The 2021 Census results revealed a slowdown in the growth of the housing stock, with increases of only 0.8% for buildings and 1.9% for conventional family dwellings compared to 2011, a significantly lower growth rate than observed in previous decades.
In 2021, the total Portuguese housing stock comprised 3,573,416 buildings, of which 49.8% were constructed after 1980. Of the 5,970,677 conventional family dwellings in 2021, 69.4% were used as main residences, totaling 4,142,581 dwellings. Among the conventional family dwellings occupied as main residences, those with four or five rooms predominated (61.6%). This trend continued over the last decade, with 54.7% of the dwellings built during this period having the same configuration.
The proportion of overcrowded dwellings was 12.7%. Between 2011 and 2021, there was a 17.1% increase in overcrowded dwellings.
It is estimated that in 2021, 19,616 units were completed in new construction projects, and 3,906 in rehabilitation interventions, representing 83.4% and 16.6% of the total completed units, respectively.
