🇸🇪Sweden building permit growth
Sweden's building permit growth is -11.2% as of Q2 2026, from official Eurostat data. It fell from -11.1% the previous quarter. Over the period shown it has ranged from -58.6% to 65.7%. That is 21.9 percentage points below the euro-area average of 10.7% — the 26th of 28 European countries that report it.
Building permit growth · Sweden
-11.2%
vs prev
▼ 0.1 pp
Source: Eurostat (sts_cobp_q) · data through Q2 2026 · released 2026-10-02 · modifications: none
This is the change in the number of dwellings in residential buildings for which building permits were issued, compared with the same quarter a year earlier, as published by Eurostat. Residences for communities are not counted and the figures are not seasonally adjusted. Permits show planned building, not homes completed.
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Sweden building permit growth — frequently asked questions
- What is Sweden's building permit growth?
- Sweden's building permit growth is -11.2% as of Q2 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Sweden's building permit growth compare with the euro area?
- It is the 26th-highest of 28 European countries that report it, against a euro-area average of 10.7%.
- Is Sweden's building permit growth rising or falling?
- It fell from -11.1% to -11.2% in the latest reading (Q2 2026).
- What does “building permit growth” measure?
- This is the change in the number of dwellings in residential buildings for which building permits were issued, compared with the same quarter a year earlier, as published by Eurostat. Residences for communities are not counted and the figures are not seasonally adjusted. Permits show planned building, not homes completed.