Homes built in Portugal in 2025
Portugal finished 30,425 homes in 2025 (+8.7% on a year earlier) and licensed 42,066. That is 3.2 times the 2015 low and 23% of the 2002 peak.
That is 2.7 homes finished per 1,000 residents. For every home finished in 2025, 1.4 were licensed. These totals are INE’s national series, which starts in 1975. The breakdowns below come from INE’s detailed tables, which count fewer homes, so they are given as shares of their own totals.
Who built them
| Developer | 2025 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Companies | 63.8% | 40.6% |
| Private individuals | 35.7% | 57.1% |
| Public bodies | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Cooperatives and others | 0.3% | 0.7% |
How many bedrooms
| Size | 2025 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio or one bedroom | 17.0% | 8.8% |
| Two bedrooms | 27.6% | 22.1% |
| Three bedrooms | 42.7% | 48.5% |
| Four or more | 12.7% | 20.6% |
New buildings and renovation
In 2025, 18.0% of the buildings finished were extensions, alterations or reconstructions, with 2.3 reconstructions for every 100 new buildings.
| Kind of work | Buildings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New construction | 13,915 | 82.0% |
| Extensions | 2,056 | 12.1% |
| Alterations | 676 | 4.0% |
| Reconstructions | 317 | 1.9% |
Where most was built
Homes finished per 1,000 residents a year, averaged over 2023–25 so that a single building does not colour a small municipality.
Homes finished per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–25
- 5.0 and over
- 3.0 to 5.0
- 2.0 to 3.0
- 1.0 to 2.0
- 0.5 to 1.0
- Under 0.5
- No figure
| Municipality | Per 1,000 residents a year | Homes finished, 2023–25 |
|---|---|---|
| Alcochete | 6.4 | 393 |
| Grândola | 6.4 | 294 |
| Vila Nova de Cerveira | 6.0 | 182 |
| Nazaré | 6.0 | 309 |
| Câmara de Lobos | 6.0 | 590 |
| Monção | 5.5 | 303 |
| Vila Real de Santo António | 5.4 | 364 |
| Celorico de Basto | 5.4 | 263 |
| Tavira | 5.3 | 527 |
| Lagos | 5.2 | 638 |
The national report draws the whole run since 1975, and the map shows every municipality.
