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Olhão

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

Olhão had 44.614 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,9% were aged 65 or over; 15,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

44.614inhabitants (2021 Census)
289district-seat telephone code
1town hall5parish councils19schools

Mayor: Ricardo Veia Calé · Tel. 289700100 · Email: geral@cm-olhao.pt · www.cm-olhao.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.)
  • 1.674
  • 3.888
  • 7.593
  • 14.206
  • 17.253
Density (inh./km²)
  • 109,9
  • 196,5
  • 611,8
  • 1.108,6
  • 1.159,7
Area (km²)
  • 1,5
  • 12,3
  • 19,8
  • 28,2
  • 69,1
Quantile classes
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The 5 parishes of Olhão

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
1Quelfes17.25328,20611,8
2Olhão14.20612,251.159,7
3Moncarapacho7.59369,12109,9
4Pechão3.88819,79196,5
5Fuseta1.6741,511.108,6
INE code (DTMN)
0810
Resident population
44.614
Area
130,86 km²
Density
340,9 inh./km²
Parishes
5
Share of district population
9,5%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 16
National rank (population)
64th of 308
National rank (density)
45th of 308
National rank (area)
222nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
21.820 (48,9%)
Women
22.794 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
40.628 (91,1%)
Foreign nationality
3.984 (8,9%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
160,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
18.013
Average household size
2,46 people
Dwellings
26.991
Buildings
15.572
With higher education (15+)
15,2% (5.799)
Unemployment rate
9,81%

Population by age group

0-146.382 · 14,3%15-244.554 · 10,2%25-6423.447 · 52,6%65+10.231 · 22,9%
Residents by age group (44.614 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
38.422
Voters
19.979 (52,00%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)9.70048,55%4
CH5.84229,24%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.29711,50%1
PCP-PEV7553,78%0
PAN5952,98%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
38.422
Voters
19.980 (52,00%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS8.70843,58%10
CH5.90929,57%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.84814,25%3
PCP-PEV8744,37%1
PAN7563,78%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
Ricardo Veia Calé
Address
Largo Sebastião Martins Mestre Olhão, 8700-349 Olhão
Telephone
289700100
Email
geral@cm-olhao.pt
Website
www.cm-olhao.pt

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

On the web

Q740845 · Wikipedia · www.cm-olhao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Faro (9,6 km) · São Brás de Alportel (16,0 km) · Tavira (19,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 35,5 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
Olhão 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 · Lagos · Loulé · Monchique · 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