Portugal was the EU country where housing prices increased the most in the last year.

Omissions

• Eurostat's House Price Index measures house prices (sales prices of dwellings), not 'housing' in a broader sense such as rents or housing affordability; rents are tracked separately.
• The most recent data available before the session (Q2 2026, published on 2026-10-01) confirms Portugal in first place; the full-year 2025 data also places Portugal at the top of the EU ranking.
• The ranking refers to the rate of change (year-on-year growth), not to the absolute price level; Portugal's prices remain below those of several other Member States in absolute terms.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — Housing price statistics (Statistics Explained)The highest increase was recorded in Portugal (+16.5%), followed by Bulgaria ... In 2025, house prices increased less than inflation in only 6 EU countries.
• PrimaryEurostat — House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area (Euro indicators news release)In the second quarter of 2026, house prices, as measured by the House Price Index, increased by 4.0% in the euro area and by 4.7% in the EU ... Compared with the first quarter of 2026, house prices increased by 1.1% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU in the second quarter of 2026.
• SecondaryEuronews — Portugal records biggest EU rise in house prices in second quarterEurostat data shows Portugal recorded the EU's sharpest rise in house prices in Q2 2026 versus a year earlier ... Overall, in the second quarter of 2026, house prices rose by 4% in the eurozone and 4.7% in the EU compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
• SecondaryEuronews — House prices across Europe: Which countries saw the highest rises in 2025House prices rose by 5.5% in the EU in the last quarter of 2025, with stronger growth in some tourist-attractive countries such as Portugal.