New construction of residential buildings. Started dwellings, first three quarters 2022, preliminary figures

Construction of new dwellings decreased in the first three quarters of 2022

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2022-11-22 8.00

Preliminary figures show that construction of 43 750 dwellings began in the first three quarters of 2022. This is 9 percent less than in the same period in 2021, when the construction of 48 170 dwellings was started.

Among the started dwellings, approximately 34 200 are located in multi-dwelling buildings, which is 9 percent less than in the same period in 2021. Preliminary figures show that about 62 percent of the dwellings started in 2022 were rented dwellings. In one-to-two dwelling buildings, construction of approximately 9 550 dwellings was started, down by 9 percent compared with the first three quarters of 2021.

Conversion of multi-dwelling buildings also resulted in approximately 2 050 additional dwellings during the period, compared with 2 617 dwellings in the corresponding period in 2021.

The 2022 figures for new construction have been adjusted upwards by 6 percent, which is the reporting lag for the corresponding period in the past year. The figures for conversion have been adjusted upwards by 37 percent.

Namnlös — Number of started dwellings first three quarters 2002-2022

Number of dwellings started in the first three quarters of 2021 and 2022, by region. Figures not adjusted upwards.

	All buildings Jan–Sept		Of which one- or two-dwelling buildings Jan–Sept		Of which multi-dwelling buildings Jan–Sept
	2021	2022	2021	2022	2021	2022
Sweden	48 170	41 260	10 452	8 986	37 718	32 274
Metropolitan areas	23 261	17 340	3 625	2 368	19 636	14 972
Greater Stockholm	12 373	9 726	1 935	1 208	10 438	8 518
Greater Göteborg	5 528	4 853	910	776	4 618	4 077
Greater Malmö	5 360	2 761	780	384	4 580	2 377
Sweden excl. Metropolitan areas	24 909	23 920	6 827	6 618	18 082	17 302
Stockholm	12 373	9 726	1 935	1 208	10 438	8 518
Uppsala	3 417	3 038	543	596	2 874	2 442
Södermanland	1 361	2 573	409	482	952	2 091
Östergötland	1 861	2 159	478	529	1 383	1 630
Jönköping	2 140	565	408	320	1 732	245
Kronoberg	1 048	1 303	168	150	880	1 153
Kalmar	485	681	255	239	230	442
Gotland	127	408	49	186	78	222
Blekinge	651	325	197	175	454	150
Skåne	7 815	4 551	1 791	1 154	6 024	3 397
Halland	1 406	1 551	472	560	934	991
Västra Götaland	7 802	7 039	1 860	1 560	5 942	5 479
Värmland	884	1 561	219	178	665	1 383
Örebro	1 136	741	335	274	801	467
Västmanland	1 063	1 439	277	250	786	1 189
Dalarna	577	344	200	219	377	125
Gävleborg	670	245	252	149	418	96
Västernorrland	555	336	66	119	489	217
Jämtland	265	230	117	138	148	92
Västerbotten	1 515	1 419	213	163	1 302	1 256
Norrbotten	1 019	1 026	208	337	811	689

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 2022 will be published on 24 February 2023.

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