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Portimão

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

Portimão had 59.845 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,4% were aged 65 or over; 19,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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59.845inhabitants (2021 Census)
289district-seat telephone code
1town hall3parish councils23schools

Mayor: Álvaro Miguel Bila · Tel. 282470700 · Email: geral@cm-portimao.pt · www.cm-portimao.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.)
  • 4.313
  • 6.314
  • 49.218
Density (inh./km²)
  • 47,3
  • 414,0
  • 650,5
Area (km²)
  • 15,3
  • 75,7
  • 91,2
Quantile classes
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The 3 parishes of Portimão

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
1Portimão49.21875,66650,5
2Alvor6.31415,25414,0
3Mexilhoeira Grande4.31391,1547,3
INE code (DTMN)
0811
Resident population
59.845
Area
182,06 km²
Density
328,7 inh./km²
Parishes
3
Share of district population
12,8%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 16
National rank (population)
43rd of 308
National rank (density)
48th of 308
National rank (area)
173rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
28.738 (48,0%)
Women
31.107 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
51.426 (85,9%)
Foreign nationality
8.416 (14,1%)
Stateless
3 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
156,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
25.228
Average household size
2,35 people
Dwellings
49.433
Buildings
14.859
With higher education (15+)
19,3% (9.878)
Unemployment rate
13,46%

Population by age group

0-148.567 · 14,3%15-246.038 · 10,1%25-6431.809 · 53,2%65+13.431 · 22,4%
Residents by age group (59.845 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
51.873
Voters
26.358 (50,81%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)10.85641,19%4
CH7.21627,38%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL6.15423,35%2
BE.L6292,39%0
PCP-PEV5992,27%0
ADN3151,20%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
51.873
Voters
26.358 (50,81%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PS9.87237,45%11
CH7.50828,48%8
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL6.52524,76%7
BE.L9633,65%1
PCP-PEV8243,13%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
Álvaro Miguel Bila
Address
Praça 1º de Maio, 8500-543 Portimão
Telephone
282470700
Email
geral@cm-portimao.pt
Website
www.cm-portimao.pt

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

On the web

Q543542 · Wikipedia · www.cm-portimao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Lagoa (13,6 km) · Lagos (13,6 km) · Monchique (13,9 km) · Silves (22,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 36,6 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.)
  • 2.523 – 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
Portimão 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 · Olhão · 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