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REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
POPULATION: &nbsp; Group of people who are resident or present in a dwelling at the time of reference and who are attached to a territory.
SEX: &nbsp; Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.

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Population (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Population (No.) by Geographic location at the Census moment (Series 1878 - 2021 Municipality), Sex and Literacy; Decennial
Regularity	Decennial
Source	Statistics Portugal, Population and housing census - historical series
First available period	1878
Last available period	2021
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic location at the Census moment (Series 1878 - 2021 Municipality) Sex Literacy
Concepts	REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others). POPULATION: Group of people who are resident or present in a dwelling at the time of reference and who are attached to a territory. SEX: Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	26/03/2025