Ranked list of Portuguese districts

Portugal has 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira). Population figures are from the 2011 census.[1]

By population

Map of Districts of Portugal

Rank	District	Population	%	Population Density
1	Lisbon (1)	2,250,533	21.3%	815.1
2	Porto (16)	1,817,172	17.2%	758.7
3	Setúbal (4)	851,258	8.1%	168.1
4	Braga (17)	848,185	8.0%	317.3
5	Aveiro (12)	714,200	6.8%	254.3
6	Leiria (2)	470,930	4.5%	134.0
7	Santarém (3)	453,638	4.3%	67.2
8	Faro (6)	451,006	4.3%	90.9
9	Coimbra (11)	430,104	4.1%	109.0
10	Viseu (13)	377,653	3.6%	75.4
11	Madeira	267,785	2.5%	336.0
12	Azores	246,772	2.3%	105.8
13	Viana do Castelo (18)	244,836	2.3%	108.6
14	Vila Real (15)	206,661	2.0%	47.8
15	Castelo Branco (9)	196,264	1.9%	29.4
16	Évora (7)	166,726	1.6%	22.6
17	Guarda (10)	160,939	1.5%	29.2
18	Beja (5)	152,758	1.4%	14.9
19	Bragança (14)	136,252	1.3%	20.6
20	Portalegre (8)	118,506	1.1%	19.5
	Portugal	10,562,178	100%	114.7

By area

Rank	District	Area (km²)	%	Population Density
1	Beja (5)	10,255	11.1%	14.9
2	Évora (7)	7,393	8.0%	22.6
3	Santarém (3)	6,747	7.3%	67.2
4	Castelo Branco (9)	6,675	7.2%	29.4
5	Bragança (14)	6,608	7.2%	20.6
6	Portalegre (8)	6,065	6.6%	19.5
7	Guarda (10)	5,518	6.0%	29.2
8	Setúbal (4)	5,064	5.5%	168.1
9	Viseu (13)	5,007	5.4%	75.4
10	Faro (6)	4,960	5.4%	90.9
11	Vila Real (15)	4,328	4.7%	47.8
12	Coimbra (11)	3,947	4.3%	109.0
13	Leiria (2)	3,515	3.8%	134.0
14	Aveiro (12)	2,808	3.0%	254.3
15	Lisbon (1)	2,761	3.0%	815.1
16	Braga (17)	2,673	2.9%	317.3
17	Porto (16)	2,395	2.6%	758.7
18	Azores	2,333	2.5%	105.8
19	Viana do Castelo (18)	2,255	2.4%	108.6
20	Madeira	797	0.9%	336.0
	Portugal	92,104	100%	114.7

By population density

Rank	District	Population	Area (km²)	Population Density
1	Lisbon (1)	2,250,533	2,761	815.1
2	Porto (16)	1,817,172	2,395	758.7
3	Madeira	267,785	797	336.0
4	Braga (17)	848,185	2,673	317.3
5	Aveiro (12)	714,200	2,808	254.3
6	Setúbal (4)	851,258	5,064	168.1
7	Leiria (2)	470,930	3,515	134.0
8	Coimbra (11)	430,104	3,947	109.0
9	Viana do Castelo (18)	244,836	2,255	108.6
10	Azores	246,772	2,333	105.8
11	Faro (6)	451,006	4,960	90.9
12	Viseu (13)	377,653	5,007	75.4
13	Santarém (3)	453,638	6,747	67.2
14	Vila Real (15)	206,661	4,328	47.8
15	Castelo Branco (9)	196,264	6,675	29.4
16	Guarda (10)	160,939	5,518	29.2
17	Évora (7)	166,726	7,393	22.6
18	Bragança (14)	136,252	6,608	20.6
19	Portalegre (8)	118,506	6,065	19.5
20	Beja (5)	152,758	10,255	14.9
	Portugal	10,562,178	92,104	114.7

References

1. INE Censos 2011 - Resultados Definitivos