NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population, 2019
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Grande Lisboa had the highest population of 26 areas in 2019, at 2.06 million. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 85,490. The median was 244,113 and the figure for Portugal was 10.33 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,063,969Grande Lisboa

Lowest85,490Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Median244,11326 areas

Portugal10,333,496History

All areas, 2019

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2019 persons	Change on 2018
1	Grande Lisboa	2,063,969	+0.4%
2	Área Metropolitana do Porto	1,738,752	+0.1%
3	Península de Setúbal	795,453	+0.4%
4	Algarve	459,597	+0.8%
5	Região de Coimbra	439,542	-0.5%
6	Ave	417,014	+0.1%
7	Cávado	411,441	+0.5%
8	Tâmega e Sousa	411,203	-0.4%
9	Região de Aveiro	364,904	+0.1%
10	Oeste	357,599	-0%
11	Região de Leiria	285,003	-0.3%
12	Viseu Dão Lafões	253,309	-0.5%
13	Região Autónoma da Madeira	250,397	-0.3%
14	Região Autónoma dos Açores	237,828	-0.5%
15	Lezíria do Tejo	234,829	-0.5%
16	Alto Minho	231,985	-0.4%
17	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	214,325	-1.1%
18	Médio Tejo	211,801	-0.8%
19	Douro	186,552	-0.9%
20	Alentejo Central	154,671	-0.8%
21	Baixo Alentejo	116,527	-1%
22	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	109,193	-0.6%
23	Alto Alentejo	107,328	-1.2%
24	Beira Baixa	99,705	-0.9%
25	Alentejo Litoral	95,079	+0.2%
26	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	85,490	-0.9%

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 2.06 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 85,490 in 2019.

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.