NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population, 2014
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Grande Lisboa had the highest population of 26 areas in 2014, at 2.03 million. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 90,347. The median was 253,542 and the figure for Portugal was 10.44 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,030,582Grande Lisboa

Lowest90,347Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Median253,54226 areas

Portugal10,444,092History

All areas, 2014

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2014 persons	Change on 2013
1	Grande Lisboa	2,030,582	n/a
2	Área Metropolitana do Porto	1,746,629	-0.4%
3	Península de Setúbal	785,085	n/a
4	Região de Coimbra	452,682	n/a
5	Algarve	449,952	-0.2%
6	Tâmega e Sousa	423,854	-0.9%
7	Ave	420,923	-0.5%
8	Cávado	408,766	-0.3%
9	Região de Aveiro	367,813	n/a
10	Oeste	361,124	n/a
11	Região de Leiria	291,020	n/a
12	Viseu Dão Lafões	262,552	n/a
13	Região Autónoma da Madeira	261,748	-1.1%
14	Região Autónoma dos Açores	245,336	-0.4%
15	Lezíria do Tejo	243,323	n/a
16	Alto Minho	239,116	-0.9%
17	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	228,305	n/a
18	Médio Tejo	222,349	n/a
19	Douro	197,140	-1.4%
20	Alentejo Central	162,372	n/a
21	Baixo Alentejo	123,233	n/a
22	Alto Alentejo	114,846	n/a
23	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	114,026	-1.2%
24	Beira Baixa	104,830	n/a
25	Alentejo Litoral	96,139	n/a
26	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	90,347	-1.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Grande Lisboa, with 2.03 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 90,347 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.