NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Grande Lisboa had the highest population of 26 areas in 2016, at 2.04 million. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 88,114. The median was 248,087 and the figure for Portugal was 10.37 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,041,875Grande Lisboa

Lowest88,114Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Median248,08726 areas

Portugal10,368,554History

All areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Grande Lisboa	2,041,875	+0.4%
2	Área Metropolitana do Porto	1,736,150	-0.2%
3	Península de Setúbal	787,533	+0.2%
4	Algarve	451,679	+0.4%
5	Região de Coimbra	446,713	-0.5%
6	Ave	417,576	-0.3%
7	Tâmega e Sousa	417,190	-0.7%
8	Cávado	407,516	-0%
9	Região de Aveiro	365,319	-0.2%
10	Oeste	358,812	-0.2%
11	Região de Leiria	287,983	-0.4%
12	Viseu Dão Lafões	258,252	-0.7%
13	Região Autónoma da Madeira	254,521	-1.2%
14	Região Autónoma dos Açores	241,653	-0.7%
15	Lezíria do Tejo	239,547	-0.6%
16	Alto Minho	235,418	-0.6%
17	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	222,349	-1.2%
18	Médio Tejo	217,673	-1%
19	Douro	192,230	-1.1%
20	Alentejo Central	159,083	-0.9%
21	Baixo Alentejo	120,358	-1.2%
22	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	111,597	-1%
23	Alto Alentejo	111,590	-1.4%
24	Beira Baixa	102,487	-1%
25	Alentejo Litoral	95,336	-0.3%
26	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	88,114	-1.1%

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 2.04 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 88,114 in 2016.

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.