Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Portugal
Portugal: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of was 27.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 27.6% for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in 2025.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Portugal peaked at 30.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.3% | — |
| 2005 | 20.1% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | -5.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 27.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 27.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +41.2% | 18.7% | 26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.1% | 23.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 18.7% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 26.7% | 30.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More population data for Portugal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,261 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Portugal?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in Portugal was 27.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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