Urban Development in Portugal 70 indicators covering urban development for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 45.6% 2025 up 0.1% 27th Population density 115.47 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 1.2% 92nd PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.77 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 3.7% 164th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 4.36 million 2025 up 4.3% 55th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.4037 units per person 2025 down 0.0% 24th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.427 % change on previous year 2025 up 3.3% 99th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.1% 91st Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 47.22 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.3% 22nd Population in largest city 3.03 million 2025 up 5.0% 65th Crude steelmaking capacity 1.7 Tonnes 2025 unchanged 51st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 202.38 Hectares 2020 up 23.0% 43rd Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 8,815 Number 2025 up 152.9% 20th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 16.0% 2017 down 72.6% 182nd Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 89.43 million Number 2025 up 50.5% 15th Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 6.3% 2025 — 17th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 314.15 Million euro 2024 up 6,108.5% 22nd Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 2,383 Number 2024 down 27.4% 39th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 25,502 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 down 19.9% 22nd Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.3% 2025 down 30.8% 25th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 26.8% 2025 down 11.6% 32nd Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.7 Average 2025 unchanged 16th Total housing costs in pps 376.9 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 43.2% 33rd Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 11.4% 2025 down 14.9% 31st Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 2.8% 2025 down 80.4% 7th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 655 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.7% 16th Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 152 Thousand 2024 down 6.5% 18th Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 152 Thousand 2024 down 6.5% 18th Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 243 Thousand persons 2025 down 54.8% 17th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.7 Average 2025 unchanged 16th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 853 Thousand persons 2025 down 29.5% 16th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 26.8% 2025 down 11.6% 31st Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 12.2% 2025 down 11.6% 25th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 6.2% 2025 down 31.9% 25th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 7.0% 2025 down 44.0% 25th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 19.6% 2025 down 49.1% 10th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 8,815 Number 2025 up 152.9% 22nd Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 1.41 million Number 2025 up 10.4% 10th Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.0% 2023 up 7.1% 10th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 40.3% 2023 up 14.5% 1st Financial burden of the total housing cost 26.3% 2023 down 33.6% 21st Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 66.9% 2023 up 5.4% 45th Prison capacity and number of persons held 12,608 Number 2024 up 0.1% 13th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 33,495 Number 2025 up 4.1% 14th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.2% 2023 down 71.4% 29th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 32.4% 2023 up 9.8% 5th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 10.2% 2023 down 46.6% 29th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 4.2% 2023 up 20.0% 9th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 89.43 million Number 2025 up 50.5% 15th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 7.7% 2023 down 1.3% 8th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 10.2% 2025 down 54.1% 19th Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 7.5 2020 down 7.4% 5th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 2,394 Number 2024 down 36.6% 28th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 178,277 Number 2021 — 21st Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 42,803 Number 2024 down 35.2% 16th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 823 Thousand persons 2025 down 31.5% 12th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 4.5% 2025 down 45.8% 29th Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 4.3% 2025 down 60.6% 21st New semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum 2,322 Number 2024 down 60.5% 15th Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 27.4% 2023 down 15.7% 3rd Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability 6.7% 2023 down 27.2% 18th Page 1 of 2 Next →