Population · 2025

Population aged 65 and over: ranking of municipalities

Population aged 65 and over: Vinhais comes top with 46.7% and Ribeira Grande comes last with 12.8%. The median across 307 municipalities is 26.9%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Vinhais46.7%2Oleiros44.8%3Pampilhosa da Serra44.4%

#	Municipality	District	Population aged 65 and over
1	Vinhais	Bragança	46.7%
2	Oleiros	Castelo Branco	44.8%
3	Pampilhosa da Serra	Coimbra	44.4%
4	Vimioso	Bragança	44.1%
5	Almeida	Guarda	43.1%
6	Torre de Moncorvo	Bragança	42.7%
7	Alcoutim	Faro	42.4%
8	Penamacor	Castelo Branco	41.9%
8	Valpaços	Vila Real	41.9%
10	Sabugal	Guarda	41.5%
11	Montalegre	Vila Real	41.4%
12	Miranda do Douro	Bragança	41.2%
12	Melgaço	Viana do Castelo	41.2%
14	Gavião	Portalegre	41.0%
15	Alfândega da Fé	Bragança	40.0%
16	Mêda	Guarda	39.5%
17	Manteigas	Guarda	39.4%
18	Mogadouro	Bragança	39.3%
19	Proença-a-Nova	Castelo Branco	39.1%
19	Mação	Santarém	39.1%
21	Murça	Vila Real	39.0%
22	Idanha-a-Nova	Castelo Branco	38.8%
22	Pinhel	Guarda	38.8%
22	Castanheira de Pêra	Leiria	38.8%
25	Gouveia	Guarda	38.7%
26	Carrazeda de Ansiães	Bragança	38.6%
26	Boticas	Vila Real	38.6%
28	Mora	Évora	38.5%
28	Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	Guarda	38.5%
30	Nisa	Portalegre	38.3%
31	Vila Velha de Ródão	Castelo Branco	37.9%
32	Vila Nova de Foz Côa	Guarda	37.6%
33	Vila Pouca de Aguiar	Vila Real	37.0%
34	Góis	Coimbra	36.9%
34	Aguiar da Beira	Guarda	36.9%
34	Figueiró dos Vinhos	Leiria	36.9%
37	Macedo de Cavaleiros	Bragança	36.8%
37	Alijó	Vila Real	36.8%
37	Tabuaço	Viseu	36.8%
40	Mértola	Beja	36.7%
40	Trancoso	Guarda	36.7%
42	Santa Marta de Penaguião	Vila Real	36.6%
43	Vila Flor	Bragança	36.3%
44	Fornos de Algodres	Guarda	36.2%
45	Alvaiázere	Leiria	36.0%
46	Vila de Rei	Castelo Branco	35.7%
46	Seia	Guarda	35.7%
46	Penedono	Viseu	35.7%
49	Freixo de Espada à Cinta	Bragança	35.6%
50	Celorico da Beira	Guarda	35.5%
50	Pedrógão Grande	Leiria	35.5%
52	Sabrosa	Vila Real	35.4%
53	Arcos de Valdevez	Viana do Castelo	35.3%
53	Penalva do Castelo	Viseu	35.3%
55	Crato	Portalegre	35.1%
56	Sernancelhe	Viseu	34.7%
57	Castelo de Vide	Portalegre	34.6%
58	Castro Daire	Viseu	34.5%
59	Mortágua	Viseu	34.4%
60	Marvão	Portalegre	33.9%
61	Belmonte	Castelo Branco	33.7%
61	Penacova	Coimbra	33.7%
63	Fronteira	Portalegre	33.6%
64	Soure	Coimbra	33.5%
65	Arganil	Coimbra	33.4%
65	Avis	Portalegre	33.4%
67	Mirandela	Bragança	33.2%
68	Chaves	Vila Real	33.0%
68	Vila Nova de Paiva	Viseu	33.0%
70	Coruche	Santarém	32.9%
71	Monchique	Faro	32.8%
71	Mesão Frio	Vila Real	32.8%
71	Ribeira de Pena	Vila Real	32.8%
74	Alter do Chão	Portalegre	32.5%
75	Alandroal	Évora	32.3%
75	São Pedro do Sul	Viseu	32.3%
77	Monção	Viana do Castelo	32.2%
78	Sardoal	Santarém	32.1%
78	Santa Comba Dão	Viseu	32.1%
80	Vieira do Minho	Braga	32.0%
81	Ansião	Leiria	31.9%
82	Ourique	Beja	31.8%
83	Fundão	Castelo Branco	31.6%
83	Chamusca	Santarém	31.6%
85	Sertã	Castelo Branco	31.5%
85	Castro Marim	Faro	31.5%
85	Armamar	Viseu	31.5%
85	Tondela	Viseu	31.5%
89	Mondim de Basto	Vila Real	31.4%
89	Vouzela	Viseu	31.4%
91	Ferreira do Zêzere	Santarém	31.3%
91	Carregal do Sal	Viseu	31.3%
93	Alcácer do Sal	Setúbal	31.2%
94	Penela	Coimbra	31.1%
94	Abrantes	Santarém	31.1%
96	Tomar	Santarém	31.0%
97	Almodôvar	Beja	30.9%
98	Peso da Régua	Vila Real	30.8%
99	Terras de Bouro	Braga	30.7%
99	Paredes de Coura	Viana do Castelo	30.7%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	District	Population aged 65 and over
293	Alcochete	Setúbal	18.5%
294	Odivelas	Lisbon	18.4%
295	Arruda dos Vinhos	Lisbon	17.9%
295	Vila Franca do Campo	Região Autónoma dos Açores	17.9%
297	Lousada	Porto	17.8%
298	Ponta Delgada	Região Autónoma dos Açores	17.6%
299	Mafra	Lisbon	17.5%
300	Sintra	Lisbon	17.4%
301	Câmara de Lobos	Região Autónoma da Madeira	17.2%
302	Santa Cruz	Região Autónoma da Madeira	16.9%
303	Albufeira	Faro	16.8%
304	Montijo	Setúbal	16.3%
305	Odemira	Beja	15.8%
306	Lagoa (Açores)	Região Autónoma dos Açores	14.9%
307	Ribeira Grande	Região Autónoma dos Açores	12.8%

Regions compared

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Population aged 65 and over”?

Vinhais ranks first for “Population aged 65 and over”, with 46.7%.

What is the median for “Population aged 65 and over”?

The median across the 307 ranked municipalities is 26.9%.