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

New construction of residential buildings. Started dwellings, second quarter 2023, preliminary figures — Number of started dwellings, first half of 2003−2023

Number of dwellings started in the first half of 2022 and 2023, by region. Figures not adjusted upwards

	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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