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Silves

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

Silves had 37.766 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,0% were aged 65 or over; 13,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

37.766inhabitants (2021 Census)
289district-seat telephone code
1town hall8parish councils17schools

Mayor: Maria Luísa Medeiro Conduto Luís · Tel. 282440800 · Email: expediente@cm-silves.pt · www.cm-silves.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.)
  • 1.113 – 2.350
  • 2.645 – 2.883
  • 3.954
  • 6.003 – 8.157
  • 10.661
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,7 – 34,0
  • 60,9 – 107,5
  • 108,6
  • 120,6 – 238,7
  • 751,3
Area (km²)
  • 8,0 – 12,1
  • 21,7 – 24,6
  • 32,8
  • 166,1 – 175,0
  • 239,9
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Silves

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
1Silves10.661174,9960,9
2São Bartolomeu de Messines8.157239,8734,0
3Armação de Pêra6.0037,99751,3
4Algoz3.95432,80120,6
5Tunes2.88312,08238,7
6Alcantarilha2.64524,61107,5
7Pêra2.35021,65108,6
8São Marcos da Serra1.113166,076,7
INE code (DTMN)
0813
Resident population
37.766
Area
680,06 km²
Density
55,5 inh./km²
Parishes
8
Share of district population
8,1%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 16
National rank (population)
74th of 308
National rank (density)
169th of 308
National rank (area)
28th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
18.587 (49,2%)
Women
19.179 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality
32.672 (86,5%)
Foreign nationality
5.093 (13,5%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
184,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
15.736
Average household size
2,37 people
Dwellings
33.568
Buildings
18.477
With higher education (15+)
13,3% (4.331)
Unemployment rate
11,26%

Population by age group

0-145.107 · 13,5%15-243.430 · 9,1%25-6419.793 · 52,4%65+9.436 · 25,0%
Residents by age group (37.766 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
32.139
Voters
17.939 (55,82%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV (elected council president)6.23934,78%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL5.53130,83%2
PS2.91916,27%1
CH2.78915,55%1

Municipal assembly

Registered
32.139
Voters
17.944 (55,83%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV6.01933,54%8
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL4.94427,55%6
CH3.09617,25%4
PS2.95716,48%3
BE.L.PAN4292,39%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
Maria Luísa Medeiro Conduto Luís
Address
Largo do Município, 8300-117 Silves
Telephone
282440800
Email
expediente@cm-silves.pt
Website
www.cm-silves.pt

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

On the web

Q749180 · Wikipedia · www.cm-silves.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Albufeira (18,2 km) · Almodôvar (32,4 km) · Lagoa (18,7 km) · Loulé (26,9 km) · Monchique (22,3 km) · Odemira (42,7 km) · Ourique (41,4 km) · Portimão (22,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 17,3 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
Silves 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 · Portimão · 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