Building Permits in Portugal increased to 2057 Units in January from 1593 Units in December of 2025. Building Permits in Portugal averaged 2069.63 Units from 2007 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4835.00 Units in January of 2007 and a record low of 1084.00 Units in August of 2015. source: Statistics Portugal

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Building Permits	2057.00	1593.00	Units	Jan 2026
Construction Output	2.50	-2.60	percent	Jan 2026
Existing Home Sales	34208.00	34579.00	dwellings	Sep 2025
Home Ownership Rate	71.20	73.40	percent	Dec 2025
House Price Index MoM	4.10	4.70	percent	Sep 2025
House Price Index YoY	17.70	17.20	percent	Sep 2025
Housing Index	269.35	258.78	points	Sep 2025
New Home Sales	8273.00	8310.00	dwellings	Sep 2025
Price to Rent Ratio	195.34	190.47		Sep 2025
Residential Property Prices	17.68	17.23	Percent	Sep 2025

Portugal Building Permits

In Portugal, a building permit refers to the authorization granted by local councils under the provisions of specific legislation, for the execution of works (including new construction, enlargements, conversions, refurbishments and demolition of buildings).