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Faro

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

Faro had 67.622 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,9% were aged 65 or over; 25,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

67.622inhabitants (2021 Census)
289district-seat telephone code
1town hall5parish councils34schools

Mayor: António Miguel Ventura Pina · Tel. 289870870 · Email: geral@cm-faro.pt · www.cm-faro.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.)
  • 3.892
  • 4.379
  • 4.439
  • 8.613
  • 46.299
Density (inh./km²)
  • 83,5
  • 114,6
  • 203,5
  • 406,3
  • 619,4
Area (km²)
  • 21,2
  • 21,8
  • 38,2
  • 46,6
  • 74,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Faro

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 Faro (Sé e São Pedro)46.29974,75619,4
2Montenegro8.61321,20406,3
3Conceição4.43921,81203,5
4Santa Bárbara de Nexe4.37938,22114,6
5Estoi3.89246,5983,5
INE code (DTMN)
0805
Resident population
67.622
Area
202,57 km²
Density
333,8 inh./km²
Parishes
5
Share of district population
14,5%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 16
National rank (population)
38th of 308
National rank (density)
47th of 308
National rank (area)
158th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
32.139 (47,5%)
Women
35.483 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
61.001 (90,2%)
Foreign nationality
6.620 (9,8%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
161,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
28.367
Average household size
2,35 people
Dwellings
38.733
Buildings
17.346
With higher education (15+)
25,3% (14.766)
Unemployment rate
8,76%

Population by age group

0-149.193 · 13,6%15-247.024 · 10,4%25-6436.569 · 54,1%65+14.836 · 21,9%
Residents by age group (67.622 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
57.405
Voters
31.794 (55,39%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)12.55339,48%4
PPD/PSD.IL.CDS-PP.PAN.MPT10.05931,64%3
CH5.48917,26%2
PCP-PEV1.1773,70%0
L6301,98%0
B.E.3501,10%0
ADN3160,99%0
VP2840,89%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
57.405
Voters
31.793 (55,38%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.IL.CDS-PP.PAN.MPT11.01534,65%10
PS10.73633,77%10
CH5.77318,16%5
PCP-PEV1.4374,52%1
L1.0333,25%1
B.E.4901,54%0
ADN4061,28%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
António Miguel Ventura Pina
Address
Largo da Sé, 8004 - 001 Faro
Telephone
289870870
Email
geral@cm-faro.pt
Website
www.cm-faro.pt

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

On the web

Q159457 · Wikipedia · www.cm-faro.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Loulé (22,0 km) · Olhão (9,6 km) · São Brás de Alportel (16,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 27,7 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
Faro 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

Albufeira · Alcoutim · Aljezur · Castro Marim · 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