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Albufeira

Municipality of the district of Faro (District of Faro), region Algarve (NUTS III: Algarve).

Albufeira had 44.164 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 18,2% were aged 65 or over; 15,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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44.164inhabitants (2021 Census)
289district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils19schools

Mayor: Rui Cristina · Tel. 289599500 · Email: geral@cm-albufeira.pt · www.cm-albufeira.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 3.498
  • 4.758
  • 7.267
  • 28.641
Density (inh./km²)
  • 66,6
  • 190,6
  • 330,9
  • 695,5
Area (km²)
  • 22,0
  • 25,0
  • 41,2
  • 52,6
Quantile classes
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The 4 parishes of Albufeira

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Albufeira e Olhos de Água28.64141,18695,5
2Ferreiras7.26721,96330,9
3Guia4.75824,97190,6
4Paderne3.49852,5666,6
INE code (DTMN)
0801
Resident population
44.164
Area
140,66 km²
Density
314,0 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
9,5%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 16
National rank (population)
67th of 308
National rank (density)
50th of 308
National rank (area)
209th of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
21.625 (49,0%)
Women
22.539 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
35.310 (80,0%)
Foreign nationality
8.848 (20,0%)
Stateless
6 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
131,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
17.908
Average household size
2,44 people
Dwellings
45.123
Buildings
19.806
With higher education (15+)
15,6% (5.930)
Unemployment rate
19,65%

Population by age group

0-146.101 · 13,8%15-244.639 · 10,5%25-6425.407 · 57,5%65+8.017 · 18,2%
Residents by age group (44.164 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
37.556
Voters
18.258 (48,62%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
CH (elected council president)7.39640,51%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.89832,30%3
PS.L.BE.PAN3.38918,56%1
IL7324,01%0
PCP-PEV3752,05%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
37.556
Voters
18.257 (48,61%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
CH7.21139,50%9
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.49730,11%7
PS.L.BE.PAN3.73420,45%4
IL8334,56%1
PCP-PEV5282,89%0

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
Rui Cristina
Address
Rua do Município, 8201-863 Albufeira
Telephone
289599500
Email
geral@cm-albufeira.pt
Website
www.cm-albufeira.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q373813 · Wikipedia · www.cm-albufeira.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Loulé (19,3 km) · Silves (18,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 9,5 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 2.523 – 6.045
  • 6.439 – 18.824
  • 23.725 – 33.494
  • 37.766 – 44.614
  • 59.845 – 72.332
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,4 – 21,4
  • 31,9 – 55,5
  • 73,3 – 157,3
  • 268,8 – 314,0
  • 328,7 – 340,9
Area (km²)
  • 61,3 – 140,7
  • 153,4 – 182,1
  • 202,6 – 300,8
  • 323,5 – 575,4
  • 607,0 – 763,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Albufeira highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Faro

Alcoutim · Aljezur · Castro Marim · Faro · Lagoa · Lagos · Loulé · Monchique · Olhão · Portimão · Silves · São Brás de Alportel · Tavira · Vila Real de Santo António · Vila do Bispo

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