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# Largest cities in Portugal

Portugal cities ranked by their own published resident population.

- Canonical: /reports/portugal-largest-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-09-01

## Answers

### Lisbon, Portugal

575,000 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_base_dados&contexto=bd
- Checked: 2026-06-06

### Sintra, Portugal

385,606 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1111
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

303,824 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1317
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Porto, Portugal

273,476 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0012917&lang=PT
- Checked: 2026-09-01

### Cascais, Portugal

214,124 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1105
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Braga, Portugal

212,635 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0012917&lang=PT
- Checked: 2026-09-01

### Loures, Portugal

201,590 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1107
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Almada, Portugal

177,238 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1503
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Matosinhos, Portugal

172,557 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1308
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Oeiras, Portugal

171,658 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1110
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Amadora, Portugal

171,454 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1115
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Seixal, Portugal

166,507 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1510
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Gondomar, Portugal

164,257 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1304
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Guimarães, Portugal

156,830 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0308
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Odivelas, Portugal

148,034 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1116
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Setúbal, Portugal

141,266 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0012917&lang=PT
- Checked: 2026-09-01

### Coimbra, Portugal

140,816 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0603
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal

137,529 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1114
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal

136,674 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0109
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Maia, Portugal

134,977 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1306
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal

133,534 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0312
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Leiria, Portugal

126,897 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1009
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Barcelos, Portugal

116,752 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0302
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Valongo, Portugal

101,464 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1315
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Viseu, Portugal

99,274 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1823
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Aveiro, Portugal

91,397 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0012917&lang=PT
- Checked: 2026-09-01

### Viana do Castelo, Portugal

88,725 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1609
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Paredes, Portugal

86,854 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1310
- Checked: 2026-06-07

### Faro, Portugal

80,256 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0012917&lang=PT
- Checked: 2026-09-01

### Vila do Conde, Portugal

79,533 people
- Source: https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1316
- Checked: 2026-06-07

## Method

Every row is a published population observation measured in people, ranked highest first. The values were observed between 2021 and 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

INE Portugal — Censos 2021 official census publication — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_base_dados&contexto=bd
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1111
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1317
INE Portugal indicator 0012917 — annual resident population estimates — https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0012917&lang=PT
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1105
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1107
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1503
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1308
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1110
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1115
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1510
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1304
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0308
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1116
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0603
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1114
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0109
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1306
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0312
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1009
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=0302
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1315
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1823
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1609
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1310
INE — Portal municipal (quadro) — https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=mun_quadro&nivel=1316

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Largest cities in Portugal [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 25dc77c751d5dfa49101b823d84c1fcc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/portugal-largest-cities/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_largest-cities-in-portugal_0a1e20d81e45,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Largest cities in Portugal},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {25dc77c751d5dfa49101b823d84c1fcc},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/portugal-largest-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

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## Boundary

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