District of Portalegre
District of Portalegre had 104.923 residents in the 2021 Census (sum of municipalities).
- 2.789 – 2.992
- 3.021 – 3.116
- 3.225 – 3.812
- 4.360 – 8.042
- 15.248 – 22.340
- 6,3 – 8,1
- 8,4 – 10,3
- 11,5 – 11,8
- 15,6 – 19,5
- 32,5 – 50,0
- 154,9 – 248,6
- 264,9 – 294,6
- 314,7 – 398,1
- 420,3 – 575,7
- 606,0 – 839,8
The 15 municipalities of the district of Portalegre
Sorted by resident population. Click a column header to sort. Hover a row to highlight it on the map.
| # | Municipality | Population | % district | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² | Parishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portalegre | 22.340 | 21,3% | 447,14 | 50,0 | 7 |
| 2 | Elvas | 20.730 | 19,8% | 631,29 | 32,8 | 8 |
| 3 | Ponte de Sor | 15.248 | 14,5% | 839,82 | 18,2 | 7 |
| 4 | Campo Maior | 8.042 | 7,7% | 247,20 | 32,5 | 3 |
| 5 | Nisa | 5.952 | 5,7% | 575,68 | 10,3 | 7 |
| 6 | Sousel | 4.360 | 4,2% | 279,32 | 15,6 | 4 |
| 7 | Avis | 3.812 | 3,6% | 605,97 | 6,3 | 6 |
| 8 | Gavião | 3.394 | 3,2% | 294,59 | 11,5 | 4 |
| 9 | Crato | 3.225 | 3,1% | 398,07 | 8,1 | 4 |
| 10 | Castelo de Vide | 3.116 | 3,0% | 264,91 | 11,8 | 4 |
| 11 | Alter do Chão | 3.044 | 2,9% | 362,07 | 8,4 | 4 |
| 12 | Marvão | 3.021 | 2,9% | 154,90 | 19,5 | 4 |
| 13 | Monforte | 2.992 | 2,9% | 420,25 | 7,1 | 4 |
| 14 | Fronteira | 2.858 | 2,7% | 248,60 | 11,5 | 3 |
| 15 | Arronches | 2.789 | 2,7% | 314,65 | 8,9 | 3 |
- INE code
- 12
- Region (NUTS II)
- Alentejo
- Population
- 104.923
- Area
- 6.084,45 km²
- Density
- 17,2 inh./km²
- Municipalities
- 15
- Parishes
- 72
- Telephone code
- Portalegre (245)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 49.827 (47,5%)
- Women
- 55.096 (52,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 102.691 (97,9%)
- Foreign nationality
- 2.231 (2,1%)
- Stateless
- 1 (less than 0.1%)
- Ageing index
- 253,5 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 44.077
- Dwellings
- 81.393
- Buildings
- 67.444
- With higher education (15+)
- 14,0% (12.932)
- Unemployment rate †
- 7,65%
Population by age group
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
Castelo Branco · Santarém · Évora
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