Lisbon (region)
Lisbon
Lisboa | |
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The port of Lisbon, the terminus of activities in the Region of Lisboa, that extends into Tagus estuary | |
| Etymology: Lisboa, Portuguese for Lisbon | |
Location of Lisbon within Portugal | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Capital and largest city | Lisbon |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,001.95 km2 (1,159.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 3,005,119 (2nd) |
| • Density | 1,001.06/km2 (2,592.72/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €98.517 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | €33,270 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | PT-11 |
| NUTS | PT17 |
| Statistics from INE (2005); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Lisbon (Portuguese: Lisboa) is one of seven NUTS II designated regions of Portugal, which coincides with the NUTS III subregion Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The region covers an area of 3001.95 km2 (the smallest region on mainland Portugal) and includes a population of 3,005,119 inhabitants according to the 2024 estimates (the second most populated region in Portugal after the Norte region), a density of 1001 inhabitants/km2.
Considered as representing the Lisbon Metropolitan Region, it is a region of significant importance in industry (light and heavy), services, and is highly urbanized. The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was nearly 100 billion euros in 2023, accounting for 37% of Portugal's economic output. GDP per capita was at 33,300 euros or 87% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 92% of the EU average.