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District of Viseu

District of Viseu had 351.292 residents in the 2021 Census (sum of municipalities).

Population (inh.)
  • 2.738 – 5.692
  • 6.775 – 9.038
  • 9.410 – 10.641
  • 11.030 – 17.730
  • 18.303 – 99.551
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,5 – 35,7
  • 36,2 – 48,4
  • 49,5 – 69,8
  • 73,6 – 83,5
  • 95,1 – 196,3
Area (km²)
  • 100,1 – 123,4
  • 125,7 – 145,4
  • 165,4 – 219,3
  • 220,0 – 266,1
  • 349,0 – 507,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a municipality to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 municipalities of the district of Viseu

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

#MunicipalityPopulation% districtArea (km²)Inhab./km²Parishes
1Viseu99.55128,3%507,10196,325
2Tondela25.9107,4%371,2269,822
3Lamego24.3126,9%165,42147,018
4Mangualde18.3035,2%219,2683,512
5Cinfães17.7305,1%239,2974,114
6São Pedro do Sul15.1374,3%348,9543,414
7Castro Daire13.7363,9%379,0436,216
8Nelas13.1193,7%125,71104,47
9Sátão11.0303,1%201,9454,69
10Santa Comba Dão10.6413,0%111,9595,16
11Resende10.0512,9%123,3581,511
12Vouzela9.5802,7%193,6949,59
13Oliveira de Frades9.5062,7%145,3565,48
14Moimenta da Beira9.4102,7%219,9742,816
15Carregal do Sal9.0382,6%116,8977,35
16Mortágua8.9632,6%251,1835,77
17Tarouca7.3632,1%100,0873,69
18Penalva do Castelo7.3332,1%134,3454,611
19São João da Pesqueira6.7751,9%266,1125,511
20Sernancelhe5.6921,6%228,6124,913
21Armamar5.6781,6%117,2448,414
22Tabuaço5.0341,4%133,8637,613
23Vila Nova de Paiva4.6621,3%175,5326,65
24Penedono2.7380,8%133,7120,57
INE code
18
Regions (NUTS II)
Centro / Norte
Population
351.292
Area
5.009,79 km²
Density
70,1 inh./km²
Municipalities
24
Parishes
282
Telephone code
Viseu (232)

2021 Census in detail

Men
166.642 (47,4%)
Women
184.650 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
344.012 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
7.279 (2,1%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
249,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
140.334
Dwellings
246.314
Buildings
207.281
With higher education (15+)
14,7% (45.837)
Unemployment rate †
7,43%

Population by age group

0-1439.678 · 11,3%15-2435.524 · 10,1%25-64177.219 · 50,4%65+98.871 · 28,1%
Residents by age group (351.292 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