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New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology

The number of new residential lease agreements registered with the tax authority over a rolling twelve-month window, from 2020Q1 — a smoothed measure of rental-market activity. 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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1277021agreements (No.)

2nd Quarter 2026

Unit
agreements (No.)
Geography
concelho
Periodicity
Quarterly
Coverage
2020-01-01 – 2026-04-01

New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology over time

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New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology

  • New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology· Count
New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typologyNew lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology: latest 1,277,021 in Q2 2026.1,277,021 · Q2 2026

New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal · retrieved 2026-10-02T21:11:36.095822+00:00 · CC BY 4.0

New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology — data table — most recent 12 periods
PeriodNew lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology (agreements (No.))
2023Q31176172
2023Q41185247
2024Q11191635
2024Q21194592
2024Q31198873
2024Q41205666
2025Q11206884
2025Q21219446
2025Q31245561
2025Q41264619
2026Q11266204
2026Q21277021
New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typologyLatest 2026Q2: 1,277,021 · Min 1,000,957 · Max 1,277,021 · Range 276,064 · CAGR +2.9%/yr
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New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology — data table — full series (26 periods)
PeriodNew lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology (agreements (No.))
2020Q11066148
2020Q21000957
2020Q31015235
2020Q41028927
2021Q11009759
2021Q21085889
2021Q31079537
2021Q41115916
2022Q11146997
2022Q21159588
2022Q31164123
2022Q41154320
2023Q11175294
2023Q21170738
2023Q31176172
2023Q41185247
2024Q11191635
2024Q21194592
2024Q31198873
2024Q41205666
2025Q11206884
2025Q21219446
2025Q31245561
2025Q41264619
2026Q11266204
2026Q21277021
New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typologyLatest 2026Q2: 1,277,021 · Min 1,000,957 · Max 1,277,021 · Range 276,064 · CAGR +2.9%/yr

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What is “New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology”, and what is the latest value?
The number of new residential lease agreements registered with the tax authority over a rolling twelve-month window, from 2020Q1 — a smoothed measure of rental-market activity. 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. The latest published value is 1277021 agreements (No.) (2nd Quarter 2026).
How is the national figure for “New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology” calculated?
The national line is the sum across concelhos for each period. It is collected at concelho level. Values are expressed in agreements (No.).
How often is “New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology” updated, and what period does it cover?
New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology 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.
Who publishes “New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology”, and can I reuse the data?
New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology is published by Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal; every figure on this page carries its source, reference period, retrieved date and licence. It is available under CC BY 4.0 — reuse is allowed with attribution to the original release.

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Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) 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=0014703&Dim1=S5A20201&lang=EN. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) and dwelling typology was 1277021 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-last12m-count.
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New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (>100k) 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-last12m-count.
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  <p>Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Portugal. New lease agreements of dwellings in the last 12 months (2026 methodology, No.) by municipality (&gt;100k) 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&amp;varcd=0014703&amp;Dim1=S5A20201&amp;lang=EN. Licence: CC BY 4.0.</p>
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