Portugal in figures
A clear statistical guide, with official sources, to Portugal’s 18 districts, 2 autonomous regions and 308 municipalities.
10.343.066inhabitants (2021 Census)
308municipalities
3.259parishes (CAOP2025)
92.225,21km² of area · 112,2 inh./km²
5.076schools (DGEEC)330higher education43SNS hospitals1.235Citizen shops / spaces57climate stations3.566parish councils and town halls319embassies/consulates in Portugal433Portuguese posts worldwide391.517unemployed (2021 Census) · 8,13%Portugal today
Page counters: population and unemployed from the 2021 Census (honest labels). No republishable municipal monthly IEFP series yet.
Did you know… the district of Lisboa is the most populous, with 2.275.385 inhabitants and 16 municipalities?
- Did you know… Lisboa is the most populous municipality, with 545.796 inhabitants (2021 Census)?
- Did you know… Amadora has the highest density, 7.210,0 inh./km² (2021 Census / CAOP2025)?
- Did you know… Odemira is the largest municipality by area, 1.720,60 km² (CAOP2025)?
- Did you know… Barcelos has 65 parishes (CAOP2025), the most among the 308 municipalities?
- Did you know… the sum of resident population across the 308 municipalities is 10.343.066 (2021 Census), matching INE’s national total?
- Did you know… the catalogue lists 5.076 schools (DGEEC Infoescolas 2020)?
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Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026