Rental prices rebounded in the third quarter of 2025
The average rent in Barcelona was 1,153 euros, and in Catalonia it was 876 euros.
BarcelonaThe rise in rental prices has slowed in Catalonia, and especially in the city of Barcelona, over the last year and a half. However, the third quarter of last year saw a slight increase compared to the previous quarter—1.55% in Barcelona and 2.59% in Catalonia—and the number of rental contracts signed has decreased, according to data from the Catalan Housing Agency based on deposits held by Incasòl. This data indicates that in the third quarter of 2025, the average rental price in Barcelona city was €1,153.11, while the average rental price across Catalonia was €876.83.
The Minister of Territory, Silvia Paneque, touted these figures in a statement this Sunday, noting that "rental prices have fallen cumulatively by 3.3% in the city of Barcelona, and have remained practically stable (0.8%) in all the municipalities declared as a market zone (without rent control) until the third quarter of 2025."
In fact, the first quarter of 2024 The average rental price in Barcelona was 1,193.41 euros per monthAccording to deposits filed with Incasòl, the average rent in Catalonia was €868.91 in the first quarter of 2024, while in the third quarter of 2025 (the last with available data) it had fallen to €1,153.11, although this represented an increase compared to the two previous quarters (€1,087.20 in the first quarter and €1,135.55 in the second). However, in the case of Catalonia as a whole, although rent control lowered the average rental price during 2024 and the beginning of 2025, it rebounded in the third quarter. Thus, the average rental price in the first quarter of 2024 was €868.91, but by the third quarter of 2025 it had already risen to €876.83 per month. However, while prices are being contained, the number of contracts is falling. In the first quarter of 2024, 9,825 residential rental contracts were signed in the city of Barcelona, but in the third quarter of 2025, this number fell by almost 2,000, specifically to 7,855. The decline in the number of signed contracts also occurred across Catalonia as a whole. In the first quarter of 2024, 34,496 contracts were signed, while in the third quarter of 2025, the figure was 26,962. However, the Department of Territory points out that in areas designated as having high demand for housing, where rent control measures are in place, rental prices have slowed. The average monthly price of standard rental contracts in the third quarter of 2025 was €894.78 in high-demand areas, €1,153.11 in Barcelona city, €617.41 in the rest of the country, and €876.83 across Catalonia as a whole, the regional government highlights. It adds that the quarterly evolution of rents across all municipalities declared to be under pressure is consistent with the price-setting mechanism established by law: new contracts use as a reference the price of previous contracts plus the accumulated CPI, or the rental index. Consequently, quarterly variations tend to reflect those that occurred when these previous contracts were signed, between five and seven years ago, updated with the CPI.
Less seasonal rentals
The regional ministry emphasizes that in areas with high demand, price growth has been below the CPI since the first quarter of 2024. It also highlights that, with 341 homes registered, the third quarter of 2025 saw the second lowest increase in [the number of homes]. the total number of seasonal contracts since the beginning of rent control.