NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Grande Lisboa had the highest population of 26 areas in 2021, at 2.07 million. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 84,571. The median was 244,758 and the figure for Portugal was 10.39 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,071,857Grande Lisboa

Lowest84,571Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Median244,75826 areas

Portugal10,394,297History

All areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Grande Lisboa	2,071,857	-0.5%
2	Área Metropolitana do Porto	1,743,272	-0.1%
3	Península de Setúbal	812,838	+1.3%
4	Algarve	469,892	+0.9%
5	Região de Coimbra	439,288	-0.1%
6	Ave	420,113	+0.5%
7	Cávado	418,141	+0.7%
8	Tâmega e Sousa	410,345	0%
9	Região de Aveiro	369,271	+0.5%
10	Oeste	365,752	+1.6%
11	Região de Leiria	288,179	+0.7%
12	Viseu Dão Lafões	254,254	+0.3%
13	Região Autónoma da Madeira	251,900	+0.5%
14	Região Autónoma dos Açores	237,616	+0.2%
15	Lezíria do Tejo	237,240	+1%
16	Alto Minho	232,444	+0.2%
17	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	211,819	-0.4%
18	Médio Tejo	211,797	+0.3%
19	Douro	184,712	-0.4%
20	Alentejo Central	153,398	-0.3%
21	Baixo Alentejo	115,698	-0.3%
22	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	107,836	-0.8%
23	Alto Alentejo	105,676	-0.5%
24	Beira Baixa	99,326	0%
25	Alentejo Litoral	97,062	+0.9%
26	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	84,571	-0.4%

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 2.07 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 84,571 in 2021.

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.