Health in Área Metropolitana do Porto (Norte, Portugal): official figures
The Porto Metropolitan Area had 8.5 nurses per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024, above the national figure of 8.0 and 12th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.
How many family doctors are there in The Porto Metropolitan Area?
2,030 specialists in general and family medicine lived in the Porto Metropolitan Area in 2024, 11.2 per 10,000 residents against 8.6 nationally (2nd highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in The Porto Metropolitan Area?
The Porto Metropolitan Area had 434 pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts in 2024, 2.39 per 10,000 residents (4th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions; Portugal 2.91).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in The Porto Metropolitan Area?
The Porto Metropolitan Area had 45 hospitals in 2023, 20 public or public-private partnership and 25 private, and their emergency departments handled 1,401,698 visits, 770.9 per 1,000 residents (national: 751.0).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyMore figures
- The Porto Metropolitan Area was home to 642 paediatricians and 352 psychiatrists in 2024, 3.5 paediatricians per 10,000 residents (national: 2.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Hospitals in the Porto Metropolitan Area recorded 134.6 inpatient admissions per 1,000 residents in 2023, above the national figure of 108.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Hospital outpatient departments in the Porto Metropolitan Area gave 3.2 medical consultations per resident in 2023 (Portugal: 2.2), 2nd highest of 15 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- The hospital bed occupancy rate in the Porto Metropolitan Area was 72.8% in 2023, below the national figure of 80.0%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Circulatory diseases killed 2.3 people per 1,000 residents of the Porto Metropolitan Area in 2023 (2.8 nationally), 3rd lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- The death rate from malignant tumours in the Porto Metropolitan Area was 2.5 per 1,000 residents in 2023, below the national figure of 2.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Área Metropolitana do Porto compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Nurses per 1,000 residents (2024)
Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 12 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 9.0 |
| 10 | Alentejo Central | 8.7 |
| 11 | Baixo Alentejo | 8.7 |
| 12 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 8.5 |
| 13 | Alto Minho | 8.3 |
| 14 | Beira Baixa | 8.3 |
| 15 | Cávado | 7.6 |
General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents (2024)
Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 2 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Região de Coimbra | 18.3 |
| 2 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 11.2 |
| 3 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 10.3 |
| 4 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 9.1 |
| 5 | Alentejo Central | 9.0 |
| 6 | Alto Minho | 8.9 |
| 7 | Cávado | 8.9 |
Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents (2024)
Área Metropolitana do Porto ranks 23 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 2.54 |
| 21 | Tâmega e Sousa | 2.44 |
| 22 | Algarve | 2.44 |
| 23 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 2.39 |
| 24 | Península de Setúbal | 2.35 |
| 25 | Ave | 2.17 |
| 26 | Cávado | 2.10 |
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Sources
- 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…)
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