Lumiar (Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈmjaɾ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.

From 1852 to 1886, this parish was part of the Olivais municipality, finally being incorporated into the territory of the city of Lisbon on July 18, 1885.

In the 20th century, there was a significant population increase in the parish — from 2,840 inhabitants in 1900 to over 30,000 in 2000 — resulting in the almost definitive loss of the old village's characteristics due to various residential developments.

[2][3] In the 21st century, on October 10, 2007, the final stretch of the North-South Axis [pt] (Eixo Norte-Sul) was inaugurated, facilitating traffic flow throughout the Portuguese capital.

The Lumiar Parish is served by the recreational park Quinta das Conchas e dos Lilases [pt].The parish is composed of 5 major neighbourhoods: The resident population recorded according to Censuses carried over the years is shown in the following table for Lumiar.

Adjusting the 2011 data to the new 2012 boundaries, the population recorded for Lumiar in 2011 stood at 45,605, mainly people hailing from Carnide.

Religion in Lumiar (Census 2021)[5] The parish is predominantly catholic and 72.85% of the population aged 15 or above are followers of a Christian or Jeovah's Witness denomination as of 2021.

[6] The presence of minor religions such as Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism (1.92% of the population amongst the three) is probably due to an increasing community of people coming from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Nepal.

Those coming from countries hosting large Portuguese emigrant communities such as France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg or Belgium (1,534 people) have mostly entered Portugal after 1991 (72.23%), probably due to the development of the Portuguese economy since its accession to the EU.

[26] It is nonetheless important to notice that the value of the rents is quite low because of many contracts stipulated decades ago, with 28.17% (25.34% in Lisbon) of the dwellers paying less than €150/month[27] because of the rent-freezing system that was adopted in Portugal in the late XX century, allowing that many people, now mostly elders, don't have to pay high rents.

[51] The parish is thus actively promoting initiatives aiming at helping people in situation of permanent of temporal homelessness.

Local landmarks and interesting places include one of the biggest public greenspace/urban parks in the city Quinta das Conchas e dos Lilases, the Paço do Lumiar, and several old palaces are also scattered throughout the neighbourhood.

Other notable institutions include: The freguesia is home to Academia do Lumiar, a basketball team of the Proliga (Portugal).

Other sports institutions include: The parish is served by numerous hospitals, pharmacies and health centers.Examples of these facilities are, for instance: There are also numerous associations headquartered in the parish that deal with health, such as Sociedade Portuguesa Medicina Interna (Portuguese medical society) The parish's largest public park is undoubtedly Quinta das Conchas e dos Lilases Lumiar is well connected by public transport.

The Campo Grande interchange is one of the main transfer centers between public transport, with several metro, bus, tram and taxi lines.