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Alcântara

Parish of the municipality of Lisboa (Lisboa), district of Lisboa.

Alcântara had 13.850 residents in the 2021 Census, 24,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 38,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lisboa.

Population (inh.)
  • 9.658 – 13.850
  • 13.956 – 18.028
  • 20.267 – 23.261
  • 23.645 – 33.309
  • 34.076 – 46.334
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.586,4 – 4.114,3
  • 4.405,9 – 4.912,5
  • 4.967,4 – 7.013,1
  • 7.037,2 – 7.943,1
  • 10.507,4 – 15.634,7
Area (km²)
  • 1,5 – 2,1
  • 2,2 – 2,9
  • 3,0 – 4,3
  • 4,6 – 6,6
  • 7,1 – 10,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 parishes of Lisboa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Ajuda14.3062,884.967,4
2Alcântara13.8505,072.731,8
3Alvalade33.3095,346.237,6
4Areeiro21.1601,7212.302,3
5Arroios33.3022,1315.634,7
6Avenidas Novas23.2612,997.779,6
7Beato12.1832,484.912,5
8Belém16.54610,431.586,4
9Benfica35.3628,024.409,2
10Campo de Ourique22.1401,6513.418,2
11Campolide14.7872,775.338,3
12Carnide18.0283,694.885,6
13Estrela20.2674,604.405,9
14Lumiar46.3346,577.052,4
15Marvila35.4797,124.983,0
16Misericórdia9.6582,194.410,1
17Olivais32.1798,093.977,6
18Parque das Nações22.3825,444.114,3
19Penha de França28.4752,7110.507,4
20Santa Clara23.6453,367.037,2
21Santa Maria Maior10.0513,013.339,2
22Santo António11.0601,497.422,8
23São Domingos de Benfica34.0764,297.943,1
24São Vicente13.9561,997.013,1
Code (DTMNFR)
110602
Resident population (2021)
13.850
Area
5,07 km²
Density
2.731,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
20th of 24

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.269 (45,3%)
Women
7.581 (54,7%)
Portuguese nationality
12.223 (88,3%)
Foreign nationality
1.627 (11,7%)
Ageing index
188,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.673
Average household size *
2,06 people
Dwellings
8.868
Classic family dwellings
8.858
Buildings
1.493
Buildings with 7 or more floors
91
With higher education (15+)
38,0% (4.593)
Unemployment rate *
9,40% (H 10,10% · M 8,76%)
Active / employed population
6.774 / 6.137

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.774 (12,8%); 15-24 years: 1.235 (8,9%); 25-64 years: 7.500 (54,2%); 65+ years: 3.341 (24,1%)0-141.774 · 12,8%15-241.235 · 8,9%25-647.500 · 54,2%65+3.341 · 24,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (13.850).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.774885889
15-24 years1.235604631
25-64 years7.5003.5333.967
65+ years3.3411.2472.094

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lisboa
3,9 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
10.971
Voters
6.147
Turnout
56,03% (2021: 51,79%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS-L-BE-PAN
VIVER LISBOA
2.95047,99%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
Por ti, Lisboa - MOEDAS 2025
1.93731,51%4
CH
CHEGA
5739,32%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
5018,15%1
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL
310,50%0
Blank votes711,16%
Null votes841,37%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS-L-BE-PAN.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua dos Lusíadas, N.º 13
Alcântara
1300-366 LISBOA
Telephone
213615200
Fax
213615299
Email
secretaria@jf-alcantara.pt
Website
www.jf-alcantara.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
São Pedro
Coordinates
38,70639, -9,17417
Official website
www.jf-alcantara.pt
Wikipedia
Alcântara (Lisboa)
Wikidata
Q1017927

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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