New construction of residential buildings, started dwellings, first three quarters of 2023, preliminary data
Construction of new dwellings decreased in the first three quarters of 2023
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-11-24 8.00
Preliminary figures show that construction of 20 950 dwellings began in the first three quarters of 2023. This is 55 percent less than in the same period in 2022, when the construction of 46 533 dwellings was started.
Among the started dwellings, approximately 15 950 are located in multi-dwelling buildings, which is 56 percent less than in the same period in 2022. Preliminary figures show that about 71 percent of the dwellings started in 2023 were rented dwellings. In one-to-two dwelling buildings, construction of approximately 5 000 dwellings was started, down by 50 percent compared with the first three quarters of 2022.
Conversion of multi-dwelling buildings also resulted in approximately 1 950 additional dwellings during the period, compared with 1 917 dwellings in the corresponding period in 2022.
The 2023 figures for new construction have been adjusted upwards by 10 percent, which is the reporting lag for the corresponding period in the past year. The figures for conversion have been adjusted upwards by 51 percent.
| All buildings Jan–sept | Of which one- or two-dwelling buildings Jan–sept | Of which multi-dwelling buildings Jan–sept | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Sweden | 46 533 | 19 083 | 10 029 | 4 562 | 36 504 | 14 521 | |
| Metropolitan areas | 19 750 | 9 056 | 2 889 | 1 399 | 16 861 | 7 657 | |
| Greater Stockholm | 11 237 | 5 229 | 1 402 | 824 | 9 835 | 4 405 | |
| Greater Göteborg | 5 271 | 2 653 | 913 | 456 | 4 358 | 2 197 | |
| Greater Malmö | 3 242 | 1 174 | 574 | 119 | 2 668 | 1 055 | |
| Sweden excl. Metropolitan areas | 26 783 | 10 027 | 7 140 | 3 163 | 19 643 | 6 864 | |
| Stockholm | 11 237 | 5 229 | 1 402 | 824 | 9 835 | 4 405 | |
| Uppsala | 3 204 | 639 | 540 | 285 | 2 664 | 354 | |
| Södermanland | 2 960 | 921 | 496 | 281 | 2 464 | 640 | |
| Östergötland | 2 363 | 613 | 614 | 217 | 1 749 | 396 | |
| Jönköping | 711 | 385 | 411 | 149 | 300 | 236 | |
| Kronoberg | 1 402 | 341 | 156 | 98 | 1 246 | 243 | |
| Kalmar | 777 | 259 | 300 | 120 | 477 | 139 | |
| Gotland | 408 | 52 | 186 | 36 | 222 | 16 | |
| Blekinge | 471 | 52 | 210 | 49 | 261 | 3 | |
| Skåne | 5 377 | 2 150 | 1 439 | 455 | 3 938 | 1 695 | |
| Halland | 1 794 | 970 | 663 | 315 | 1 131 | 655 | |
| Västra Götaland | 7 367 | 3 571 | 1 707 | 863 | 5 660 | 2 708 | |
| Värmland | 1 462 | 396 | 200 | 79 | 1 262 | 317 | |
| Örebro | 801 | 702 | 291 | 150 | 510 | 552 | |
| Västmanland | 1 454 | 427 | 253 | 124 | 1 201 | 303 | |
| Dalarna | 1 396 | 531 | 248 | 132 | 1 148 | 399 | |
| Gävleborg | 258 | 240 | 162 | 66 | 96 | 174 | |
| Västernorrland | 315 | 150 | 122 | 22 | 193 | 128 | |
| Jämtland | 260 | 203 | 185 | 105 | 75 | 98 | |
| Västerbotten | 1 477 | 576 | 192 | 106 | 1 285 | 470 | |
| Norrbotten | 1 039 | 676 | 252 | 86 | 787 | 590 | |
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
Dwellings refers to a unit intended fully or to a significant extent for residential use, regardless of the type of building in which it is located. Therefore, residences in one- or two-dwelling buildings are defined as dwellings.
One- or two-dwelling buildings refers to a detached one- or two-dwelling building, as well as semi-detached, terraced and linked buildings (excluding second homes).
Multi-dwelling buildings refers to buildings with three or more dwellings, including balcony-access buildings.
Conversion refers to the difference between the number of dwellings added and the number eliminated in conversions or altered use.
Next publishing will be
Preliminary statistics for the full year 2023 will be published on 23 February 2024.
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