Largest Cities by Population in Portugal

126 cities in Portugal with 7,500 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of March 22, 2021 (by Statistics Portugal).

Rank	City	Population
1	Lisbon (Lisboa)	545,796
2	Porto	231,800
3	Vila Nova de Gaia	188,421
4	Amadora	171,454
5	Braga	146,543
6	Coimbra	106,655
7	Funchal	105,782
8	Setúbal	98,470
9	Almada	95,851
10	Agualva-Cacém	81,006
11	Queluz	73,047
12	Rio Tinto	65,469
13	Barreiro	62,860
14	Aveiro	62,130
15	Viseu	60,570
16	Odivelas	58,170
17	Guimarães	54,750
18	Leiria	54,540
19	Faro	49,360
20	Matosinhos	49,034
21	Loures	46,246
22	Portimão	43,810
23	Póvoa de Varzim	41,206
24	Amora	41,140
25	Maia	40,534
26	Évora	40,373
27	Montijo	40,130
28	Ponta Delgada	40,050
29	Santa Maria da Feira	39,576
30	Ermesinde	38,570
31	Viana do Castelo	37,860
32	Vila Nova de Famalicão	35,770
33	Castelo Branco	33,450
34	Covilhã	31,950
35	Alverca do Ribatejo	30,930
36	Seixal	29,850
37	Santarém	29,790
38	Póvoa de Santa Iria	29,710
39	Figueira da Foz	29,690
40	Vila do Conde	29,328
41	Olhão da Restauração	28,310
42	Caldas da Rainha	27,790
43	Vila Real	27,370
44	Senhora da Hora	26,988
45	Santo Tirso	26,959
46	Gondomar	26,669
47	Valongo	25,530
48	Guarda	25,182
49	Sacavém	24,672
50	Bragança	22,851
51	São Mamede de Infesta	22,844
52	Beja	22,260
53	São João da Madeira	22,143
54	Albufeira	21,290
55	Chaves	21,210
56	Espinho	21,001
57	Caniço	20,800
58	Barcelos	20,723
59	Paredes	20,586
60	Entroncamento	20,141
61	Lagos	19,790
62	Torres Vedras	19,680
63	Quarteira	17,500
64	Abrantes	17,199
65	TrofaBougado	17,099
66	Ovar	16,980
67	Vila Franca de Xira	16,270
68	Fafe	15,455
69	Oliveira de Azeméis	15,449
70	Felgueiras	14,927
71	Loulé	14,890
72	Paços de Ferreira	14,530
73	Águeda	14,360
74	Elvas	14,324
75	Portalegre	13,960
76	Câmara de Lobos	13,960
77	Tomar	13,882
78	Valbom	13,803
79	Tavira	13,762
80	Alfena	13,670
81	Peniche	13,302
82	Gafanha da Nazaré	13,260
83	Costa da Caparica	13,031
84	Ribeira Grande	12,590
85	Sines	12,338
86	Torres Novas	12,330
87	Amarante	12,120
88	Esmoriz	11,922
89	Pombal	11,890
90	Samora Correia	11,736
91	Almeirim	11,552
92	Vila Real de Santo António	11,180
93	Lamego	11,078
94	Vizela	11,072
95	Mirandela	10,911
96	Marinha Grande	10,860
97	Esposende	10,824
98	Ílhavo	10,640
99	Cartaxo	10,552
100	Penafiel	10,420
101	Marco de Canaveses	10,390
102	Fátima	10,265
103	Freamunde	10,180
104	Machico	9,990
105	Lordelo (São Salvador de Lordelo)	9,106
106	Vendas Novas	9,048
107	Rio Maior	8,693
108	Albergaria-a-Velha	8,600
109	Tondela	8,570
110	Rebordosa	8,496
111	Vila Nova de Santo André	8,227
112	Lagoa	8,210
113	Peso da Régua	8,145
114	Angra do Heroísmo	8,050
115	Lourosa	8,003
116	Montemor-o-Novo	7,929
117	Fundão	7,600
118	Estarreja	7,390
119	Ponte de Sor	7,270
120	Fiães	7,096
121	Moura	6,888
122	Santa Cruz	6,850
123	Estremoz	6,799
124	Vale de Cambra	5,492
125	Horta	5,110
126	Santa Comba Dão	3,160

Source: Statistics Portugal (2021 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

9 urban areas in Portugal with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Lisboa (Lisbon)	1,917,759	+0.21%	387	4,955	263	1,933,603	1,959,218
2	Porto	975,147	−1.57%	282	3,463	534	914,005	868,230
3	Almada	213,583	+0.19%	49	4,359	2,807	215,229	217,797
4	Barreiro	142,556	+0.23%	33	4,320	4,323	143,871	145,991
5	Funchal	133,249	−0.15%	46	2,897	4,632	132,424	129,582
6	Braga	104,761	−0.30%	24	4,365	5,975	103,511	95,751
7	Amora	97,605	+0.18%	21	4,648	6,418	98,322	99,483
8	Setúbal	97,554	+0.12%	16	6,097	6,422	98,028	98,702
9	Póvoa de Varzim	60,737	−0.30%	22	2,761	10,325	60,012	57,257

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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