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Leiria

Municipality of the district of Leiria (District of Leiria), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Leiria).

Leiria had 128.603 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,3% were aged 65 or over; 21,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

128.603inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall20parish councils83schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Gonçalo Nuno Bértolo Gordalina Lopes · Tel. 244839500 · Email: cmleiria@cm-leiria.pt · www.cm-leiria.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 1.026 – 2.027
  • 2.174 – 2.829
  • 3.552 – 4.156
  • 4.331 – 5.542
  • 7.535 – 34.644
Density (inh./km²)
  • 33,1 – 111,0
  • 121,0 – 143,2
  • 154,4 – 185,2
  • 188,2 – 207,6
  • 212,9 – 799,5
Area (km²)
  • 5,5 – 12,9
  • 15,6 – 20,1
  • 23,0 – 29,4
  • 31,0 – 45,4
  • 46,6 – 52,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 20 parishes of Leiria

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 Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes34.64452,26662,9
2União das freguesias de Marrazes e Barosa26.22532,80799,5
3Maceira9.14147,03194,4
4União das freguesias de Parceiros e Azoia7.53522,99327,8
5União das freguesias de Monte Real e Carvide5.54226,03212,9
6Amor4.57823,48195,0
7União das freguesias de Santa Catarina da Serra e Chainça4.57241,20111,0
8Caranguejeira4.33130,99139,8
9Monte Redondo4.15645,3791,6
10União das freguesias de Santa Eufémia e Boa Vista4.05819,55207,6
11União das freguesias de Colmeias e Memória3.74646,5780,4
12Souto da Carpalhosa3.55229,35121,0
13Milagres2.82917,35163,1
14Arrabal2.61020,09129,9
15Bidoeira de Cima2.23615,61143,2
16Regueira de Pontes2.17411,55188,2
17Ortigosa2.02712,87157,5
18Bajouca1.89512,27154,4
19Coimbrão1.72652,1933,1
20Carreira1.0265,54185,2
INE code (DTMN)
1009
Resident population
128.603
Area
565,09 km²
Density
227,6 inh./km²
Parishes
20
Share of district population
28,0%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 16
National rank (population)
21st of 308
National rank (density)
63rd of 308
National rank (area)
41st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
61.858 (48,1%)
Women
66.745 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
122.043 (94,9%)
Foreign nationality
6.559 (5,1%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
168,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
51.438
Average household size
2,46 people
Dwellings
70.403
Buildings
47.172
With higher education (15+)
21,3% (23.759)
Unemployment rate
4,87%

Population by age group

0-1416.977 · 13,2%15-2413.832 · 10,8%25-6469.159 · 53,8%65+28.635 · 22,3%
Residents by age group (128.603 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
114.247
Voters
68.504 (59,96%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)37.06954,11%7
PPD/PSD14.96321,84%3
CH7.89711,53%1
IL2.5513,72%0
CDS-PP1.3661,99%0
BE.L.PAN1.0361,51%0
PCP-PEV9951,45%0
ADN3360,49%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
114.247
Voters
68.505 (59,96%)
Seats
33
ListVotes%Seats
PS30.36144,32%16
PPD/PSD16.95524,75%9
CH9.21013,44%5
IL3.8785,66%2
CDS-PP1.8072,64%1
BE.L.PAN1.7522,56%0
PCP-PEV1.3782,01%0
ADN3100,45%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
Gonçalo Nuno Bértolo Gordalina Lopes
Address
Largo da República, 2414-006 Leiria
Telephone
244839500
Email
cmleiria@cm-leiria.pt
Website
www.cm-leiria.pt

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

On the web

Q206933 · Wikipedia · www.cm-leiria.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcobaça (30,9 km) · Batalha (17,2 km) · Marinha Grande (12,9 km) · Ourém (22,3 km) · Pombal (18,6 km) · Porto de Mós (25,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 12,6 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.)
  • 2.645 – 6.238
  • 11.642 – 12.746
  • 14.881 – 23.202
  • 26.429 – 50.910
  • 51.170 – 128.603
Density (inh./km²)
  • 26,3 – 39,6
  • 66,1 – 84,2
  • 88,6 – 139,6
  • 150,4 – 199,1
  • 208,4 – 340,8
Area (km²)
  • 66,8 – 91,3
  • 103,4 – 141,6
  • 160,5 – 176,1
  • 187,3 – 261,8
  • 408,1 – 626,0
Quantile classes · current municipality
Leiria 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 Leiria

Alcobaça · Alvaiázere · Ansião · Batalha · Bombarral · Caldas da Rainha · Castanheira de Pêra · Figueiró dos Vinhos · Marinha Grande · Nazaré · Pedrógão Grande · Peniche · Pombal · Porto de Mós · Óbidos

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