NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Grande Lisboa had the highest population of 26 areas in 2017, at 2.05 million. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 87,085. The median was 246,211 and the figure for Portugal was 10.34 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,047,531Grande Lisboa

Lowest87,085Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Median246,21126 areas

Portugal10,344,478History

All areas, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 persons	Change on 2016
1	Grande Lisboa	2,047,531	+0.3%
2	Área Metropolitana do Porto	1,734,840	-0.1%
3	Península de Setúbal	789,375	+0.2%
4	Algarve	453,300	+0.4%
5	Região de Coimbra	444,049	-0.6%
6	Ave	417,003	-0.1%
7	Tâmega e Sousa	414,912	-0.5%
8	Cávado	408,011	+0.1%
9	Região de Aveiro	364,564	-0.2%
10	Oeste	358,021	-0.2%
11	Região de Leiria	286,761	-0.4%
12	Viseu Dão Lafões	256,224	-0.8%
13	Região Autónoma da Madeira	252,313	-0.9%
14	Região Autónoma dos Açores	240,108	-0.6%
15	Lezíria do Tejo	237,584	-0.8%
16	Alto Minho	234,026	-0.6%
17	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	219,425	-1.3%
18	Médio Tejo	215,690	-0.9%
19	Douro	190,030	-1.1%
20	Alentejo Central	157,483	-1%
21	Baixo Alentejo	119,035	-1.1%
22	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	110,683	-0.8%
23	Alto Alentejo	109,941	-1.5%
24	Beira Baixa	101,469	-1%
25	Alentejo Litoral	95,015	-0.3%
26	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	87,085	-1.2%

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 2.05 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 87,085 in 2017.

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.