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Barreiro

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

Barreiro had 78.345 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,6% were aged 65 or over; 19,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

78.345inhabitants (2021 Census)
265district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils34schools

Mayor: Frederico Alexandre Aljustrel da Costa Rosa · Tel. 212068000 · Email: geral@cm-barreiro.pt · www.cm-barreiro.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.)
  • 3.642
  • 11.594
  • 21.813
  • 41.296
Density (inh./km²)
  • 264,3
  • 1.505,7
  • 2.818,2
  • 5.751,5
Area (km²)
  • 7,2
  • 7,7
  • 7,7
  • 13,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Barreiro

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 Alto do Seixalinho, Santo André e Verderena41.2967,185.751,5
2União das freguesias de Barreiro e Lavradio21.8137,742.818,2
3Santo António da Charneca11.5947,701.505,7
4União das freguesias de Palhais e Coina3.64213,78264,3
INE code (DTMN)
1504
Resident population
78.345
Area
36,39 km²
Density
2.152,9 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
9,0%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 13
National rank (population)
33rd of 308
National rank (density)
10th of 308
National rank (area)
300th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
36.702 (46,8%)
Women
41.643 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
72.123 (92,1%)
Foreign nationality
6.221 (7,9%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
194,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
34.366
Average household size
2,26 people
Dwellings
41.827
Buildings
10.871
With higher education (15+)
19,0% (12.916)
Unemployment rate
10,29%

Population by age group

0-1410.323 · 13,2%15-248.203 · 10,5%25-6439.794 · 50,8%65+20.025 · 25,6%
Residents by age group (78.345 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
67.743
Voters
36.741 (54,24%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)20.17954,92%6
PCP-PEV5.50514,98%1
CH5.44414,82%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP3.2438,83%1
BE.L7912,15%0
IL4821,31%0
PAN3540,96%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
67.743
Voters
36.689 (54,16%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PS17.79548,50%14
CH6.13316,72%5
PCP-PEV5.89416,06%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP3.69510,07%3
BE.L1.2023,28%1
IL7021,91%0
PAN4681,28%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
Frederico Alexandre Aljustrel da Costa Rosa
Address
Rua Miguel Bombarda, 2834-005 Barreiro
Telephone
212068000
Email
geral@cm-barreiro.pt
Website
www.cm-barreiro.pt

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

On the web

Q217394 · Wikipedia · www.cm-barreiro.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Moita (4,7 km) · Montijo (37,2 km) · Palmela (20,7 km) · Seixal (6,1 km) · Sesimbra (16,2 km) · Setúbal (18,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Setúbal: 24,4 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
Barreiro 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 · Almada · 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