Sweden Housing Starts
Sweden's housing starts fell by 3.6% to 6.64 thousand units in Q2 2025 from 6.89 thousand units in Q1 2025. This decline occurred within a difficult construction sector. Higher material costs and fewer building permits are expected to cause a 2.6% contraction in the construction industry for 2025. The Riksbank maintains a cautious monetary policy stance with its policy rate expected to stay near 1.75% in Q4 2025 as consumer and business spending is subdued. Sweden's record low housing starts was 4.98 thousand units in Q3 2024 and record high was 19.53 thousand units in Q4 2021.
Quarterly Historical Data (2015-2025)
(in Thousand units)Sweden Housing Starts : Definition
Sweden housing starts count the number of new residential dwellings for which construction has begun in Sweden. Statistics Sweden gathers this data, usually marking the start when foundational work commences. This metric shows the level of new residential building activity.