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Matosinhos

Parish of the municipality of Matosinhos (Matosinhos), district of Porto.

Matosinhos had 30.034 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 30,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 3,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Matosinhos.

Population (inh.)
  • 5.367 – 9.019
  • 10.968 – 13.311
  • 17.091 – 17.935
  • 19.000 – 22.844
  • 26.988 – 30.034
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.061,8 – 1.462,4
  • 1.538,8 – 1.876,1
  • 2.444,2 – 2.661,1
  • 2.974,3 – 4.568,8
  • 5.994,8 – 7.139,7
Area (km²)
  • 3,7 – 3,7
  • 3,8 – 5,0
  • 5,0 – 6,0
  • 7,1 – 8,7
  • 9,1 – 10,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Matosinhos

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Custóias17.9356,032.974,3
2Guifões9.0193,692.444,2
3Lavra10.96810,331.061,8
4Leça da Palmeira19.0007,142.661,1
5Leça do Balio17.0919,111.876,1
6Matosinhos30.0345,015.994,8
7Perafita13.3118,651.538,8
8Santa Cruz do Bispo5.3673,671.462,4
9Senhora da Hora26.9883,787.139,7
10São Mamede de Infesta22.8445,004.568,8
Code (DTMNFR)
130820
Resident population (2021)
30.034
Area
5,01 km²
Density
5.994,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
17,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 10

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
13.835 (46,1%)
Women
16.199 (53,9%)
Portuguese nationality
28.423 (94,6%)
Foreign nationality
1.611 (5,4%)
Ageing index
172,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
12.594
Dwellings
15.274
Classic family dwellings
15.258
Buildings
3.686
Buildings with 7 or more floors
333
With higher education (15+)
30,4% (7.942)
Unemployment rate †
10,97%
Active / employed population
14.347 / 12.773

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 3.936 (13,1%); 15-24 years: 2.991 (10,0%); 25-64 years: 16.335 (54,4%); 65+ years: 6.772 (22,5%)0-143.936 · 13,1%15-242.991 · 10,0%25-6416.335 · 54,4%65+6.772 · 22,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (30.034).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years3.9361.9861.950
15-24 years2.9911.5221.469
25-64 years16.3357.5498.786
65+ years6.7722.7783.994

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Matosinhos
3,4 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
26.075
Voters
13.896
Turnout
53,29%
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
5.54639,91%8
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD MATOSINHOS - Coligação PSD/CDS
3.81527,45%6
CH
CHEGA
1.94313,98%3
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
9586,89%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
6604,75%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda
4463,21%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL
820,59%0
Blank votes2982,14%
Null votes1481,07%

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

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 Augusto Gomes, 313
Matosinhos
4450-053 Matosinhos
Email
geral@jf-matosinhos.pt

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

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