Porto Santo

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Ilha de Porto Santo).

Porto Santo had 5.149 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 18,8% were aged 65 or over; 12,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

5.149inhabitants (2021 Census)

291district-seat telephone code

1town hall 1parish councils

Mayor: Nuno Filipe Melim Batista · Tel. 291980640 · Email: geral@cm-portosanto.pt · www.cm-portosanto.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.)

5.149

Density (inh./km²)

120,6

Area (km²)

42,7

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The 1 parishes of Porto Santo

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#	Parish	Population	Area (km²)	Inhab./km²
1	Porto Santo	5.149	42,68	120,6

INE code (DTMN): 3201
Resident population: 5.149
Area: 42,68 km²
Density: 120,6 inh./km²
Parishes: 1
Share of the region: 2,1%
Rank in the region (population): 9th of 11
National rank (population): 257th of 308
National rank (density): 110th of 308
National rank (area): 298th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 2.536 (49,3%)
Women: 2.613 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality: 4.911 (95,4%)
Foreign nationality: 238 (4,6%)
Ageing index: 166,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 2.165
Average household size: 2,36 people
Dwellings: 4.562
Buildings: 3.547
With higher education (15+): 12,7% (578)
Unemployment rate: 12,52%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (5.149 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: 5.687
Voters: 3.627 (63,78%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)	2.037	56,16%	3
UNE	1.046	28,84%	2
PS	384	10,59%	0
CH	54	1,49%	0
PCP-PEV	22	0,61%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 5.687
Voters: 3.627 (63,78%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP	1.888	52,05%	8
UNE	1.205	33,22%	5
PS	422	11,63%	2
PCP-PEV	34	0,94%	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).