New construction of residential buildings. Started dwellings, first quarter 2021, preliminary figures

Construction rate increased in the first quarter of 2021

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-05-25 9.30

Preliminary figures show that construction of roughly 16 000 dwellings was started in new buildings during the first quarter of 2021. This is 24 percent more than in the same period last year, when construction of 12 854 dwellings was started.

Approximately 13 300 of new dwellings were located in multi-dwelling buildings, which is 31 percent more than in same period a year ago. Among one- or two-dwelling buildings the rate of construction is almost unchanged compared to the same period in 2020; construction of 2 700 dwellings was started in the first quarter 2021, which is about 40 fewer than a year ago.

In addition, conversion of multi-dwelling buildings was begun in 700 dwellings in the first quarter of 2021, compared with 550 dwellings in the corresponding period in 2020.

The 2021 figures on new construction have been adjusted upwards by 4 percent, which is the average delay in the corresponding period in recent years. The 2021 figures on conversion have been adjusted upwards by 60 percent.

New construction of residential buildings. Started dwellings, first quarter 2021, preliminary figures — Number of started dwellings 2001-2021

Number of dwellings started in the first quarter of 2020 and 2021, by region. Figures not adjusted upwards.

	All buildings Jan–mar		Of which one- or two-dwelling buildings Jan–mar		Of which multi-dwelling buildings Jan–mar
	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021
Sweden	12 854	15 411	2 740	2 613	10 114	12 798
Metropolitan areas	6 760	8 340	830	866	5 930	7 474
Greater Stockholm	3 577	3 879	336	474	3 241	3 405
Greater Göteborg	2 410	2 297	278	234	2 132	2 063
Greater Malmö	773	2 164	216	158	557	2 006
Sweden excl. Metropolitan areas	6 094	7 071	1 910	1 747	4 184	5 324
Stockholm	3 577	3 879	336	474	3 241	3 405
Uppsala	713	799	188	157	525	642
Södermanland	509	591	183	135	326	456
Östergötland	249	433	119	75	130	358
Jönköping	313	1 003	80	122	233	881
Kronoberg	222	216	84	32	138	184
Kalmar	158	107	50	62	108	45
Gotland	19	37	19	19	.	18
Blekinge	203	29	49	29	154	.
Skåne	1 191	3 029	486	451	705	2 578
Halland	403	574	154	141	249	433
Västra Götaland	2 823	3 121	509	504	2 314	2 617
Värmland	295	151	38	46	257	105
Örebro	571	149	114	81	457	68
Västmanland	412	344	81	102	331	242
Dalarna	148	212	70	53	78	159
Gävleborg	97	183	53	44	44	139
Västernorrland	15	5	15	5	.	.
Jämtland	63	92	44	12	19	80
Västerbotten	497	436	40	48	457	388
Norrbotten	376	21	28	21	348	.

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

Final figures for 2020 will be published on 2021-08-23.

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