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Choose 2 or 3 municipalities to compare population, area, density, parishes and, when available, 2021 Census indicators and turnout in the 2025 local elections.

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Population (inh.)

10.540 – 21.421
26.240 – 83.072
86.515 – 148.034
171.454 – 201.590
214.124 – 545.796

Density (inh./km²)

76,5 – 178,3
179,5 – 204,0
296,6 – 1.205,4
1.207,9 – 3.741,5
5.455,2 – 7.210,0

Area (km²)

23,8 – 52,1
78,0 – 100,1
147,2 – 174,9
262,7 – 304,2
318,2 – 407,2

Quantile classes · compared

Highlight in the district/region of Lisboa. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Population (inh.)

17.534 – 49.541
52.116 – 64.255
67.709 – 80.825
84.354 – 164.257
172.557 – 303.824

Density (inh./km²)

100,5 – 328,1
482,5 – 535,4
538,1 – 781,6
783,1 – 1.627,2
1.803,5 – 5.596,3

Area (km²)

41,4 – 72,0
75,1 – 96,1
115,7 – 136,6
149,0 – 174,5
201,9 – 301,3

Quantile classes · compared

Highlight in the district/region of Porto. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

	Lisboa	Porto
Population (2021 Census)	545.796	231.800
Area (km²)	100,05	41,42
Density (inh./km²)	5.455,2	5.596,3
Parishes	24	7
District / region	Lisboa	Porto
Ageing index	179,4	227,8
Higher education (15+), %	41,2%	35,3%
Unemployment rate, %	8,43%	11,71%
Portuguese nationality	490.463	217.299
Foreign nationality	55.324 (10,1%)	14.497 (6,3%)
2025 local elections turnout (CM), %	57,22%	56,97%

Sources: INE 2021 Census (incl. indicator 0014632 — nationality) · DGT CAOP2025 · SGMAI 2025 local elections. Cells marked “—”: figure not available for that municipality.

Examples: Lisboa × Porto · Lisboa × Porto × Coimbra · Funchal × Ponta Delgada · Parishes (Porto)

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026