According to data compiled by the entity, demographic growth in many municipalities across the territory has significantly outpaced the number of new homes completed. This disparity between supply and demand is one of the structural factors driving the progressive increase in prices and the reduction of both purchase and rental offerings.

Residential pressure is particularly notable in several localities. The average across the main cities in the region is 15.5 people per primary residence. This figure soars in municipalities such as Amposta, with 52.8 people per home, Valls (49.1), el Vendrell (24.9), Tortosa (24), la Ràpita (17.1), Torredembarra (16.5), or Alcanar (16.4).

Most municipalities in the Tarragona and Ebro regions maintain an average occupancy of between 2.4 and 2.6 people per primary residence. However, the Chamber warns that the current pace of construction is far from being able to meet the real needs arising from demographic growth.

In the city of Tarragona, during the analyzed period, 976 homes were completed, while the population grew by 6,636 people. This means that for every home built, 6.8 new residents were added, a figure much higher than the city's usual residential occupancy ratio, which stands at 2.5 people per primary residence.

Given this situation, the organization has urged administrations to take measures to facilitate the promotion of new construction, streamline urban planning procedures, and incentivize the rehabilitation and incorporation of new properties into the market to alleviate the existing imbalance.