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Funchal

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Ilha da Madeira).

Funchal had 105.782 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,6% were aged 65 or over; 21,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

105.782inhabitants (2021 Census)
291district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils

Mayor: Jorge Carvalho · Tel. 291211000 · Email: cmf@funchal.pt · www.funchal.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.)
  • 2.875 – 5.490
  • 5.627 – 5.794
  • 5.806 – 7.204
  • 8.349 – 11.768
  • 25.940 – 26.929
Density (inh./km²)
  • 311,8 – 750,7
  • 820,1 – 1.113,2
  • 1.170,6 – 2.401,6
  • 3.370,3 – 4.097,0
  • 4.137,5 – 4.834,9
Area (km²)
  • 1,3 – 1,4
  • 1,5 – 3,8
  • 4,9 – 7,1
  • 7,5 – 8,0
  • 18,6 – 22,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Funchal

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
1São Martinho26.9297,993.370,3
2Santo António25.94022,161.170,6
3Funchal (Santa Maria Maior)11.7684,902.401,6
4São Roque8.3497,501.113,2
5Funchal (São Pedro)7.2041,494.834,9
6São Gonçalo5.8067,08820,1
7Monte5.79418,58311,8
8Imaculado Coração de Maria5.6271,364.137,5
9Funchal (Santa Luzia)5.4901,344.097,0
10Funchal (Sé)2.8753,83750,7
INE code (DTMN)
3103
Resident population
105.782
Area
76,22 km²
Density
1.387,9 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of the region
42,2%
Rank in the region (population)
1st of 11
National rank (population)
24th of 308
National rank (density)
16th of 308
National rank (area)
275th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
49.145 (46,5%)
Women
56.637 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
102.673 (97,1%)
Foreign nationality
3.105 (2,9%)
Stateless
4 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
180,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
40.968
Average household size
2,53 people
Dwellings
52.309
Buildings
28.018
With higher education (15+)
21,3% (19.850)
Unemployment rate
12,05%

Population by age group

0-1412.647 · 12,0%15-2411.125 · 10,5%25-6459.147 · 55,9%65+22.863 · 21,6%
Residents by age group (105.782 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
104.484
Voters
52.678 (50,42%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)21.77941,34%6
JPP10.04319,06%2
CH7.78714,78%2
PS6.73212,78%1
IL1.2432,36%0
PCP-PEV1.1372,16%0
PAN5561,06%0
B.E.5060,96%0
PTP3380,64%0
L3090,59%0
ND2900,55%0
ADN2630,50%0
R.I.R.1900,36%0
MPT1790,34%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
104.484
Voters
52.677 (50,42%)
Seats
33
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP21.05439,97%15
JPP9.96818,92%7
CH8.13415,44%6
PS6.69212,70%4
IL1.4052,67%1
PCP-PEV1.2502,37%0
PAN6191,18%0
B.E.5601,06%0
L3780,72%0
PTP3240,62%0
ND2890,55%0
ADN2700,51%0
R.I.R.2130,40%0
MPT1840,35%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
Jorge Carvalho
Address
Praça do Município, 9004-512 Funchal
Telephone
291211000
Email
cmf@funchal.pt
Website
www.funchal.pt

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

On the web

Q25444 · Wikipedia · www.cm-funchal.pt/ · www.funchal.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Câmara de Lobos (5,9 km) · Machico (12,9 km) · Santa Cruz (8,0 km) · Santana (11,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Região Autónoma da Madeira: 10,2 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 region

MadeiraPorto Santo
Population (inh.)
  • 2.517 – 5.149
  • 6.553 – 8.360
  • 10.915 – 12.680
  • 19.593 – 32.162
  • 42.168 – 105.782
Density (inh./km²)
  • 30,4 – 68,6
  • 97,9 – 120,6
  • 180,7 – 193,7
  • 287,1 – 518,6
  • 616,5 – 1.387,9
Area (km²)
  • 42,7 – 52,2
  • 65,5 – 68,3
  • 76,2 – 78,8
  • 81,3 – 82,9
  • 95,5 – 111,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Funchal highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the Autonomous Region of Madeira

Calheta · Câmara de Lobos · Machico · Ponta do Sol · Porto Moniz · Porto Santo · Ribeira Brava · Santa Cruz · Santana · São Vicente

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