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District of Lisboa

District of Lisboa had 2.275.385 residents in the 2021 Census (sum of municipalities).

Population (inh.)
  • 10.540 – 21.421
  • 26.240 – 83.072
  • 86.515 – 148.034
  • 171.454 – 201.590
  • 214.124 – 545.796
Density (inh./km²)
  • 76,5 – 178,3
  • 179,5 – 204,0
  • 296,6 – 1.205,4
  • 1.207,9 – 3.741,5
  • 5.455,2 – 7.210,0
Area (km²)
  • 23,8 – 52,1
  • 78,0 – 100,1
  • 147,2 – 174,9
  • 262,7 – 304,2
  • 318,2 – 407,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a municipality to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 municipalities of the district of Lisboa

Sorted by resident population. Click a column header to sort. Hover a row to highlight it on the map.

#MunicipalityPopulation% districtArea (km²)Inhab./km²Parishes
1Lisboa545.79624,0%100,055.455,224
2Sintra385.60617,0%319,231.207,915
3Cascais214.1249,4%97,402.198,44
4Loures201.5908,9%167,241.205,410
5Oeiras171.6587,5%45,883.741,55
6Amadora171.4547,5%23,787.210,06
7Odivelas148.0346,5%26,545.577,84
8Vila Franca de Xira137.5296,0%318,19432,26
9Mafra86.5153,8%291,66296,611
10Torres Vedras83.0723,7%407,15204,015
11Alenquer44.4422,0%304,22146,111
12Lourinhã26.2401,2%147,17178,39
13Azambuja21.4210,9%262,6681,67
14Arruda dos Vinhos13.9920,6%77,96179,54
15Cadaval13.3720,6%174,8976,57
16Sobral de Monte Agraço10.5400,5%52,10202,33
INE code
11
Regions (NUTS II)
Grande Lisboa / Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Population
2.275.385
Area
2.816,14 km²
Density
808,0 inh./km²
Municipalities
16
Parishes
141
Telephone code
Lisboa (21)

2021 Census in detail

Men
1.070.604 (47,1%)
Women
1.204.781 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
2.068.739 (90,9%)
Foreign nationality
206.595 (9,1%)
Stateless
51 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
150,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
943.439
Dwellings
1.190.318
Buildings
365.844
With higher education (15+)
27,7% (540.671)
Unemployment rate †
8,31%

Population by age group

0-14324.281 · 14,3%15-24246.065 · 10,8%25-641.216.037 · 53,4%65+489.002 · 21,5%
Residents by age group (2.275.385 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — soma dos concelhos do distrito — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0. † Calculated: (active − employed) ÷ active × 100. Note: Os distritos do continente não existem como nível na geografia NUTS 2024 dos Censos 2021 na API do INE; estes totais são a soma dos concelhos do distrito (valores oficiais do INE por concelho).

Neighbouring districts

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 — distritos adjacentes (continente) via limites de concelhos (licence CC BY 4.0).

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

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