HomeLisbonFacts & Figures about Lisbon Facts & Figures about Lisbon Location ContinentEurope CountryPortugal RegionLisbon DistrictLisbon CityLisbon Local name Lisboa Coordinates 38:42:27N 9:08:11W Altitude 77m / 253ft Info Flag Year founded around 1200 BC; (Roman city of Olissipo: 138 BC ) Currency Euro (EUR) Language Portuguese Timezone Western European Time (WET) UTC Population Visitors 3 640 000 Source: worlddata.info City Population 1 875 108 (2022) 1 880 038 (2021) 1 872 036 (2020) 1 859 838 (2019) 1 851 077 (2018) 1 842 352 (2017) 1 835 894 (2016) 1 835 785 (2015) 1 837 852 (2014) 1 849 472 (2013) 1 860 256 (2012) 1 863 069 (2011) 1 857 112 (2010) Metro Population 2 869 033 (2021) 2 863 272 (2020) 2 846 332 (2019) 2 833 679 (2018) 2 821 349 (2017) 2 812 678 (2016) 2 809 168 (2015) 2 807 525 (2014) Source: Eurostat