NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Grande Lisboa had the highest population of 26 areas in 2015, at 2.03 million. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 89,128. The median was 250,444 and the figure for Portugal was 10.4 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,034,732Grande Lisboa

Lowest89,128Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Median250,44426 areas

Portugal10,395,121History

All areas, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2015 persons	Change on 2014
1	Grande Lisboa	2,034,732	+0.2%
2	Área Metropolitana do Porto	1,739,297	-0.4%
3	Península de Setúbal	786,034	+0.1%
4	Algarve	449,965	0%
5	Região de Coimbra	449,161	-0.8%
6	Tâmega e Sousa	420,037	-0.9%
7	Ave	418,679	-0.5%
8	Cávado	407,584	-0.3%
9	Região de Aveiro	366,178	-0.4%
10	Oeste	359,510	-0.4%
11	Região de Leiria	289,042	-0.7%
12	Viseu Dão Lafões	260,090	-0.9%
13	Região Autónoma da Madeira	257,617	-1.6%
14	Região Autónoma dos Açores	243,271	-0.8%
15	Lezíria do Tejo	241,104	-0.9%
16	Alto Minho	236,900	-0.9%
17	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	225,152	-1.4%
18	Médio Tejo	219,822	-1.1%
19	Douro	194,435	-1.4%
20	Alentejo Central	160,560	-1.1%
21	Baixo Alentejo	121,781	-1.2%
22	Alto Alentejo	113,123	-1.5%
23	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	112,747	-1.1%
24	Beira Baixa	103,562	-1.2%
25	Alentejo Litoral	95,610	-0.6%
26	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	89,128	-1.3%

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 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 89,128 in 2015.

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.