NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by population, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Grande Lisboa had the highest population of 26 areas in 2023, at 2.1 million. Alto Tâmega e Barroso had the lowest, at 83,510. The median was 248,949 and the figure for Portugal was 10.52 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2,097,742Grande Lisboa

Lowest83,510Alto Tâmega e Barroso

Median248,94926 areas

Portugal10,516,621History

All areas, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Grande Lisboa	2,097,742	+1.4%
2	Área Metropolitana do Porto	1,779,994	+1.4%
3	Península de Setúbal	823,822	+1.1%
4	Algarve	478,618	+1.8%
5	Região de Coimbra	441,446	+0.3%
6	Cávado	424,505	+1.1%
7	Ave	420,418	+0.3%
8	Tâmega e Sousa	408,425	-0.1%
9	Oeste	379,085	+1.8%
10	Região de Aveiro	376,760	+0.9%
11	Região de Leiria	292,139	+0.7%
12	Região Autónoma da Madeira	254,070	+0.5%
13	Viseu Dão Lafões	253,638	-0.2%
14	Lezíria do Tejo	244,259	+1.4%
15	Região Autónoma dos Açores	240,125	+0.6%
16	Alto Minho	232,674	+0.3%
17	Médio Tejo	213,604	+0.4%
18	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	208,913	-0.8%
19	Douro	183,705	-0.1%
20	Alentejo Central	153,155	-0.2%
21	Baixo Alentejo	115,513	-0.1%
22	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	107,063	0%
23	Alto Alentejo	104,304	-0.7%
24	Alentejo Litoral	99,763	+1.5%
25	Beira Baixa	99,371	-0.1%
26	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	83,510	-0.3%

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 2.1 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Alto Tâmega e Barroso, with 83,510 in 2023.

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.