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Lisboa district · report

New homes in Lisboa district

56.8% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
6,660
Per 1,000 residents
2.5

Homes licensed for construction in Lisboa district

Dwellings in new buildings licensed over the previous 12 months, at each month.

  • Lisboa district
  • Ten-year average
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PeriodLisboa district
Aug 20266,660
Jul 20266,650
Jun 20266,778
May 20266,750
Apr 20266,585
Mar 20266,288
Feb 20266,410
Jan 20266,636
Dec 20257,316
Nov 20257,243
Oct 20256,974
Sep 20256,441
Aug 20256,362
Jul 20256,274
Jun 20256,475
May 20256,283
Apr 20256,382
Mar 20256,423
Feb 20256,276
Jan 20256,112
Dec 20245,165
Nov 20245,019
Oct 20244,962
Sep 20245,061
Aug 20244,989
Jul 20244,996
Jun 20245,049
May 20245,169
Apr 20245,088
Mar 20244,956
Feb 20245,083
Jan 20245,193
Dec 20235,260
Nov 20235,411
Oct 20235,512
Sep 20235,705
Aug 20235,895
Jul 20235,807
Jun 20235,290
May 20235,179
Apr 20235,076
Mar 20235,028
Feb 20235,076
Jan 20234,945
Dec 20224,872
Nov 20224,738
Oct 20224,522
Sep 20224,072
Aug 20224,048
Jul 20224,099
Jun 20224,297
May 20224,510
Apr 20224,511
Mar 20225,017
Feb 20224,926
Jan 20224,789
Dec 20214,667
Nov 20214,842
Oct 20214,990
Jul 20214,770
Apr 20214,612
Jan 20213,910
Oct 20203,553
Sep 20203,879
Aug 20203,860
Jul 20203,943
Jun 20204,103
May 20204,043
Apr 20204,173
Mar 20204,109
Feb 20204,225
Jan 20204,234
Dec 20194,095
Nov 20193,947
Oct 20194,248
Sep 20193,961
Aug 20193,704
Jul 20193,870
Jun 20193,556
May 20193,386
Apr 20193,341
Mar 20193,402
Feb 20193,103
Jan 20193,094
Dec 20182,990
Nov 20182,904
Oct 20182,736
Sep 20182,583
Aug 20182,547
Jul 20182,378
Jun 20182,264
May 20182,194
Apr 20182,151
Mar 20182,033
Feb 20181,993
Jan 20181,921
Dec 20171,958
Nov 20171,971
Oct 20171,966
Sep 20171,911
Aug 20171,797
Jul 20171,738
Jun 20171,702
May 20171,629
Apr 20171,460
Mar 20171,434
Feb 20171,342
Jan 20171,310
Dec 20161,182
Nov 20161,158
Oct 20161,116
Sep 20161,113
Aug 20161,126
Jul 20161,119
Jun 20161,047
May 20161,083
Apr 2016982
Mar 2016922
Feb 2016951
Jan 2016893
Dec 2015851
Nov 2015885
Oct 2015839
Sep 2015768
Aug 2015814
Jul 2015748
Jun 2015745
May 2015760
Apr 2015716
Mar 2015670
Feb 2015735
Jan 2015706
Dec 2014612
Nov 2014683
Oct 2014616
Sep 2014548
Aug 2014563
Jul 2014591
Jun 2014584
May 2014612
Apr 2014620
Mar 2014621
Feb 2014612
Jan 2014584
Dec 2013665
Nov 2013693
Oct 2013787
Sep 2013862
Aug 2013982
Jul 20131,041
Jun 20131,094
May 20131,151
Apr 20131,255
Mar 20131,321
Feb 20131,403
Jan 20131,479
Dec 20121,606
Nov 20121,705
Oct 20121,767
Sep 20121,817
Aug 20121,921
Jul 20121,895
Jun 20121,995
May 20122,176
Apr 20122,125
Mar 20122,169
Feb 20122,399
Jan 20122,324
Dec 20112,360
Nov 20112,584
Oct 20112,609
Sep 20112,530
Aug 20112,356

Homes finished and licensed each year in Lisboa district

Homes completed in new buildings (columns) against homes licensed for construction (line), each year since 2011. INE.

  • Homes finished
  • Homes licensed
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YearHomes finishedHomes licensed
20254,1147,316
20243,3925,167
20233,0745,269
20223,4724,866
20212,9714,667
20201,8294,045
20191,5354,056
20181,1022,968
20177571,957
20166271,191
2015762863
20141,002673
20131,751655
20122,9811,611
20113,6522,336
Homes finished per 1,000 residents, 2025
1.5

Who built the homes finished in Lisboa district

Who built the homes completed each year, as a share of that year. INE, since 2011.

  • Cooperatives and others
  • Public bodies
  • Private individuals
  • Companies
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YearCompaniesPrivate individualsPublic bodiesCooperatives and othersTotal
202568.3%30.8%0.0%0.8%4,114
202460.0%39.2%0.0%0.9%3,392
202364.5%35.2%0.2%0.0%3,074
202262.0%37.8%0.1%0.0%3,472
202162.9%32.5%3.5%1.1%2,971
202060.3%39.5%0.1%0.1%1,829
201957.5%42.3%0.1%0.1%1,535
201852.3%47.7%0.0%0.0%1,102
201754.0%45.8%0.1%0.0%757
201646.6%53.1%0.3%0.0%627
201551.2%48.4%0.3%0.1%762
201437.0%59.5%0.5%3.0%1,002
201348.1%51.1%0.5%0.3%1,751
201250.0%49.0%0.6%0.5%2,981
201151.4%46.5%1.3%0.7%3,652

Homes finished in Lisboa district, by number of bedrooms

Homes completed in new buildings by number of bedrooms, as a share of each year. INE.

  • Four or more
  • Three bedrooms
  • Two bedrooms
  • Studio or one bedroom
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YearStudio or one bedroomTwo bedroomsThree bedroomsFour or moreTotal
20259.0%30.9%40.3%19.8%4,084
20246.7%25.8%44.5%23.0%3,370
202310.6%29.1%40.7%19.6%3,074
202210.2%31.5%39.7%18.6%3,472
20218.2%29.8%42.3%19.6%2,971
20206.2%29.7%42.4%21.7%1,829
201911.6%30.9%40.5%17.1%1,535
20189.6%28.0%39.8%22.5%1,102
201710.4%23.9%41.7%23.9%757
20169.3%18.0%42.1%30.6%627
20159.1%28.3%35.6%27.0%762
20149.4%33.5%37.2%19.9%1,002
20138.2%33.4%39.9%18.6%1,751
20128.5%30.1%38.6%22.8%2,981
20116.9%24.9%42.5%25.7%3,652

A licence is permission to build, not a finished home: most are completed one to three years later, and some never are. INE publishes licensing three months at a time, so four windows make a year.

Other reports for Lisboa district

Next 12 months

Asking prices have an 80% chance of landing between €4,683/m² and €5,313/m² by September 2027.

Expected, September 2027
€4,998/m²
Chance of a rise
77%

Affordability

Figures for Portugal: Lisboa district has no reliable figures of its own.

At the bank valuation, a 90 m² home costs €205,020. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €778 a month. Banco de Portugal caps it at 50% of a household's net income.

Payment, two incomes
31%
Payment, one income
63%

Buy or rent

Figures for Portugal: Lisboa district has no reliable figures of its own.

Owning a 90 m² home costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the median sale price. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
€878
Owning per month
€715

Foreign buyers

Figures for Portugal: Lisboa district has no reliable figures of its own.

Over the last 12 months, buyers domiciled abroad paid 33.5% more per m² than buyers living in Portugal.

Abroad against residents
+33.5%

People and new homes

In 2025 the population fell by 1,321 while 4,114 homes were finished.

Homes finished, 2025
4,114
Population change, 2025
−1,321

Empty homes

11.3% of the 1,188,665 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2021 census
11.3%
Empty homes
134,405

Renovation

In 2025, 12% of the buildings finished were work on existing buildings: extensions, alterations and reconstructions.

Work on existing buildings, 2025
12%
Reconstructions per 100 new buildings
0.5

Public housing works

Public bodies signed €135.8M of housing works here in 2025, and €779M since 2012.

Signed in 2025
€135.8M
Per resident, 2025
€51

Data: INE, ECB and others · updated October 27, 2026

Asking prices and bank valuations are not sale prices. This is a description of public data, not financial advice.

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