Lecce province · report
People and new homes in Lecce province
In 2025 the population fell by 2,564 while 911 new homes were granted a permit.
- Homes permitted, 2025
- 911
- Population change, 2025
- −2,564
Population change and homes permitted in Lecce province
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes granted a permit in new residential buildings. ISTAT.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2,564 |
| 2024 | -3,349 |
| 2023 | -4,285 |
| 2022 | -4,465 |
| 2021 | -3,170 |
| 2020 | -3,726 |
| 2019 | -4,037 |
Homes permitted
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| Year | Homes permitted |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 911 |
| 2024 | 925 |
| 2023 | 667 |
| 2022 | 809 |
| 2021 | 791 |
| 2020 | 537 |
| 2019 | 767 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | −866 | −3,171 | −4,037 | 767 |
| 2020 | +316 | −4,042 | −3,726 | 537 |
| 2021 | +1,483 | −4,653 | −3,170 | 791 |
| 2022 | +517 | −4,982 | −4,465 | 809 |
| 2023 | +521 | −4,806 | −4,285 | 667 |
| 2024 | +1,387 | −4,736 | −3,349 | 925 |
| 2025 | +2,166 | −4,730 | −2,564 | 911 |
Births, deaths and moves are ISTAT's population balance, from the municipal registers, from 2019: a place's migration counts moves from other municipalities and from abroad, Italy's only those to and from abroad. Italy counts no homes finished, so homes permitted in new residential buildings stand in; most are finished two to three years later, and some never are. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
Other reports for Lecce province
Figures for Puglia: Lecce province has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average OMI valuation, a 90 m² home costs €68,490. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €279 a month. Italy sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's creditworthiness.
- Payment, two incomes
- 6%
- Payment, one income
- 12%
Figures for Italy: Lecce province has no reliable figures of its own.
1.6% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 53,036
Valuations have fallen by 3% or more once since 2016. That fall began in 2016.
- Deepest fall
- −15.1%
- Recovery from the low
- 24 months
35.9% of the 523,844 homes counted in the 2023 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 35.9%
- Empty homes
- 187,849
In 2025, 13% of the homes authorised were extensions of existing residential buildings.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 13%