Summary
Around 4.5 million people lived in the 159 Portuguese cities, corresponding to 42% of the total population. The seven cities with more than 100 000 inhabitants – Lisboa, Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Amadora, Braga, Funchal and Coimbra – concentrated 14% of the country’s total population.
Based on the 2011 Census final results, Statistics Portugal releases, for the first time in the official statistics website (
www.ine.pt), statistical data for the characterization of the Portuguese cities. More than 50 indicators regarding population, families, buildings and dwellings are made available, allowing for a comparison of the Portuguese cities’ specificities with the national context.