Porto: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Porto: Employees in the municipality of Porto earned an average of €1,761 a month (gross, all pay included) in 2023, above the national figure of €1,461; that is 2nd highest of 10 among the cities profiled here.
• Health in Porto: There were 13.2 nurses working per 1,000 inhabitants in the municipality of Porto in 2024, 3rd highest of 10 among the cities profiled here (Portugal: 8.0).
• Education in Porto: 3.0% of basic-education pupils (grades 1 to 9) in the municipality of Porto were held back or dropped out in the 2023/2024 school year, below the national figure of 3.9%; that is 5th highest of 10 among the cities profiled here.
• Poverty and living standards in Porto: The crime rate in the municipality of Porto was 60.6 recorded offences per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024 (Portugal: 33.0), the highest of 10 among the cities profiled here.
• Government budget and revenue in Porto: In 2023 the municipal council of Porto collected total receipts of €308.6 million against total expenditure of €317.6 million (provisional accounts).
• Government and politics in Porto: The PSD/CDS-PP/IL coalition won the mayoralty (presidency of the câmara municipal) of Porto in the local elections of 12 October 2025, without an absolute majority on the council.

Who runs Porto?

In Portugal, cities and towns are run by intermunicipal communities and two metropolitan areas: Made up of the mayors of member municipalities. Joint planning, transport and EU projects.

How local power works in Portugal

Cities of a similar size in Portugal

• Lisboa 1,935,831
• Sintra 395,528
• Braga 201,583
• Guimarães 156,789
• Coimbra 144,822
• Vila Franca de Xira 139,452
• Setubal 123,548
• Funchal 107,562
• Viseu 101,977

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Sources

• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
• INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal): Anuarios Estatisticos Regionais 2024 (Regional Statistical Yearbooks, 2025 release): all subchapter tables in XLSX by municipality, NUTS 3 and NUTS 2, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36f716bda712…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)

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