Population · 2025

Population change over 4 years: ranking of municipalities

Population change over 4 years: Albufeira comes top with +22.0% and Freixo de Espada à Cinta comes last with −5.6%. The median across 307 municipalities is +4.5%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Albufeira22.0%2Odemira21.8%3Entroncamento19.2%

#	Municipality	District	Population change over 4 years
1	Albufeira	Faro	+22.0%
2	Odemira	Beja	+21.8%
3	Entroncamento	Santarém	+19.2%
4	Portimão	Faro	+18.6%
4	Vila do Bispo	Faro	+18.6%
6	Montijo	Setúbal	+18.5%
7	Aljezur	Faro	+17.9%
8	Porto Santo	Região Autónoma da Madeira	+17.4%
9	Ferreira do Alentejo	Beja	+17.2%
10	Loulé	Faro	+16.3%
11	Seixal	Setúbal	+15.9%
12	Odivelas	Lisbon	+15.7%
13	Rio Maior	Santarém	+15.6%
14	Silves	Faro	+15.4%
15	Moita	Setúbal	+15.3%
16	Amadora	Lisbon	+15.2%
17	Santarém	Santarém	+14.7%
18	Lagos	Faro	+13.9%
18	Valença	Viana do Castelo	+13.9%
20	Loures	Lisbon	+13.8%
21	Palmela	Setúbal	+13.4%
22	Barreiro	Setúbal	+13.2%
23	Sobral de Monte Agraço	Lisbon	+12.9%
24	Bombarral	Leiria	+12.8%
25	Sines	Setúbal	+12.7%
26	Óbidos	Leiria	+12.5%
27	Sintra	Lisbon	+12.4%
28	Porto	Porto	+12.0%
29	Torres Vedras	Lisbon	+11.9%
30	Vagos	Aveiro	+11.7%
30	Beja	Beja	+11.7%
32	Caldas da Rainha	Leiria	+11.6%
32	Alenquer	Lisbon	+11.6%
34	Benavente	Santarém	+11.5%
35	Lourinhã	Lisbon	+11.4%
36	Castro Marim	Faro	+11.3%
37	Ourém	Santarém	+11.0%
38	Grândola	Setúbal	+10.9%
39	Vila Velha de Ródão	Castelo Branco	+10.7%
39	Almada	Setúbal	+10.7%
41	Lagoa	Faro	+10.4%
41	Setúbal	Setúbal	+10.4%
43	Vendas Novas	Évora	+10.3%
43	Tavira	Faro	+10.3%
43	Marinha Grande	Leiria	+10.3%
46	Vila Nova de Cerveira	Viana do Castelo	+10.2%
47	Faro	Faro	+9.9%
47	Leiria	Leiria	+9.9%
47	Póvoa de Varzim	Porto	+9.9%
50	Esposende	Braga	+9.7%
51	Alcobaça	Leiria	+9.5%
51	Salvaterra de Magos	Santarém	+9.5%
53	Mafra	Lisbon	+9.4%
54	Cadaval	Lisbon	+9.3%
55	Aveiro	Aveiro	+9.2%
55	Calheta (Madeira)	Região Autónoma da Madeira	+9.2%
57	Ílhavo	Aveiro	+8.9%
57	Oliveira do Bairro	Aveiro	+8.9%
57	Vila Real de Santo António	Faro	+8.9%
57	Vila Nova da Barquinha	Santarém	+8.9%
61	Vila Nova de Poiares	Coimbra	+8.8%
62	Braga	Braga	+8.7%
62	Póvoa de Lanhoso	Braga	+8.7%
62	Nazaré	Leiria	+8.7%
62	Lisbon	Lisbon	+8.7%
66	Bragança	Bragança	+8.6%
66	Figueira da Foz	Coimbra	+8.6%
68	Vila Verde	Braga	+8.5%
68	Viseu	Viseu	+8.5%
70	Vila Franca de Xira	Lisbon	+8.4%
71	Pedrógão Grande	Leiria	+8.3%
71	Alpiarça	Santarém	+8.3%
71	Oliveira de Frades	Viseu	+8.3%
74	São Brás de Alportel	Faro	+8.2%
74	Sesimbra	Setúbal	+8.2%
76	Peniche	Leiria	+8.1%
77	Arruda dos Vinhos	Lisbon	+7.7%
77	Madalena	Região Autónoma dos Açores	+7.7%
79	Castelo Branco	Castelo Branco	+7.5%
79	Azambuja	Lisbon	+7.5%
81	Amares	Braga	+7.4%
81	Porto Moniz	Região Autónoma da Madeira	+7.4%
83	Covilhã	Castelo Branco	+7.3%
84	Cascais	Lisbon	+7.2%
84	São Vicente	Região Autónoma da Madeira	+7.2%
86	Águeda	Aveiro	+7.1%
86	Coimbra	Coimbra	+7.1%
86	Penela	Coimbra	+7.1%
86	Pombal	Leiria	+7.1%
86	São Roque do Pico	Região Autónoma dos Açores	+7.1%
91	Carregal do Sal	Viseu	+7.0%
91	Moimenta da Beira	Viseu	+7.0%
93	Almeirim	Santarém	+6.9%
93	Viana do Castelo	Viana do Castelo	+6.9%
95	Olhão	Faro	+6.8%
96	Batalha	Leiria	+6.7%
96	Porto de Mós	Leiria	+6.7%
96	Santiago do Cacém	Setúbal	+6.7%
99	Vila Nova de Famalicão	Braga	+6.6%
99	Trofa	Porto	+6.6%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	District	Population change over 4 years
292	Murça	Vila Real	−2.7%
294	Torre de Moncorvo	Bragança	−2.9%
295	Sabugal	Guarda	−3.0%
296	Resende	Viseu	−3.1%
297	Santa Cruz das Flores	Região Autónoma dos Açores	−3.2%
298	Barrancos	Beja	−3.3%
298	Santa Marta de Penaguião	Vila Real	−3.3%
300	Cuba	Beja	−3.4%
301	Gavião	Portalegre	−3.6%
302	Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	Guarda	−4.0%
303	Vimioso	Bragança	−4.4%
304	Mesão Frio	Vila Real	−4.9%
305	Vinhais	Bragança	−5.3%
306	Alfândega da Fé	Bragança	−5.5%
307	Freixo de Espada à Cinta	Bragança	−5.6%

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Population change over 4 years”?

Albufeira ranks first for “Population change over 4 years”, with +22.0%.

What is the median for “Population change over 4 years”?

The median across the 307 ranked municipalities is +4.5%.