Rabbit production contributes to animal protein supply and farm income, but housing directly affects welfare, growth and reproductive efficiency. Evidence on rabbit housing is dispersed and sometimes inconsistent. This study systematically reviewed and bibliometrically mapped research on the relationship between housing systems and rabbit growth and reproductive performance. Records were retrieved from Scopus using a structured Boolean search, screened according to PRISMA 2020, and analysed with Bibliometrix in R and VOSviewer. From 130 records, 28 studies met the final eligibility criteria. Hungary recorded the highest country output with 30 documents, followed by Italy with 28 and India with 24, while Italy had the highest country citation count with 55 citations. The most highly cited document in the dataset was the 2007 study by Cabezas and Moreno with 48 citations. Keyword co-occurrence analysis identified four connected themes: housing, welfare and reproductive outcomes; growth performance and physiology; nutrition and feeding systems; and controlled experimentation across housing systems. Collaboration was concentrated mainly in European networks, with limited African representation despite contributions from Egypt, Ethiopia and Nigeria. These findings show that rabbit housing is a life science issue linking animal welfare, physiology, reproduction and food production. Future research should broaden geographical coverage and compare housing systems using integrated welfare and productivity indicators.