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26 years of Barcelona rent prices

Barcelona rent has risen from €5.84 per m² per month in Q1 2000 to €16.69 in Q1 2026 — 185.9% over 26 years. It peaked at €12.68 before the 2008 crash, fell 21.6% to €9.94 by Q3 2014, and did not pass the old peak again until 2017.

Average rent per m² per month in Barcelona, Q1 2000 – Q1 2026
QuarterPrice per m²
Q1 2000€5.84
Q2 2000€5.96
Q3 2000€6.31
Q4 2000€6.33
Q1 2001€6.51
Q2 2001€6.60
Q3 2001€6.97
Q4 2001€7.42
Q1 2002€8.06
Q2 2002€7.33
Q3 2002€7.61
Q4 2002€7.71
Q1 2003€7.58
Q2 2003€7.72
Q3 2003€8.27
Q4 2003€8.44
Q1 2004€8.33
Q2 2004€8.57
Q3 2004€8.93
Q4 2004€8.98
Q1 2005€9.11
Q2 2005€9.77
Q3 2005€9.77
Q4 2005€10.01
Q1 2006€10.21
Q2 2006€10.55
Q3 2006€10.69
Q4 2006€11.03
Q1 2007€11.25
Q2 2007€11.52
Q3 2007€11.71
Q4 2007€12.01
Q1 2008€11.86
Q2 2008€12.11
Q3 2008€12.56
Q4 2008€12.68
Q1 2009€12.35
Q2 2009€12.07
Q3 2009€11.77
Q4 2009€11.84
Q1 2010€11.69
Q2 2010€11.58
Q3 2010€11.65
Q4 2010€11.53
Q1 2011€11.34
Q2 2011€11.35
Q3 2011€11.42
Q4 2011€11.37
Q1 2012€11.09
Q2 2012€10.91
Q3 2012€10.79
Q4 2012€10.58
Q1 2013€10.40
Q2 2013€10.24
Q3 2013€10.18
Q4 2013€10.27
Q1 2014€10.20
Q2 2014€10.21
Q3 2014€9.94
Q4 2014€10.14
Q1 2015€10.16
Q2 2015€10.91
Q3 2015€11.37
Q4 2015€11.46
Q1 2016€11.49
Q2 2016€11.97
Q3 2016€12.21
Q4 2016€12.62
Q1 2017€12.87
Q2 2017€12.99
Q3 2017€13.47
Q4 2017€13.44
Q1 2018€13.05
Q2 2018€13.21
Q3 2018€13.47
Q4 2018€13.57
Q1 2019€13.51
Q2 2019€13.74
Q3 2019€14.13
Q4 2019€13.97
Q1 2020€13.87
Q2 2020€13.92
Q3 2020€13.96
Q4 2020€13.39
Q1 2021€12.96
Q2 2021€12.99
Q3 2021€13.11
Q4 2021€13.18
Q1 2022€13.75
Q2 2022€13.99
Q3 2022€14.72
Q4 2022€15.02
Q1 2023€15.45
Q2 2023€15.72
Q3 2023€16.04
Q4 2023€16.56
Q1 2024€16.55
Q2 2024€15.85
Q3 2024€15.59
Q4 2024€15.69
Q1 2025€16.07
Q2 2025€16.40
Q3 2025€16.61
Q4 2025€16.86
Q1 2026€16.69

Milestones in the series

  • Pre-crash peak — €12.68 per m² in Q4 2008, the high point of the 2000s boom.
  • Post-crash low — €9.94 per m² in Q3 2014, 21.6% below the peak.
  • Back above the old peak — €12.87 per m² in Q1 2017, the first quarter to beat 2008.
  • Today — €16.69 per m² in Q1 2026, 185.9% above where the series began.

Every quarter since 2000

QuarterRent €/m²Change
Q1 2000€5.84
Q2 2000€5.96+2.1%
Q3 2000€6.31+5.8%
Q4 2000€6.33+0.4%
Q1 2001€6.51+2.9%
Q2 2001€6.60+1.3%
Q3 2001€6.97+5.6%
Q4 2001€7.42+6.5%
Q1 2002€8.06+8.6%
Q2 2002€7.33-9.0%
Q3 2002€7.61+3.8%
Q4 2002€7.71+1.3%
Q1 2003€7.58-1.6%
Q2 2003€7.72+1.8%
Q3 2003€8.27+7.1%
Q4 2003€8.44+2.1%
Q1 2004€8.33-1.3%
Q2 2004€8.57+2.9%
Q3 2004€8.93+4.3%
Q4 2004€8.98+0.5%
Q1 2005€9.11+1.5%
Q2 2005€9.77+7.2%
Q3 2005€9.770.0%
Q4 2005€10.01+2.5%
Q1 2006€10.21+2.0%
Q2 2006€10.55+3.4%
Q3 2006€10.69+1.4%
Q4 2006€11.03+3.2%
Q1 2007€11.25+2.0%
Q2 2007€11.52+2.3%
Q3 2007€11.71+1.7%
Q4 2007€12.01+2.6%
Q1 2008€11.86-1.3%
Q2 2008€12.11+2.1%
Q3 2008€12.56+3.7%
Q4 2008€12.68+0.9%
Q1 2009€12.35-2.6%
Q2 2009€12.07-2.3%
Q3 2009€11.77-2.5%
Q4 2009€11.84+0.6%
Q1 2010€11.69-1.2%
Q2 2010€11.58-1.0%
Q3 2010€11.65+0.6%
Q4 2010€11.53-1.0%
Q1 2011€11.34-1.7%
Q2 2011€11.35+0.1%
Q3 2011€11.42+0.6%
Q4 2011€11.37-0.4%
Q1 2012€11.09-2.5%
Q2 2012€10.91-1.6%
Q3 2012€10.79-1.2%
Q4 2012€10.58-1.9%
Q1 2013€10.40-1.7%
Q2 2013€10.24-1.5%
Q3 2013€10.18-0.7%
Q4 2013€10.27+1.0%
Q1 2014€10.20-0.8%
Q2 2014€10.21+0.1%
Q3 2014€9.94-2.6%
Q4 2014€10.14+2.0%
Q1 2015€10.16+0.2%
Q2 2015€10.91+7.3%
Q3 2015€11.37+4.3%
Q4 2015€11.46+0.8%
Q1 2016€11.49+0.3%
Q2 2016€11.97+4.2%
Q3 2016€12.21+1.9%
Q4 2016€12.62+3.4%
Q1 2017€12.87+2.0%
Q2 2017€12.99+0.9%
Q3 2017€13.47+3.7%
Q4 2017€13.44-0.2%
Q1 2018€13.05-2.9%
Q2 2018€13.21+1.2%
Q3 2018€13.47+2.0%
Q4 2018€13.57+0.7%
Q1 2019€13.51-0.5%
Q2 2019€13.74+1.7%
Q3 2019€14.13+2.8%
Q4 2019€13.97-1.1%
Q1 2020€13.87-0.7%
Q2 2020€13.92+0.3%
Q3 2020€13.96+0.3%
Q4 2020€13.39-4.1%
Q1 2021€12.96-3.2%
Q2 2021€12.99+0.2%
Q3 2021€13.11+0.9%
Q4 2021€13.18+0.6%
Q1 2022€13.75+4.3%
Q2 2022€13.99+1.7%
Q3 2022€14.72+5.2%
Q4 2022€15.02+2.0%
Q1 2023€15.45+2.9%
Q2 2023€15.72+1.7%
Q3 2023€16.04+2.1%
Q4 2023€16.56+3.2%
Q1 2024€16.55-0.1%
Q2 2024€15.85-4.2%
Q3 2024€15.59-1.7%
Q4 2024€15.69+0.6%
Q1 2025€16.07+2.5%
Q2 2025€16.40+2.0%
Q3 2025€16.61+1.3%
Q4 2025€16.86+1.5%
Q1 2026€16.69-1.0%

Rent figures from INCASÒL, Generalitat de Catalunya. The city figure for each quarter is the average of its ten district figures.