Lisbon : Identification of metropolitan area
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Área Metropolitana de Lisboa – AML) encompasses 18 municipalities located in the Lisbon and Setúbal districts: Alcochete, Almada, Amadora, Barreiro, Cascais, Lisboa, Loures, Mafra, Moita, Montijo, Odivelas, Oeiras, Palmela, Seixal, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Sintra, Vila Franca de Xira.
It has a population of 2.8 million inhabitants (2018) on a territory with 3015 km2, representing 27% of the Portuguese population. It concentrates 1/3 of the country’s companies and jobs and 36% of the national GDP (31000 €/inhabitants (2020)).
AML is centred in Lisbon, the capital and largest city of the Portugal (100km2), which concentrates 19.4% (547000 inhabitants) of AML’s population.
| Lisbon | AML | |
|---|---|---|
| Area (km2) | 100.05 | 3 015 |
| Population (2011)1 | 547 733 | 2 821 876 |
| Employment (2014)1 | 679 000 | 2 450 800 |
| GDP €/Inhabitants (2018)1 | – | 25 916 |
1 PORDATA
Map of the metropolitan area