New construction of residential buildings. Started dwellings, second quarter 2023, preliminary figures
New construction of dwellings in the first half of 2023
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-08-24 8.00
Preliminary figures show that construction of roughly 14 550 dwellings was started in new buildings during the first half of 2023. This is 57 percent down than in the same period last year when construction of 33 805 dwellings was started.
In the first half of 2023, construction of approximately 11 050 dwellings was started in multi-dwelling buildings, which is 58 percent down than in the same period in 2022. Preliminarily, about 71 percent of the dwellings started in 2023 were rented dwellings.
In one-to-two dwelling buildings, construction of 3 500 dwellings was started, which is 53 percent down than in the same period in 2022.
In addition, conversion of multi-dwelling buildings resulted in 1 000* dwellings in the first half of 2023, compared with 1 441 dwellings in the corresponding period in 2022.
The 2023 figures on new construction have been adjusted upwards by 15 percent, which was the time lag in the corresponding period last year. The 2023 figures on conversion have been adjusted upwards by 44 percent*.
* Corrected 2023-09-26
| All buildings Jan–juni | Of which one- or two-dwelling buildings Jan–juni | Of which multi-dwelling buildings Jan–juni | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Sweden | 33 805 | 12 667 | 7 475 | 3 048 | 26 330 | 9 619 | |
| Metropolitan areas | 14 198 | 5 295 | 2 057 | 797 | 12 141 | 4 498 | |
| Greater Stockholm | 8 046 | 2 769 | 1 007 | 362 | 7 039 | 2 407 | |
| Greater Göteborg | 3 936 | 1 887 | 674 | 350 | 3 262 | 1 537 | |
| Greater Malmö | 2 216 | 639 | 376 | 85 | 1 840 | 554 | |
| Sweden excl. Metropolitan areas | 19 607 | 7 372 | 5 418 | 2 251 | 14 189 | 5 121 | |
| Stockholm | 8 046 | 2 769 | 1 007 | 362 | 7 039 | 2 407 | |
| Uppsala | 2 155 | 346 | 435 | 214 | 1 720 | 132 | |
| Södermanland | 1 998 | 1 088 | 387 | 200 | 1 611 | 888 | |
| Östergötland | 2 123 | 257 | 492 | 120 | 1 631 | 137 | |
| Jönköping | 522 | 275 | 299 | 93 | 223 | 182 | |
| Kronoberg | 1 338 | 182 | 116 | 72 | 1 222 | 110 | |
| Kalmar | 656 | 214 | 203 | 75 | 453 | 139 | |
| Gotland | 291 | 27 | 165 | 27 | 126 | . | |
| Blekinge | 409 | 28 | 148 | 28 | 261 | . | |
| Skåne | 3 898 | 1 466 | 1 041 | 358 | 2 857 | 1 108 | |
| Halland | 1 156 | 727 | 497 | 246 | 659 | 481 | |
| Västra Götaland | 5 488 | 2 646 | 1 233 | 634 | 4 255 | 2 012 | |
| Värmland | 1 154 | 372 | 142 | 55 | 1 012 | 317 | |
| Örebro | 471 | 342 | 251 | 93 | 220 | 249 | |
| Västmanland | 1 098 | 405 | 202 | 102 | 896 | 303 | |
| Dalarna | 498 | 294 | 174 | 96 | 324 | 198 | |
| Gävleborg | 188 | 160 | 119 | 45 | 69 | 115 | |
| Västernorrland | 262 | 144 | 100 | 16 | 162 | 128 | |
| Jämtland | 210 | 121 | 144 | 80 | 66 | 41 | |
| Västerbotten | 1 077 | 351 | 138 | 71 | 939 | 280 | |
| Norrbotten | 767 | 453 | 182 | 61 | 585 | 392 | |
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
Statistics for the third quarter of 2023 will be published on 2023-11-24.
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