New construction of residential buildings. Started dwellings, first three quarters 2021, preliminary figures
Construction of new dwellings increased in the first three quarters of 2021
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-11-22 9.30
Preliminary figures show that construction of 46 000 dwellings began in the first three quarters of 2021. This is 17 percent more than in the same period in 2020, when the construction of 39 443 dwellings was started.
Among the started dwellings, approximately 36 450 are located in multi-dwelling buildings, which is 15 percent more than in the same period in 2020. Preliminary figures show that about 64 percent of the dwellings started in 2021 were rented dwellings. In one-to-two dwelling buildings, construction of approximately 9 550 dwellings was started, up by 22 percent compared with the first three quarters of 2020.
Conversion of multi-dwelling buildings also resulted in approximately 2 600 additional dwellings during the period, compared with 1 750 dwellings in the corresponding period in 2020.
The 2021 figures for new construction have been adjusted upwards by 5 percent, which is the reporting lag for the corresponding period in the past year. The figures for conversion have been adjusted upwards by 35 percent.
| All buildings Jan–Sept | Of which one- or two-dwelling buildings Jan–Sept | Of which multi-dwelling buildings Jan–Sept | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
|
Sweden
|
39 443 | 43 687 | 7 848 | 9 082 | 31 595 | 34 605 | |
|
Metropolitan areas
|
19 390 | 21 790 | 2 682 | 3 130 | 16 708 | 18 660 | |
|
Greater Stockholm
|
10 309 | 11 200 | 1 343 | 1 520 | 8 966 | 9 680 | |
|
Greater Göteborg
|
5 866 | 5 568 | 759 | 865 | 5 107 | 4 703 | |
|
Greater Malmö
|
3 215 | 5 022 | 580 | 745 | 2 635 | 4 277 | |
|
Sweden excl. Metropolitan areas
|
20 053 | 21 897 | 5 166 | 5 952 | 14 887 | 15 945 | |
|
Stockholm
|
10 309 | 11 200 | 1 343 | 1 520 | 8 966 | 9 680 | |
|
Uppsala
|
1 616 | 3 102 | 498 | 519 | 1 118 | 2 583 | |
|
Södermanland
|
1 098 | 1 362 | 364 | 401 | 734 | 961 | |
|
Östergötland
|
1 356 | 1 303 | 360 | 256 | 996 | 1 047 | |
|
Jönköping
|
1 006 | 1 706 | 311 | 279 | 695 | 1 427 | |
|
Kronoberg
|
674 | 980 | 207 | 152 | 467 | 828 | |
|
Kalmar
|
855 | 419 | 218 | 229 | 637 | 190 | |
|
Gotland
|
117 | 156 | 48 | 52 | 69 | 104 | |
|
Blekinge
|
465 | 393 | 116 | 152 | 349 | 241 | |
|
Skåne
|
5 364 | 7 410 | 1 277 | 1 718 | 4 087 | 5 692 | |
|
Halland
|
1 621 | 1 312 | 436 | 451 | 1 185 | 861 | |
|
Västra Götaland
|
7 147 | 8 007 | 1 361 | 1 702 | 5 786 | 6 305 | |
|
Värmland
|
777 | 399 | 141 | 167 | 636 | 232 | |
|
Örebro
|
1 945 | 689 | 243 | 249 | 1 702 | 440 | |
|
Västmanland
|
1 096 | 1 212 | 162 | 265 | 934 | 947 | |
|
Dalarna
|
426 | 549 | 178 | 172 | 248 | 377 | |
|
Gävleborg
|
716 | 622 | 149 | 224 | 567 | 398 | |
|
Västernorrland
|
460 | 224 | 63 | 63 | 397 | 161 | |
|
Jämtland
|
167 | 265 | 107 | 117 | 60 | 148 | |
|
Västerbotten
|
681 | 1 491 | 117 | 201 | 564 | 1 290 | |
|
Norrbotten
|
1 547 | 886 | 149 | 193 | 1 398 | 693 | |
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 2021 will be published on 17 February 2022.
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