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 3rd quarter of 2023
Number of new lease agreements in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased in year-on-year terms, while the value per square meter increased
According to information released today by Statistics Portugal (INE), in the 3rd quarter of 2023, the median house rental value for the 312 new lease agreements of dwellings in the ARM was 8.79 euros/m². Compared to the previous quarter, there was an increase of 22.4% in new lease agreements and 9.3% in the median rent value. Compared to the 3rd quarter of 2022, there were changes of -4.3% and +16.4%, respectively.
Among the 25 NUTS 3 regions, the ARM ranked as the second region with the highest median rent value (8.79 euros/m²), just behind Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (11.40 euros/m²), which is in turn followed by Área Metropolitana do Porto (8.22 euros/m²), and Algarve (8.03 euros/m²) in the third and fourth positions, respectively. It is noteworthy that the national average was 7.25 euros/m² (-0.3% compared to the previous quarter; +10.5% compared to the same quarter last year).
During the reference period, Funchal, one of the cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants in the country, accounted for 208 out of the 312 new lease contracts, representing a quarterly increase of 34.2% and a year-on-year decrease of 8.8%. The median house rental value was 10.06 euros/m², showing an increase of +12.2% quarterly and +17.2% year-on-year.
In a ranking of municipalities in the country, Funchal remained in 10th place in terms of higher rent, following Lisboa, Porto, and most municipalities in Áreas Metropolitanas de Lisboa and Porto.

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