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Almada

Municipality of the district of Setúbal (District of Setúbal), region Península de Setúbal (NUTS III: Península de Setúbal).

Almada had 177.238 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,8% were aged 65 or over; 24,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

177.238inhabitants (2021 Census)
265district-seat telephone code
1town hall5parish councils68schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Inês de Saint-Maurice Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida · Tel. 212724000 · Email: almadainforma@cma.m-almada.pt · www.m-almada.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Almada / Seixal, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 13.968
  • 26.345
  • 39.584
  • 48.608
  • 48.733
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.372,1
  • 1.572,8
  • 1.677,6
  • 5.023,4
  • 7.903,7
Area (km²)
  • 6,2
  • 7,9
  • 10,2
  • 16,8
  • 29,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Almada

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
1União das freguesias de Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda48.73329,051.677,6
2União das freguesias de Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas48.6086,157.903,7
3União das freguesias de Laranjeiro e Feijó39.5847,885.023,4
4União das freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria26.34516,751.572,8
5Costa da Caparica13.96810,181.372,1
INE code (DTMN)
1503
Resident population
177.238
Area
70,01 km²
Density
2.531,6 inh./km²
Parishes
5
Share of district population
20,3%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 13
National rank (population)
8th of 308
National rank (density)
8th of 308
National rank (area)
283rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
83.208 (46,9%)
Women
94.030 (53,1%)
Portuguese nationality
162.314 (91,6%)
Foreign nationality
14.922 (8,4%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
174,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
75.692
Average household size
2,32 people
Dwellings
101.711
Buildings
34.518
With higher education (15+)
24,3% (37.181)
Unemployment rate
10,06%

Population by age group

0-1424.219 · 13,7%15-2418.681 · 10,5%25-6492.153 · 52,0%65+42.185 · 23,8%
Residents by age group (177.238 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
151.342
Voters
77.133 (50,97%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)22.44329,10%4
PCP-PEV15.89920,61%3
PPD/PSD14.93619,36%2
CH14.06718,24%2
BE.L3.5354,58%0
IL2.5703,33%0
PAN1.2901,67%0
CDS-PP5730,74%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
151.342
Voters
77.208 (51,02%)
Seats
33
ListVotes%Seats
PS20.97827,17%10
PCP-PEV15.18319,67%7
CH14.77519,14%7
PPD/PSD14.31818,54%6
BE.L4.5885,94%2
IL3.0924,00%1
PAN1.7182,23%0
CDS-PP6170,80%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
Inês de Saint-Maurice Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida
Address
Largo Luís de Camões, 2800-158 Almada
Telephone
212724000
Email
almadainforma@cma.m-almada.pt
Website
www.m-almada.pt

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

On the web

Q328015 · Wikipedia · www.cm-almada.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Seixal (8,1 km) · Sesimbra (16,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Setúbal: 34,9 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.)
  • 11.112 – 14.198
  • 19.143 – 52.384
  • 55.682 – 66.255
  • 68.852 – 123.496
  • 166.507 – 177.238
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,4 – 26,2
  • 69,8 – 149,1
  • 159,7 – 267,7
  • 536,2 – 1.744,4
  • 2.152,9 – 2.531,6
Area (km²)
  • 36,4 – 70,0
  • 95,5 – 195,7
  • 203,3 – 230,3
  • 348,6 – 825,9
  • 1.059,7 – 1.499,9
Quantile classes · current municipality
Almada 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 Setúbal

Alcochete · Alcácer do Sal · Barreiro · Grândola · Moita · Montijo · Palmela · Santiago do Cacém · Seixal · Sesimbra · Setúbal · Sines

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