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 catalogue lists 5.076 schools (DGEEC Infoescolas 2020)?
- 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… the district of Lisboa is the most populous, with 2.275.385 inhabitants and 16 municipalities?
- 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?
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Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026