108 | → | |
| Alcabideche | LIS | 31,801 | 42,162 | 44,165 | 3976 | → | |
| Algés (incl. Linda-a-Velha, Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo) | LIS | 48,085 | 48,665 | 47,936 | 718 | → | |
| Algueirão-Mem Martins | LIS | 62,557 | 66,250 | 68,649 | 1599 | → | |
| Almada | LIS | 117,878 | 115,683 | 114,537 | 3072 | → | |
| Alverca do Ribatejo | LIS | 33,251 | 36,120 | 36,465 | 2393 | → | |
| Amadora | LIS | 175,872 | 175,136 | 171,454 | 2378 | → | |
| Amora | LIS | 50,991 | 48,629 | 49,345 | 2436 | → | |
| Aveiro | CEN | 49,964 | 54,398 | 58,118 | 8118 | → | |
| Baixa da Banheira (incl. Vale da Amoreira) | LIS | 36,072 | 30,949 | 30,089 | 642 | → | |
| Barcelos | NOR | 47,041 | 46,880 | 46,678 | 5502 | → | |
| Barreiro | LIS | 65,229 | 63,637 | 63,109 | 1491 | → | |
| Beja | ALE | 23,475 | 25,148 | 24,073 | 7401 | → | |
| Braga | NOR | 145,230 | 163,122 | 175,834 | 11146 | → | |
| Bragança | NOR | 21,745 | 23,722 | 24,514 | 5942 | → | |
| Caldas da Rainha | CEN | 27,990 | 30,343 | 30,442 | 5899 | → | |
| Câmara de Lobos | MAD | 30,785 | 31,566 | 28,643 | 2297 | → | |
| Camarate (incl. Unhos, Apelação) | LIS | 35,395 | 34,943 | 33,505 | 1156 | → | |
| Carcavelos (incl. Parede) | LIS | 37,867 | 45,007 | 46,529 | 812 | → | |
| Carnaxide (incl. Queijas) | LIS | 30,125 | 36,288 | 36,079 | 881 | → | |
| Cascais (incl. Estoril) | LIS | 57,024 | 61,808 | 64,192 | 2915 | → | |
| Castelo Branco | CEN | 31,240 | 35,242 | 34,455 | 17018 | → | |
| Charneca de Caparica (incl. Caparica e Sobreda) | LIS | 31,239 | 44,929 | 48,733 | 2930 | → | |
| Chaves | NOR | 21,542 | 21,140 | 19,952 | 5549 | → | |
| Coimbra | CEN | 120,273 | 115,743 | 115,670 | 16152 | → | |
| Corroios | LIS | 46,475 | 47,661 | 50,806 | 1711 | → | |
| Covilhã | CEN | 24,866 | 24,646 | 23,436 | 4370 | → | |
| Entroncamento | CEN | 18,174 | 20,206 | 20,141 | 1373 | → | |
| Ermesinde | NOR | 38,315 | 38,798 | 39,076 | 765 | → | |
| Espinho | NOR | 33,701 | 31,786 | 31,043 | 2106 | → | |
| Esposende | NOR | 33,325 | 34,254 | 35,132 | 9541 | → | |
| Évora | ALE | 44,806 | 45,350 | 43,639 | 11204 | → | |
| Fafe | NOR | 25,124 | 25,647 | 25,217 | 2730 | → | |
| Faro | ALG | 41,307 | 44,578 | 46,299 | 7203 | → | |
| Felgueiras | NOR | 31,359 | 31,890 | 30,790 | 4449 | → | |
| Fernão Ferro | LIS | 10,753 | 17,059 | 20,754 | 2412 | → | |
| Figueira da Foz | CEN | 29,326 | 30,805 | 31,025 | 3550 | → | |
| Funchal | MAD | 103,961 | 111,892 | 105,782 | 7614 | → | |
| Gondomar | NOR | 46,958 | 48,600 | 47,422 | 2332 | → | |
| Guarda | CEN | 25,807 | 26,565 | 26,441 | 3766 | → | |
| Guimarães | NOR | 118,821 | 119,135 | 118,346 | 12261 | → | |
| Ílhavo | CEN | 21,667 | 21,832 | 21,993 | 5187 | → | |
| Lagos | ALG | 17,471 | 22,095 | 23,648 | 2915 | → | |
| Leiria | CEN | 55,288 | 63,399 | 68,404 | 10805 | → | |
| Lisboa [Lisbon] | LIS | 564,657 | 552,700 | 545,796 | 8492 | → | |
| Loures | LIS | 24,237 | 26,769 | 30,254 | 3300 | → | |
| Lousada | NOR | 37,488 | 39,815 | 39,760 | 7345 | → | |
| Mafra | LIS | 11,276 | 17,986 | 20,781 | 4795 | → | |
| Maia | NOR | 116,508 | 131,602 | 131,372 | 7288 | → | |
| Marinha Grande | CEN | 28,372 | 31,434 | 32,322 | 13577 | → | |
| Matosinhos | NOR | 167,026 | 175,478 | 172,557 | 6224 | → | |
| Mindelo | NOR | 24,001 | 25,899 | 27,189 | 4792 | → | |
| Montijo | LIS | 30,485 | 42,196 | 46,783 | 4511 | → | |
| Moscavide (incl. Portela) | LIS | 27,625 | 21,891 | 20,922 | 204 | → | |
| Odivelas | LIS | 107,430 | 112,561 | 113,503 | 1688 | → | |
| Oeiras (incl. São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos, Caxias) | LIS | ... | 58,149 | 58,094 | 1353 | → | |
| Olhão da Restauração | ALG | 28,038 | 32,160 | 31,459 | 4046 | → | |
| Oliveira de Azeméis | NOR | 54,813 | 53,792 | 52,202 | 9049 | → | |
| Ovar | CEN | 29,710 | 29,765 | 29,431 | 8638 | → | |
| Paços de Ferreira | NOR | 45,533 | 48,551 | 48,038 | 6584 | → | |
| Paredes | NOR | 29,499 | 31,799 | 31,888 | 3822 | → | |
| Penafiel | NOR | 26,752 | 28,322 | 27,963 | 4527 | → | |
| Pinhal Novo | LIS | 20,993 | 25,000 | 26,989 | 5440 | → | |
| Ponta Delgada | ACO | 32,569 | 34,644 | 33,926 | 2699 | → | |
| Portimão | ALG | 36,243 | 45,431 | 49,218 | 7565 | → | |
| Porto | NOR | 263,131 | 237,591 | 231,800 | 4129 | → | |
| Póvoa de Santa Iria | LIS | 35,256 | 40,404 | 40,871 | 913 | → | |
| Póvoa de Varzim | NOR | 53,729 | 53,998 | 55,077 | 3633 | → | |
| Quarteira | ALG | 16,129 | 21,798 | 24,420 | 3791 | → | |
| Queluz | LIS | 99,302 | 101,256 | 100,218 | 2955 | → | |
| Quinta do Conde | LIS | 16,567 | 25,606 | 28,089 | 1418 | → | |
| Ramada (incl. Caneças) | LIS | 26,417 | 32,581 | 34,531 | 947 | → | |
| Rana (São Domingos de Rana) | LIS | 43,991 | 57,502 | 59,238 | 2036 | → | |
| Riba de Ave | NOR | 33,645 | 33,832 | 32,192 | 4159 | → | |
| Rio de Mouro | LIS | 46,022 | 47,311 | 49,489 | 1649 | → | |
| Rio Tinto | NOR | 61,638 | 64,815 | 65,469 | 1484 | → | |
| Sacavém | LIS | 24,342 | 24,822 | 24,672 | 510 | → | |
| Santa Cruz | MAD | 28,739 | 42,069 | 41,346 | 6675 | → | |
| Santa Iria de Azoia (incl. São João da Talha, Bobadela) | LIS | 44,118 | 44,331 | 44,453 | 1790 | → | |
| Santa Maria da Feira | NOR | 107,478 | 112,925 | 112,355 | 17884 | → | |
| Santarém | ALE | 28,852 | 29,929 | 30,017 | 5552 | → | |
| Santo António dos Cavaleiros (incl. Frielas) | LIS | 24,623 | 28,052 | 28,522 | 920 | → | |
| Santo Tirso | NOR | 28,407 | 28,333 | 26,959 | 3540 | → | |
| São João da Madeira | NOR | 21,102 | 21,713 | 22,143 | 794 | → | |
| São Pedro da Cova | NOR | 39,331 | 39,586 | 37,753 | 2196 | → | |
| Seixal | LIS | 42,052 | 44,920 | 45,602 | 2986 | → | |
| Setúbal | LIS | 91,316 | 90,640 | 90,384 | 6246 | → | |
| Sintra | LIS | 25,630 | 29,591 | 29,896 | 6355 | → | |
| Torres Vedras | CEN | 23,831 | 25,717 | 27,780 | 6244 | → | |
| Trofa (Bougado) | NOR | 28,895 | 30,704 | 30,478 | 4027 | → | |
| Valongo | NOR | 34,025 | 39,849 | 41,158 | 5637 | → | |
| Vialonga | LIS | 15,471 | 21,033 | 21,258 | 1795 | → | |
| Viana do Castelo | NOR | 40,357 | 41,850 | 41,758 | 4445 | → | |
| Vila das Aves (Aves) | NOR | 31,210 | 30,120 | 28,041 | 3764 | → | |
| Vila do Conde | NOR | 27,833 | 30,941 | 31,695 | 888 | → | |
| Vila Nova de Famalicão | NOR | 53,574 | 57,474 | 58,883 | 7077 | → | |
| Vila Nova de Gaia | NOR | 288,749 | 302,298 | 303,824 | 16839 | → | |
| Vila Real | NOR | 30,926 | 34,091 | 33,675 | 10968 | → | |
| Viseu | CEN | 60,959 | 68,183 | 71,365 | 12177 | → | |
| Vizela | NOR | 22,595 | 23,736 | 23,896 | 2470 | → |
- The tabulated population figures are computed by »City Population« using TIPAU 2014 and data from the Instituto Nacional de Estatística Portugal (web).