New construction of residential buildings. Started dwellings 2024, preliminary figures
In 2024, 28 350 new dwellings were started in new construction
According to preliminary figures for 2024, the construction of 28 350 dwellings was started in new buildings. This is two percent down from 2023, when construction of 28 817 dwellings was started.
The construction of 22 600 dwellings in multi-dwelling buildings, inclusive special housing, was started in 2024, which is one percent up than in 2023. Among these dwellings, 70 percent are rented, compared to 71 percent in 2023.
The construction of 5 750 dwellings was started in one- or two-dwelling buildings, which is 9 percent less than a year earlier.
In addition, conversion of multi-dwelling buildings resulted in approximately 2 450 dwellings in 2024, compared with 2 179 dwellings in 2023.
The 2024 figures on new construction have been adjusted upwards by 10 percent, which is the average delay in reporting for the previous year. The 2024 figures on conversion have been adjusted upwards by 32 percent.
| New construction | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter 1-4 |
All buildings |
Percentage change |
One- or two- dwelling buildings |
Percentage change |
Multi-dwelling buildings |
Percentage change |
| 2022 | 56 099 | ‑18 | 12 639 | ‑10 | 43 460 | ‑20 |
| 2023 | 28 817 | ‑49 | 6 332 | ‑50 | 22 485 | ‑48 |
| 2024* | 28 350 | ‑2 | 5 750 | ‑9 | 22 600 | +1 |
* Figures for the current year are adjusted by 10 percent which are the average backlog in recent years.
| All dwellings | Of which special housing |
Of which one- or two- dwelling buildings |
Of which multi- dwelling buildings |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Sweden | 28 817 | 25 766 | 3 175 | 4 711 | 6 332 | 5 232 | 19 310 | 15 823 |
| Stockholm county | 7 814 | 8 979 | 985 | 391 | 1 092 | 883 | 5 737 | 7 705 |
| Uppsala county | 1 592 | 1 642 | 139 | 191 | 317 | 358 | 1 136 | 1 093 |
| Södermanland county | 1 633 | 452 | 242 | 101 | 327 | 140 | 1 064 | 211 |
| Östergötland county | 1 098 | 870 | 38 | 242 | 310 | 317 | 750 | 311 |
| Jönköping county | 563 | 516 | 47 | 25 | 229 | 259 | 287 | 232 |
| Kronoberg county | 504 | 279 | 88 | 53 | 113 | 94 | 303 | 132 |
| Kalmar county | 425 | 157 | 2 | 27 | 198 | 73 | 225 | 57 |
| Gotland county | 111 | 149 | . | . | 41 | 37 | 70 | 112 |
| Blekinge county | 90 | 94 | 7 | 12 | 80 | 73 | 3 | 9 |
| Skåne county | 3 194 | 3 862 | 106 | 974 | 725 | 809 | 2 363 | 2 079 |
| Halland county | 1 059 | 704 | 18 | 72 | 389 | 393 | 652 | 239 |
| Västra Götaland county | 5 451 | 3 329 | 744 | 519 | 1 230 | 897 | 3 477 | 1 913 |
| Värmland county | 639 | 323 | 305 | 6 | 155 | 95 | 179 | 222 |
| Örebro county | 938 | 300 | 90 | 118 | 235 | 169 | 613 | 13 |
| Västmanland county | 740 | 347 | 221 | 6 | 155 | 105 | 364 | 236 |
| Dalarna county | 612 | 465 | 98 | 122 | 223 | 117 | 291 | 226 |
| Gävleborg county | 288 | 376 | . | 176 | 92 | 56 | 196 | 144 |
| Västernorrland county | 168 | 40 | 3 | . | 37 | 40 | 128 | . |
| Jämtland county | 215 | 122 | 5 | 16 | 136 | 91 | 74 | 15 |
| Västerbotten county | 865 | 565 | 2 | 46 | 151 | 140 | 712 | 379 |
| Norrbotten county | 818 | 2 195 | 35 | 1 614 | 97 | 86 | 686 | 495 |
Due to the lag in reporting, data for the past year is underestimated in the preliminary statistics. The information will be revised in connection with the next publication.
Definitions and explanations
A dwelling refers to a flat designed to an appreciable proportion as a place of residence, irrespective of the type of building in which it is located. Dwellings in one- or two-dwelling buildings are therefore also defined as flats.
One-to-two dwelling buildings refer to detached one- or two-dwelling buildings as well as semi-detached houses, terraced houses and link attached houses (excluding holiday homes).
Multi-dwelling buildings refer to residential buildings with three or more apartments, including housing with balcony access.
Multi-dwelling buildings include special housing like housing for student, special housing for the elderly/disabled persons and other special housing.
Conversion refers to the difference between dwellings added and removed through conversion or changes in usage of multi-dwelling buildings.
Start usually refers to the initial date of starting clearance from the municipality; a more actual date for commencing construction work can be updated from the municipality.
Next publishing will be
Final figures for 2024 will be published on 2025-05-09.
Statistical Database
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