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Lagos

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

Lagos had 33.494 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 24,7% were aged 65 or over; 17,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

33.494inhabitants (2021 Census)
289district-seat telephone code
1town hall5parish councils16schools

Mayor: Hugo Miguel Marreiros Henrique Pereira · Tel. 282780900 · Email: expediente.geral@cm-lagos.pt · www.cm-lagos.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.)
  • 932
  • 1.513
  • 3.046
  • 4.355
  • 23.648
Density (inh./km²)
  • 18,0
  • 19,3
  • 95,6
  • 200,0
  • 811,3
Area (km²)
  • 21,8
  • 29,2
  • 31,9
  • 51,9
  • 78,4
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 Lagos

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 Gonçalo de Lagos23.64829,15811,3
2Luz4.35521,78200,0
3Odiáxere3.04631,8595,6
4Bensafrim1.51378,3519,3
5Barão de São João93251,8518,0
INE code (DTMN)
0807
Resident population
33.494
Area
212,99 km²
Density
157,3 inh./km²
Parishes
5
Share of district population
7,2%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 16
National rank (population)
83rd of 308
National rank (density)
82nd of 308
National rank (area)
153rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.267 (48,6%)
Women
17.227 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
25.777 (77,0%)
Foreign nationality
7.715 (23,0%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
192,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
14.115
Average household size
2,34 people
Dwellings
28.017
Buildings
13.347
With higher education (15+)
17,6% (5.129)
Unemployment rate
11,98%

Population by age group

0-144.297 · 12,8%15-243.278 · 9,8%25-6417.630 · 52,6%65+8.289 · 24,7%
Residents by age group (33.494 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
25.058
Voters
13.149 (52,47%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.52242,00%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP3.01222,91%2
CH2.64620,12%1
NC.PAN7165,45%0
PCP-PEV6915,26%0
L2261,72%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
25.058
Voters
13.150 (52,48%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS5.21339,64%9
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.89822,04%5
CH2.74520,87%5
NC.PAN8196,23%1
PCP-PEV8046,11%1
L2972,26%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
Hugo Miguel Marreiros Henrique Pereira
Address
Praça do Município, 8600-293 Lagos
Telephone
282780900
Email
expediente.geral@cm-lagos.pt
Website
www.cm-lagos.pt

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

On the web

Q732548 · Wikipedia · www.cm-lagos.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aljezur (17,4 km) · Monchique (21,9 km) · Portimão (13,6 km) · Vila do Bispo (15,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 49,7 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
Lagos 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 · Faro · Lagoa · 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