# Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by population, 2025

All 9 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/portugal-regions
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population/portugal-regions.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Norte | 3,692,842 |
| 2 | Grande Lisboa | 2,156,612 |
| 3 | Centro (PT) | 1,717,560 |
| 4 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 865,315 |
| 5 | Península de Setúbal | 848,507 |
| 6 | Algarve | 492,747 |
| 7 | Alentejo | 474,894 |
| 8 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 259,440 |
| 9 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 241,718 |