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Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter

The 3,573,416 buildings recorded by the 2021 census, reported down to parish level and classified by height in floors, by whether the building is purely residential, and by how many dwellings it contains. It counts buildings, not the individual homes inside them, and it is the structural companion to the census dwelling and population counts. It is a count, never a price. Where a value is confidential it is left empty rather than filled in. Source: Statistics Portugal, Census 2021, CC BY 4.0.

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3381968buildings (No.)

2021

Unit
buildings (No.)
Geography
freguesia
Periodicity
Decennial
Coverage
2021-01-01 – 2021-01-01

Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter over time

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Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter

  • Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter· Count
Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarterBuildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter: latest 3,381,968 in Jan 2021.3,381,968 · Jan 2021

Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · retrieved 2026-09-20T04:57:13.450947+00:00 · CC BY 4.0

Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter — data table
PeriodBuildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter (buildings (No.))
2021-013381968
Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarterLatest 2021-01: 3,381,968 · Min 3,381,968 · Max 3,381,968 · Range 0

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What is “Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter”, and what is the latest value?
The 3,573,416 buildings recorded by the 2021 census, reported down to parish level and classified by height in floors, by whether the building is purely residential, and by how many dwellings it contains. It counts buildings, not the individual homes inside them, and it is the structural companion to the census dwelling and population counts. It is a count, never a price. Where a value is confidential it is left empty rather than filled in. Source: Statistics Portugal, Census 2021, CC BY 4.0. The latest published value is 3381968 buildings (No.) (2021).
How is the national figure for “Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter” calculated?
The national line is the sum across concelhos for each period. It is collected at freguesia level. Values are expressed in buildings (No.).
How often is “Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter” updated, and what period does it cover?
Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter is published every ten years. The series covers 2021-01-01 to 2021-01-01. 1 observation is published on this page, with suppressed periods shown as gaps rather than zeros.
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter. Coverage 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-08-19 from https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0012576&Dim1=S7A2021&lang=EN&Dim2=011005,011006,011007,011008,0112,011201,011202,011203,011204,0114,011403,011404,011405,011407,0115,011502,011503,011504,011509,011507,0117,011702,011704,011705,011706,011708,011710,011711,0118,011801,011804,011805,011810,011807,011812,011813,011814,192,0601,060102,060104,060105,060109,060111,060112,060113,060114,060115,060116,060119,060120,060121,060122,0602,060201,060203,060205,060207,060208,060209,060218,060215,060214,060220,060221,060222,060223,060224,0603,060301,060309,060311,060312,060318,060320,060324,060329,060332,060333,060334,060335,060336,060337,060338,060339,060340,060341,0604. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter was 3381968 buildings (No.) in 2021, according to Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal (retrieved 2026-09-20). See https://estatesportugal.com/data/series/census2021-buildings.
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Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter is an open dataset covering 2021-01-01, published by Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal (retrieved 2026-09-20). See https://estatesportugal.com/data/series/census2021-buildings.
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  <p>3381968 buildings (No.) <span>(2021)</span></p>
  <p>Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. Buildings (No.) at Census date [2021] by NUTS-2024 geography (down to freguesia), Floors dimension, Type of utilization and Size class of living quarter. Coverage 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2026-08-19 from https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&amp;varcd=0012576&amp;Dim1=S7A2021&amp;lang=EN&amp;Dim2=011005,011006,011007,011008,0112,011201,011202,011203,011204,0114,011403,011404,011405,011407,0115,011502,011503,011504,011509,011507,0117,011702,011704,011705,011706,011708,011710,011711,0118,011801,011804,011805,011810,011807,011812,011813,011814,192,0601,060102,060104,060105,060109,060111,060112,060113,060114,060115,060116,060119,060120,060121,060122,0602,060201,060203,060205,060207,060208,060209,060218,060215,060214,060220,060221,060222,060223,060224,0603,060301,060309,060311,060312,060318,060320,060324,060329,060332,060333,060334,060335,060336,060337,060338,060339,060340,060341,0604. Licence: CC BY 4.0.</p>
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