# NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population, 2025

All 26 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/portugal-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population/portugal-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grande Lisboa | 2,156,612 |
| 2 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 1,818,217 |
| 3 | Península de Setúbal | 848,507 |
| 4 | Algarve | 492,747 |
| 5 | Região de Coimbra | 452,559 |
| 6 | Cávado | 433,039 |
| 7 | Ave | 423,255 |
| 8 | Tâmega e Sousa | 409,078 |
| 9 | Oeste | 395,474 |
| 10 | Região de Aveiro | 392,257 |
| 11 | Região de Leiria | 301,764 |
| 12 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 259,590 |
| 13 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 259,440 |
| 14 | Lezíria do Tejo | 251,374 |
| 15 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 241,718 |
| 16 | Alto Minho | 234,645 |
| 17 | Médio Tejo | 218,467 |
| 18 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | 210,657 |
| 19 | Douro | 183,867 |
| 20 | Alentejo Central | 153,430 |
| 21 | Baixo Alentejo | 115,680 |
| 22 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | 107,296 |
| 23 | Alto Alentejo | 103,566 |
| 24 | Alentejo Litoral | 102,218 |
| 25 | Beira Baixa | 100,733 |
| 26 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | 83,445 |