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Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector

The rolling twelve-month median rent in euros per square metre on newly signed residential leases, broken down by who the tenant is: households, other institutional sectors, or all tenants together. Quarterly from 2020Q1, for Portugal, its regions and sub-regions and municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. It reflects rents agreed in new contracts, never advertised asking rents.

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6.58EUR/m2

2nd Quarter 2026

Unit
EUR/m2
Geography
concelho
Periodicity
Quarterly
Coverage
2020-01-01 – 2026-04-01

Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector over time

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Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector

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Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sectorMedian house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector: latest 6.58 EUR/m2 in Q2 2026.6.58 EUR/m2 · Q2 2026

Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · retrieved 2026-10-02T21:08:54.342444+00:00 · CC BY 4.0

Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector — data table — most recent 12 periods
PeriodMedian house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector (EUR/m2)
2023Q34.72
2023Q44.95
2024Q15.12
2024Q25.26
2024Q35.41
2024Q45.54
2025Q15.77
2025Q25.93
2025Q36.17
2025Q46.34
2026Q16.48
2026Q26.58
Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sectorLatest 2026Q2: 6.58 · Min 3.78 · Max 6.58 · Range 2.8 · CAGR +9.3%/yr
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Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector — data table — full series (26 periods)
PeriodMedian house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector (EUR/m2)
2020Q13.78
2020Q23.85
2020Q33.88
2020Q43.9
2021Q13.9
2021Q24
2021Q34.03
2021Q44.13
2022Q14.24
2022Q24.31
2022Q34.35
2022Q44.44
2023Q14.56
2023Q24.59
2023Q34.72
2023Q44.95
2024Q15.12
2024Q25.26
2024Q35.41
2024Q45.54
2025Q15.77
2025Q25.93
2025Q36.17
2025Q46.34
2026Q16.48
2026Q26.58
Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sectorLatest 2026Q2: 6.58 · Min 3.78 · Max 6.58 · Range 2.8 · CAGR +9.3%/yr

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What is “Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector”, and what is the latest value?
The rolling twelve-month median rent in euros per square metre on newly signed residential leases, broken down by who the tenant is: households, other institutional sectors, or all tenants together. Quarterly from 2020Q1, for Portugal, its regions and sub-regions and municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. It reflects rents agreed in new contracts, never advertised asking rents. The latest published value is €6.58 per square metre (2nd Quarter 2026).
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The national line is the median across concelhos for each period — never a population-blind mean. It is collected at concelho level. Values are expressed in EUR/m2.
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Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector is published quarterly. The series covers 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01. 26 observations are published on this page, with suppressed periods shown as gaps rather than zeros.
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Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector 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-national-lessee.
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Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (>100k) and lessee sector 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-national-lessee.
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  <p><strong>Median house rental value of new lease agreements (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (&gt;100k) and lessee sector</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 (national lessees) of household dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, €/m²) by municipality (&gt;100k) and lessee sector. Coverage 2020-01-01–2026-04-01. Retrieved 2026-10-02 from https://www.ine.pt/ine/json_indicador/pindica.jsp?op=2&amp;varcd=0014700&amp;Dim1=S5A20201&amp;lang=EN. Licence: CC BY 4.0.</p>
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