Canarias · report
People and new homes in Canarias
In 2024 the population grew by 21,924 while 2,262 homes were finished: 9.7 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2024
- 9.7
- Population change, 2024
- +21,924
Population change and homes finished in Canarias
The population's yearly change, net migration plus births minus deaths, against homes certified complete. INE and MIVAU.
Population change
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| Year | Population change |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,924 |
| 2023 | 25,766 |
| 2022 | 27,407 |
| 2021 | 6,362 |
Homes finished
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| Year | Homes finished |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,262 |
| 2023 | 1,823 |
| 2022 | 2,202 |
| 2021 | 2,261 |
Year by year
| Year | Net migration | Births minus deaths | Population change | Homes finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +10,779 | −4,417 | +6,362 | 2,261 |
| 2022 | +33,900 | −6,493 | +27,407 | 2,202 |
| 2023 | +31,598 | −5,832 | +25,766 | 1,823 |
| 2024 | +27,770 | −5,846 | +21,924 | 2,262 |
Births and deaths are INE's, by place of residence; net migration counts moves to and from abroad and the rest of Spain, and INE publishes it from 2021. Homes finished are completion certificates. A home houses a household, not a person: two or three new residents per new home is roughly one home per new household.
Other reports for Canarias
Figures for Spain: Canarias has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €205,146. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €782 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.
- Payment, two incomes
- 24%
- Payment, one income
- 47%
69.2% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 5,554
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.5
Buyers living abroad bought 15.6% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 15.6%
Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more once since 1995. That fall began in Q2 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −31.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 129 months
19.4% of the 1,088,700 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 19.4%
- Empty homes
- 211,452
In 2025, 10% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 10%
Public bodies signed €66M of housing works here in 2025, and €83.8M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €66M
- Per resident, 2025
- €29