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Name: Population (1 January) — Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT17)
Creator: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)

It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code PT-17.POP.A.NSA.

Population (1 January) — Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT17)

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode PT-17.POP.A.NSA

Latest2,921,564 persons2023

Previous2,883,645 persons2022

Year ago2,883,645 persons2022

Population (1 January) — Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT17) was 2,921,564 persons in 2023, up 1.3% from 2022.

That is the highest reading since the series began in 1992.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,815,667 persons (2014) to 2,921,564 persons (2023), averaging 2,855,095 persons.

Population (1 January) — Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT17) (persons), 1992 – 2023. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

Period	Value
2023	2,921,564 persons
2022	2,883,645 persons
2021	2,884,695 persons
2020	2,884,800 persons
2019	2,859,422 persons
2018	2,849,085 persons
2017	2,836,906 persons
2016	2,829,408 persons
2015	2,820,766 persons
2014	2,815,667 persons
2013	2,820,092 persons
2012	2,823,329 persons
2011	2,822,761 persons
2010	2,808,205 persons
2009	2,792,105 persons
2008	2,775,675 persons
2007	2,759,501 persons
2006	2,745,623 persons
2005	2,732,440 persons
2004	2,719,233 persons
2003	2,702,293 persons
2002	2,678,695 persons
2001	2,651,729 persons
2000	2,624,511 persons

Last 24 observations. The full history (32 observations) is available through the API.

Get Population (1 January) — Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT17) in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/PT-17.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/PT-17.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]

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About this series

Latest observation	2023
First observation	1992
Observations	32
Frequency	Annual
Units	persons
Adjustment	Not seasonally adjusted
10-year high	2,921,564 persons (2023)
10-year low	2,815,667 persons (2014)
10-year average	2,855,095 persons
Source agency	Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis code	PT-17.POP.A.NSA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

National figure

Portugal Population, 1 January

FAQ

Where does this data come from?: It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code PT-17.POP.A.NSA.

Last updated 2026-07-11. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Population (1 January) — Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT17)”.