Sweden: permits for new residential buildings

The number of permits issued in Sweden for the construction of new residential buildings in 2023 was significantly lower than in the previous years. While 1,007 residential building permits were issued in the last quarter of 2023, that figure amounted to 2,979 permits in the second quarter of 2022. Permit issuance for housing has thus hit its lowest level since 2015.

Number of permits issued for the new construction of residential buildings in Sweden from 1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2023

Characteristic	Number of building permits issued
Q4 2023	1,007
Q3 2023	855
Q2 2023	1,311
Q1 2023	1,294
Q4 2022	1,453
Q3 2022	1,894
Q2 2022	2,979
Q1 2022	2,781
Q4 2021	2,848
Q3 2021	2,599
Q2 2021	3,292
Q1 2021	2,773
Q4 2020	2,388
Q3 2020	1,894
Q2 2020	2,456
Q1 2020	2,353
Q4 2019	2,026
Q3 2019	1,944
Q2 2019	2,462
Q1 2019	2,302
Q4 2018	2,201
Q3 2018	1,773
Q2 2018	2,395
Q1 2018	2,319
Q4 2017	2,533
Q3 2017	2,165
Q2 2017	2,889
Q1 2017	2,766
Q4 2016	2,627
Q3 2016	2,141
Q2 2016	2,943
Q1 2016	2,320
Q4 2015	2,281
Q3 2015	1,941
Q2 2015	2,474
Q1 2015	1,945

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Release date

February 2024

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Sweden

Survey time period

1st quarter 2015 to 4th quarter 2023

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Figures refer to the number of permits for whole buildings, not for dwellings. That means that a multi-family building would only be taken into account once.

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