Europe Housing Starts

Insights
  • United Kingdom housing starts were 29,490 units in Q2 2025. This is a 2.5% increase from 28,780 units in Q1 2025.
  • France's housing starts fell to 13,504 units in August 2025. This is a 46.8% decrease from 25,400 units in July 2025.
  • Russia's area of total dwellings commenced reached 7.9 million square meters in August 2025, a five-month high.

Data is available for the period 2012 to 2025 across 12 countries in Europe.

World Major Countries Americas Europe Asia
Country Current Value Previous Value Prior Year Frequency Period
Flag of United Kingdom
United Kingdom
29,490 units 28,780 units 25,450 units Quarterly Q2 2025
Flag of France
France
13,504 units 25,400 units 10,101 units Monthly Aug'25
Flag of Russia
Russia
7.9M sqm 7.4M sqm 9.22M sqm Monthly Aug'25
Flag of Spain
Spain
34.4K units 39.7K units 30.96K units Quarterly Q1 2025
Flag of Turkey
Turkey
14,868 units 12,381 units 6,920 units Monthly Jun'25
Flag of Sweden
Sweden
6.6K units 6.9K units 7.15K units Quarterly Q2 2025
Flag of Norway
Norway
1,542 units 1,761 units 1,920 units Monthly Sep'25
Flag of Denmark
Denmark
2,951 units 2,825 units 2,281 units Quarterly Q2 2025
Flag of Czech Republic
Czech Republic
7,989 units 8,306 units 9,165 units Quarterly Q2 2025
Flag of Finland
Finland
1,503 units 768 units 1,754 units Monthly Aug'25
Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1,640 units 1,431 units 1,703 units Quarterly Q2 2025
Flag of Iceland
Iceland
4,338 units 2,406 units 2,406 units Yearly Dec'21
Europe Housing Starts : Definition
Housing Starts measures the number of new residential construction projects that have begun during a specific period, indicating the level of activity in the housing sector and overall economic health.