New construction of dwellings, second quarter of 2019, preliminary figures
Less new construction of dwellings in the first half of 2019
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2019-08-20 9.30
According to preliminary figures, construction of roughly 24 650 dwellings began in the first six months of 2019. This is a decrease of about 12 percent compared with the same period in 2018, when the construction of 27 966 dwellings was started.
In the first half of 2019, construction of approximately 19 800 dwellings was started in multi-dwelling buildings, which is 9 percent less than in the same period in 2018. Preliminarily, about 61 percent of the dwellings started in 2019 were rented dwellings.
In one-to-two dwelling buildings, construction of 4 850 dwellings was started, down by 21 percent compared with same period in 2018.
In addition, conversion of multi-dwelling buildings resulted in 1 300 dwellings in the first half of 2019, compared with 1 362 dwellings in the corresponding period in 2018.
The 2019 figures on new construction have been adjusted upwards by 11 percent, which was the time lag in the corresponding period last year. The 2019 figures on conversion have been adjusted upwards by 44 percent.
| All buildings Jan–jun | Of which one- or two-dwelling buildings Jan–jun | Of which multi-dwelling buildings Jan–jun | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
|
Sweden
|
27 966 | 22 197 | 6 157 | 4 369 | 21 809 | 17 828 | |
|
Metropolitan areas
|
13 043 | 11 263 | 2 106 | 1 479 | 10 937 | 9 784 | |
|
Greater Stockholm
|
5 790 | 4 596 | 791 | 610 | 4 999 | 3 986 | |
|
Greater Göteborg
|
4 071 | 4 338 | 775 | 589 | 3 296 | 3 749 | |
|
Greater Malmö
|
3 182 | 2 329 | 540 | 280 | 2 642 | 2 049 | |
|
Sweden excl. Metropolitan areas
|
14 923 | 10 934 | 4 051 | 2 890 | 10 872 | 8 044 | |
|
Stockholm
|
5 790 | 4 596 | 791 | 610 | 4 999 | 3 986 | |
|
Uppsala
|
1 832 | 1 307 | 313 | 171 | 1 519 | 1 136 | |
|
Södermanland
|
1 124 | 843 | 374 | 288 | 750 | 555 | |
|
Östergötland
|
1 137 | 1 069 | 275 | 173 | 862 | 896 | |
|
Jönköping
|
912 | 381 | 217 | 164 | 695 | 217 | |
|
Kronoberg
|
470 | 682 | 139 | 144 | 331 | 538 | |
|
Kalmar
|
333 | 829 | 214 | 76 | 119 | 753 | |
|
Gotland
|
58 | 30 | 58 | 30 | . | . | |
|
Blekinge
|
88 | 311 | 67 | 88 | 21 | 223 | |
|
Skåne
|
5 436 | 3 659 | 1 202 | 756 | 4 234 | 2 903 | |
|
Halland
|
989 | 739 | 307 | 195 | 682 | 544 | |
|
Västra Götaland
|
5 081 | 4 750 | 1 131 | 877 | 3 950 | 3 873 | |
|
Värmland
|
486 | 399 | 115 | 95 | 371 | 304 | |
|
Örebro
|
380 | 567 | 162 | 106 | 218 | 461 | |
|
Västmanland
|
545 | 467 | 205 | 139 | 340 | 328 | |
|
Dalarna
|
466 | 377 | 106 | 119 | 360 | 258 | |
|
Gävleborg
|
765 | 188 | 137 | 70 | 628 | 118 | |
|
Västernorrland
|
249 | 98 | 68 | 30 | 181 | 68 | |
|
Jämtland
|
305 | 220 | 69 | 64 | 236 | 156 | |
|
Västerbotten
|
875 | 397 | 121 | 88 | 754 | 309 | |
|
Norrbotten
|
645 | 288 | 86 | 86 | 559 | 202 | |
Due to the time lag in reporting, the figures for the most recent year are underestimated. In the past year, this underestimation was about 11 percent.
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.
Conversion refers to the difference between dwellings added and removed through conversion or changes in usage of multi-dwelling buildings.
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