The number of new residential lease agreements registered with the tax authority each quarter, from 2020Q1 — the volume companion to the median rent series, showing how busy the rental market is rather than how expensive it is. It is a count of contracts, never a price. 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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296114agreements (No.)
2nd Quarter 2026
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New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · retrieved 2026-10-02T21:10:19.622075+00:00 · CC BY 4.0
| Period | New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology (agreements (No.)) |
|---|---|
| 2023Q3 | 297833 |
| 2023Q4 | 282409 |
| 2024Q1 | 331326 |
| 2024Q2 | 282140 |
| 2024Q3 | 300898 |
| 2024Q4 | 288045 |
| 2025Q1 | 333307 |
| 2025Q2 | 296112 |
| 2025Q3 | 326597 |
| 2025Q4 | 306874 |
| 2026Q1 | 336900 |
| 2026Q2 | 296114 |
| New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology | Latest 2026Q2: 296,114 · Min 187,807 · Max 336,900 · Range 149,093 · CAGR +0.8%/yr |
| Period | New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology (agreements (No.)) |
|---|---|
| 2020Q1 | 281748 |
| 2020Q2 | 187807 |
| 2020Q3 | 288623 |
| 2020Q4 | 267832 |
| 2021Q1 | 261986 |
| 2021Q2 | 265459 |
| 2021Q3 | 282799 |
| 2021Q4 | 286198 |
| 2022Q1 | 300676 |
| 2022Q2 | 284144 |
| 2022Q3 | 293512 |
| 2022Q4 | 272298 |
| 2023Q1 | 323624 |
| 2023Q2 | 278708 |
| 2023Q3 | 297833 |
| 2023Q4 | 282409 |
| 2024Q1 | 331326 |
| 2024Q2 | 282140 |
| 2024Q3 | 300898 |
| 2024Q4 | 288045 |
| 2025Q1 | 333307 |
| 2025Q2 | 296112 |
| 2025Q3 | 326597 |
| 2025Q4 | 306874 |
| 2026Q1 | 336900 |
| 2026Q2 | 296114 |
| New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology | Latest 2026Q2: 296,114 · Min 187,807 · Max 336,900 · Range 149,093 · CAGR +0.8%/yr |
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Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) 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=0014705&Dim1=S5A20201&lang=EN. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology was 296114 agreements (No.) in 2nd Quarter 2026, according to Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal (retrieved 2026-10-02). See https://estatesportugal.com/data/series/new-lease-agreements-2026m-count.
New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) 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/new-lease-agreements-2026m-count.
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<p><strong>New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k inhabitants) and dwelling typology</strong></p>
<p>296114 agreements (No.) <span>(2nd Quarter 2026)</span></p>
<p>Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. New lease agreements of dwellings (2026 methodology, No.) 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=0014705&Dim1=S5A20201&lang=EN. Licence: CC BY 4.0.</p>
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