Supply of rooms to rent grows 79% but demand plummets 44% for 2025

The supply of rooms to rent in Portugal saw a significant increase of 79% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 according to a study by Idealista.

The number of people interested in renting a room fell 44%, showing a wide gulf between supply and demand in this segment of the housing market.

Despite this contest, the average price of renting a room in Portugal was €480 a month, seeing a slight annual increase of 1% revealing a resistance to increasing prices, particularly in markets most under pressure.

According to Ruben Marques, a spokesman for idealista, “the data shows that the current adjustment of the room market is mainly due to a strong increase in supply and not to a structural drop in demand.

With more rooms available, the pressure on each advertisement decreases, and the market becomes more balanced. Even so, prices remain relatively stable, especially in large cities, which confirms that renting rooms remains a solution sought by students, young professionals and people on the move.”

The demand for rooms for rent fell across the board in most of the district capitals and islands analysed. The largest drops in the number of people interested per ad were recorded in Portalegre (-69%), Guarda (-56%), Coimbra (-49%), Porto (-44%) and Lisbon (-40%).

Conversely, some cities recorded an increase in demand, namely Évora (47%), Vila Real (34%), Funchal (27%) and Setúbal (20%), showing different local dynamics.

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