The median rent in euros per square metre on newly signed residential leases over a rolling twelve-month window, which smooths the quarter-to-quarter swings in the headline series, from 2020Q1. It reflects rents agreed in new contracts, never advertised asking rents. Reported for Portugal, its regions and sub-regions and municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants, and broken down by dwelling size from studios and one-bedroom homes up to four bedrooms or more.
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6.58EUR/m2
2nd Quarter 2026
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Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · retrieved 2026-10-02T21:07:45.092557+00:00 · CC BY 4.0
| Period | Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology (EUR/m2) |
|---|---|
| 2023Q3 | 4.76 |
| 2023Q4 | 4.97 |
| 2024Q1 | 5.12 |
| 2024Q2 | 5.3 |
| 2024Q3 | 5.43 |
| 2024Q4 | 5.56 |
| 2025Q1 | 5.77 |
| 2025Q2 | 5.93 |
| 2025Q3 | 6.17 |
| 2025Q4 | 6.33 |
| 2026Q1 | 6.5 |
| 2026Q2 | 6.58 |
| Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology | Latest 2026Q2: 6.58 · Min 3.8 · Max 6.58 · Range 2.78 · CAGR +9.2%/yr |
| Period | Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology (EUR/m2) |
|---|---|
| 2020Q1 | 3.8 |
| 2020Q2 | 3.85 |
| 2020Q3 | 3.89 |
| 2020Q4 | 3.91 |
| 2021Q1 | 3.93 |
| 2021Q2 | 4 |
| 2021Q3 | 4.05 |
| 2021Q4 | 4.14 |
| 2022Q1 | 4.25 |
| 2022Q2 | 4.33 |
| 2022Q3 | 4.35 |
| 2022Q4 | 4.45 |
| 2023Q1 | 4.6 |
| 2023Q2 | 4.63 |
| 2023Q3 | 4.76 |
| 2023Q4 | 4.97 |
| 2024Q1 | 5.12 |
| 2024Q2 | 5.3 |
| 2024Q3 | 5.43 |
| 2024Q4 | 5.56 |
| 2025Q1 | 5.77 |
| 2025Q2 | 5.93 |
| 2025Q3 | 6.17 |
| 2025Q4 | 6.33 |
| 2026Q1 | 6.5 |
| 2026Q2 | 6.58 |
| Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology | Latest 2026Q2: 6.58 · Min 3.8 · Max 6.58 · Range 2.78 · CAGR +9.2%/yr |
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology. Coverage 2020-01-01–2026-04-01. Retrieved 2026-10-02 from https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0014704&Dim1=S5A20201&lang=EN. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology was 6.58 EUR/m2 in 2nd Quarter 2026, according to Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal (retrieved 2026-10-02). See https://estatesportugal.com/data/series/median-rent-new-leases-2026m-last12m.
Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology is an open dataset covering 2020-01-01–2026-04-01, published by Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal (retrieved 2026-10-02). See https://estatesportugal.com/data/series/median-rent-new-leases-2026m-last12m.
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<p><strong>Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology</strong></p>
<p>6.58 EUR/m2 <span>(2nd Quarter 2026)</span></p>
<p>Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. Median house rental value of new lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology. Coverage 2020-01-01–2026-04-01. Retrieved 2026-10-02 from https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&varcd=0014704&Dim1=S5A20201&lang=EN. Licence: CC BY 4.0.</p>
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