Notícias (GB)
DREM releases updated Time Series on Communications with 2025 data (Read more...)
DREM releases the final results of the 2025 Tourism Statistics and updates the corresponding Time Series (1976-2025) (Read more...)
In 2025, the main obstacles to reconciling work and family life were long working hours and unpredictable or atypical working hours (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of inoculations administered in the Region increased by 2.5% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the Confidence Indicator in Manufacturing Industry and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 1st quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the median rent for new lease agreements increased by 16.0% and the number of new agreements fell by 8.6% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2024/2025, the 2nd cycle of Primary Education recorded the highest progression/completion rate (Read more...)
In May 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 598 euros per square metre (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
DREM releases updated Time Series on Communications with 2025 data (Read more...)
DREM releases the final results of the 2025 Tourism Statistics and updates the corresponding Time Series (1976-2025) (Read more...)
In 2025, the main obstacles to reconciling work and family life were long working hours and unpredictable or atypical working hours (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of inoculations administered in the Region increased by 2.5% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the Confidence Indicator in Manufacturing Industry and Services increased, while in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 1st quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the median rent for new lease agreements increased by 16.0% and the number of new agreements fell by 8.6% year-on-year (Read more...)
In 2024/2025, the 2nd cycle of Primary Education recorded the highest progression/completion rate (Read more...)
In May 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira stood at 2 598 euros per square metre (Read more...)
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In the 1st half of 2020
The number of new lease agreements and house rental value by square meter in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased compared to the previous semester and year-on-year
According to information released today by Statistics Portugal (INE), in the 1st half of 2021 (last 12 months), the median house rental value of the 1,337 new lease agreements of dwellings in the Autonomous Region of Madeira was 6.15€/m2. Compared to the previous semester, the agreements rose by 3.9% and the median house rental value by 2.7%. By the same order, this represents a 17.9% and 2.8% growth when compared to the 1st half of 2020.
Regarding house rental value by square meter, the Autonomous Region of Madeira was the fourth Region with the highest value among the 25 NUTS3 regions, behind the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon (8.68 €/m2), the Algarve (6.74€/m2) and the Metropolitan Area of Oporto (6,25 €/m2). The national average stood at 5.82€/m2.
Given the minimum number of 30 transactions established for dissemination purposes, information is only available for the municipalities of Funchal, its contiguous municipalities (Câmara de Lobos and Santa Cruz) and Calheta. In the year of reference, Funchal concentrated 918 of the 1,337 lease agreements, followed by Santa Cruz with 181, Câmara de Lobos with 60 and Calheta with 45.
Looking at the median house rental value by municipality, Funchal (6.76€/m2) was the only municipality which stood above the value of the Region (6.15€/m2), followed by Santa Cruz (5.59€/m2), Câmara de Lobos (4.18€/m2) and Calheta (3.52€/m2).
In a ranking by municipality, Funchal has the 19th highest rental value, behind Lisbon, Oporto and several municipalities of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon, the Metropolitan Area of Oporto and of the Algarve region. In the previous semester, Funchal was in 17th place.
In the 2nd quarter of 2021, the median house rental value in the Autonomous Region of Madeira was 6.32€/m2, corresponding to an increase of 11.3% year-on-year. In Funchal, that same variable stood at 6.90€/ m2, increasing by 9.9% over the year-ago quarter.
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