Lajes do Pico

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha do Pico).

Lajes do Pico had 4.340 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 24,9% were aged 65 or over; 11,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

4.340inhabitants (2021 Census)

292district-seat telephone code

1town hall 6parish councils

Mayor: Ana Catarina Terra Brum · Tel. 292679700 · Email: geral@cm-lajesdopico.pt · www.cm-lajesdopico.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.)

318 – 343
409
757
787
1.726

Density (inh./km²)

12,4 – 23,0
32,5
40,4
59,1

Area (km²)

8,5 – 12,8
13,8
32,9
34,2
53,1

Quantile classes

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The 6 parishes of Lajes do Pico

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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#	Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Inhab./km²
1	Lajes do Pico	1.726	53,09	32,5
2	Ribeiras	787	34,17	23,0
3	Piedade	757	12,81	59,1
4	São João	409	32,94	12,4
5	Ribeirinha	343	8,49	40,4
6	Calheta de Nesquim	318	13,81	23,0

INE code (DTMN): 4601
Resident population: 4.340
Area: 155,31 km²
Density: 27,9 inh./km²
Parishes: 6
Share of the region: 1,8%
Rank in the region (population): 13th of 19
National rank (population): 273rd of 308
National rank (density): 219th of 308
National rank (area): 197th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 2.126 (49,0%)
Women: 2.214 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality: 4.224 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality: 116 (2,7%)
Ageing index: 202,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 1.667
Average household size: 2,58 people
Dwellings: 3.241
Buildings: 3.162
With higher education (15+): 11,9% (452)
Unemployment rate: 4,04%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (4.340 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: 4.481
Voters: 3.032 (67,66%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS (elected council president)	2.229	73,52%	4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP	689	22,72%	1
CH	34	1,12%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 4.481
Voters: 3.031 (67,64%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS	1.821	60,08%	10
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP	991	32,70%	5
PCP-PEV	86	2,84%	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).