First Release

Year: LX.
Zagreb, 27 September 2023
GRAD-2023-2-1
ISSN 1334-0557

COMPLETED BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS, 2022

 

In 2022, there were 6 809 buildings completed, of which 83.1% were residential and 16.9% non-residential ones.

The floor area of completed buildings was 3 102 780 m2, which was 26.1% more than in 2021.

There were 15 875 new dwellings completed, with an average useful floor area of 92.1 m2.

By type of works, most dwellings (94.0%) were built as new constructions, 5.4% as additions/extensions on existing buildings and 0.6% as conversions of non-residential spaces into residential ones.

1 COMPLETED BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS, 2021 AND 2022
    Completed buildings Completed dwellings
Total Residential buildings Non-residential buildings Number of
dwellings		 Useful floor
area, m2
Number Floor area, m2 Number Floor area, m2 Number Floor area, m2
2021 6 071 2 460 642 5 007 1 632 214 1 064 828 428 12 514 1 187 499
2022 6 809 3 102 780 5 660 1 996 044 1 149 1 106 736 15 875 1 461 917
Indices
2022
2021		 112,2 126,1 113,0 122,3 108,0 133,6 126,9 123,1

G-1 COMPOSITION OF FLOOR AREA OF COMPLETED BUILDINGS, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS AND TYPE OF WORKS, 2022

2 COMPLETED BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS, TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS AND TYPE OF INVESTOR, 2022
    Completed buildings Completed dwellings
Number Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Number of
dwellings		 Useful floor area, m2 Average useful floor area, m2
Total 6 809 3 102 780 12 113 456 15 875 1 461 917 92,1
By type of buildings             
Residential buildings 5 660 1 996 044 6 140 495 15 718 1 451 805 92,4
Non-residential buildings 1 149 1 106 736 5 972 961 157 10 112 64,4
By type of works             
New construction works 6 080 2 846 416 11 049 864 14 925 1 374 693 92,1
Additions (extensions) 729 256 364 1 063 592 850 78 892 92,8
Conversion of non-residential space into a residential one - - - 100 8 332 83,3
By type of investor             
Natural persons 5 343 1 317 597 4 241 780 8 185 900 471 110,0
State government bodies and bodies of local government and self-government 198 145 465 588 123 273 15 782 57,8
Other legal entities 1 268 1 639 718 7 283 553 7 417 545 664 73,6

G-2 COMPOSITION OF FLOOR AREA OF COMPLETED BUILDINGS, BY TYPE OF INVESTOR, 2022

G-3 COMPOSITION OF NUMBER OF COMPLETED DWELLINGS, BY TYPE OF INVESTOR, 2022

3 NUMBER AND SIZE OF COMPLETED BUILDINGS, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS AND TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS, 2022
    Completed buildings
Number of buildings Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 6 809 3 102 780 12 113 456
New buildings 6 080 2 846 416 11 049 864
Residential buildings 5 112 1 890 451 5 824 755
One-dwelling buildings 3 177 625 068 1 920 879
Two-dwelling buildings 617 169 750 509 201
Three and more dwelling buildings 1 313 1 084 527 3 354 680
Residences for communities 5 11 106 39 995
Non-residential buildings 968 955 965 5 225 109
Hotels and similar buildings 105 115 787 418 765
Office buildings 45 24 632 80 449
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 111 192 091 1 014 950
Traffic and communication buildings1) 111 26 600 91 091
Industrial buildings and warehouse 228 368 084 2 549 106
Public entertainment, education, hospitalor institutional care buildings 61 83 022 377 984
Other non-residential buildings2) 307 145 749 692 764
Additions (extensions)3) 729 256 364 1 063 592
Residential buildings 548 105 593 315 740
Non-residential buildings 181 150 771 747 852

1) Buildings included in this group mostly refer to privately owned garages situated next to family houses and public garages.
2) This group includes farm buildings, buildings for religious services, etc.
3) Works leading to the creation of new usable entireties beside or on an already existing construction (new dwellings, spaces for economic activities and other spaces). 

4 COMPLETED DWELLINGS, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS, TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS AND NUMBER OF ROOMS, 2022
    Number of dwellings Useful floor area, m2 Dwellings, by number of rooms
1 room 2 rooms 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 rooms  8 or more rooms
Total 15 875 1 461 917 1 802 5 129 4 144 3 055 1 135 469 108 33
Dwellings in new buildings 14 925 1 374 693 1 678 4 816 3 902 2 898 1 052 453 98 28
Residential buildings 14 774 1 365 051 1 635 4 768 3 856 2 885 1 052 452 98 28
One-dwelling buildings 3 177 484 642 40 237 540 1 131 736 381 89 23
Two-dwelling buildings 1 232 131 010 57 231 437 333 120 42 8 4
Three and more dwelling buildings 10 365 749 399 1 538 4 300 2 879 1 421 196 29 1 1
Non-residential buildings 151 9 642 43 48 46 13 - 1 - -
Dwellings created by additions and extensions 850 78 892 102 268 230 144 78 14 10 4
Dwellings got by conversions of non-residential area into a dwelling 100 8 332 22 45 12 13 5 2 - 1

G-4 COMPOSITION OF FLOOR AREA OF COMPLETED DWELLINGS, BY NUMBER OF ROOMS, 2022

5 COMPLETED DWELLINGS, BY TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, 2022

    Number of dwellings Dwellings with installations Dwellings with auxiliary spaces
Water supply system Sewage system Central heating Lift1) Kitchen, 4 m2 and larger Kitchen, less than 4 m2 Toilet Bathroom
Total 15 875 15 875 15 875 9 283 4 655 15 316 559 15 875 15 875
Dwellings in new buildings 14 925 14 925 14 925 8 830 4 633 14 431 494 14 925 14 925
Residential buildings 14 774 14 774 14 774 8 786 4 525 14 284 490 14 774 14 774
One-dwelling buildings 3 177 3 177 3 177 1 870 1 3 123 54 3 177 3 177
Two-dwelling buildings 1 232 1 232 1 232 478 - 1 207 25 1 232 1 232
Three and more dwelling buildings 10 365 10 365 10 365 6 438 4 524 9 954 411 10 365 10 365
Non-residential buildings 151 151 151 44 108 147 4 151 151
Dwellings created by additions and extensions 850 850 850 409 10 796 54 850 850
Dwellings got by conversions of non-residential area into a dwelling 100 100 100 44 12 89 11 100 100

1) Completed dwellings in buildings equipped with a passenger lift.

G-5 EQUIPMENT OF COMPLETED DWELLINGS WITH INSTALLATIONS AND AUXILIARY SPACES, 2022

6 NUMBER AND SIZE OF COMPLETED BUILDINGS, BY COUNTIES, 2022

County of Buildings
Total Residential Non-residential
Number Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Number Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Number Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Republic of Croatia 6 809 3 102 780 12 113 456 5 660 1 996 044 6 140 495 1 149 1 106 736 5 972 961
Zagreb 470 275 663 1 623 821 375 102 914 315 162 95 172 749 1 308 659
Krapina-Zagorje  225 70 123 290 850 150 31 431 96 605 75 38 692 194 245
Sisak-Moslavina 123 43 749 182 362 82 14 082 43 786 41 29 667 138 576
Karlovac 104 37 903 142 481 64 23 955 69 963 40 13 948 72 518
Varaždin 302 118 669 492 633 231 48 634 147 504 71 70 035 345 129
Koprivnica-Križevci 144 67 204 301 389 92 26 400 83 199 52 40 804 218 190
Bjelovar-Bilogora 176 74 806 307 062 114 43 517 139 864 62 31 289 167 198
Primorje-Gorski kotar 446 264 932 1 134 514 406 187 396 594 810 40 77 536 539 704
Lika-Senj 62 29 256 118 997 45 10 933 32 903 17 18 323 86 094
Virovitica-Podravina 130 48 362 190 621 71 23 646 74 346 59 24 716 116 275
Požega-Slavonia 118 30 045 114 630 87 17 895 58 343 31 12 150 56 287
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 185 50 949 195 850 134 27 730 89 203 51 23 219 106 647
Zadar 1 026 364 627 1 142 617 954 300 708 843 228 72 63 919 299 389
Osijek-Baranja 481 221 527 874 365 363 105 088 327 203 118 116 439 547 162
Šibenik-Knin 287 93 960 321 004 258 74 930 227 763 29 19 030 93 241
Vukovar-Sirmium 185 62 644 283 998 135 34 511 111 696 50 28 133 172 302
Split-Dalmatia 537 278 864 976 832 479 187 821 580 571 58 91 043 396 261
Istria 793 284 498 962 143 732 204 273 624 421 61 80 225 337 722
Dubrovnik-Neretva 225 89 463 323 580 190 55 376 170 385 35 34 087 153 195
Međimurje 309 128 535 562 866 244 64 988 192 922 65 63 547 369 944
City of Zagreb 481 467 001 1 570 841 454 409 816 1 316 618 27 57 185 254 223

7 COMPLETED DWELLINGS, BY NUMBER OF ROOMS, BY COUNTIES, 2022

County of Number of dwellings Useful floor area, m2 Dwellings by number of rooms
1 room 2 rooms 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 rooms  8 or more rooms
Republic of Croatia 15 875 1 461 917 1 802 5 129 4 144 3 055 1 135 469 108 33
By type of use                     
Dwellings for permanent residence 15 813 1 455 998 1 795 5 099 4 131 3 050 1 131 468 107 32
Dwellings for vacation and recreation 62 5 919 7 30 13 5 4 1 1 1
Zagreb 688 78 953 20 109 157 192 121 67 18 4
Krapina-Zagorje  222 24 657 11 54 64 51 28 12 1 1
Sisak-Moslavina 128 11 841 10 18 41 37 17 3 1 1
Karlovac 183 14 951 20 54 64 27 13 4 1 -
Varaždin 290 39 314 9 56 32 79 76 30 8 -
Koprivnica-Križevci 204 18 576 12 70 51 38 21 7 3 2
Bjelovar-Bilogora 281 24 997 8 75 113 54 10 19 2 -
Primorje-Gorski kotar 1 380 126 726 267 476 309 235 63 26 3 1
Lika-Senj 86 8 337 2 10 46 15 9 3 1 -
Virovitica-Podravina 164 15 776 24 61 33 28 8 6 3 1
Požega-Slavonia 112 12 919 - 7 27 54 19 3 2 -
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 170 20 786 1 16 38 61 38 10 6 -
Zadar 2 569 229 623 370 1 066 554 344 162 52 17 4
Osijek-Baranja 837 79 287 26 174 249 296 63 23 4 2
Šibenik-Knin 539 54 629 52 161 130 129 33 24 8 2
Vukovar-Sirmium 208 23 653 8 26 46 90 19 17 2 -
Split-Dalmatia 1 824 143 638 377 837 401 147 40 18 4 -
Istria 1 562 164 595 178 502 381 301 145 43 6 6
Dubrovnik-Neretva 383 42 164 46 68 125 74 37 30 2 1
Međimurje 404 51 201 5 48 116 118 76 36 5 -
City of Zagreb 3 641 275 294 356 1 241 1 167 685 137 36 11 8

G-6 FLOOR AREA OF COMPLETED BUILDINGS, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS, BY COUNTIES, 2022

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Data presented in this First Release are collected using the Annual Report on Completed Buildings and Dwellings (GRAĐ-10 form). This report is filled in by enumerators on the basis of their visits to counties. In the course of these visits, they define which buildings and dwellings were completed in the reporting year. The census is conducted through services in competent administration bodies competent for construction affairs in major cities, the City of Zagreb and the counties, authorised for issuing documents by which the construction is approved. Visits are based on an address book made up from data on building permits issued for buildings.

Coverage and comparability

Until 2002, data on total number of completed buildings and dwellings were collected from two sources: data on construction in private ownership based on records kept by bodies competent for construction in counties and records kept by contractors (legal entities) employing five or more persons. Due to the decreasing compatibility and difficulties in the control of coverage from different sources, a new report was introduced in 2002, which enables the monitoring of all data on completed buildings and dwellings from one source and using the same methodology.

Data on types of constructions and works are classified according to the National Classification of Types of Constructions – NKVG (Methodological Guidelines No. 41, ISBN 953-6667-33-9, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, 2002).

Data on dwellings were collected according to the methodology applied in the censuses of population, households and dwellings, which are harmonised with the Conference of European Statisticians Recommendations for the 2020 Censuses of Population and Housing, UN, New York and Geneva, 2015.

Definitions

Buildings are permanent constructions covered with a roof and closed with outer walls. They are built as separate useful units that protect from weather and other conditions, intended for dwelling, performing a certain activity, for accommodation and protection of animals, goods, equipment used in various industrial activities and for services etc.

In this survey, buildings are also constructions covered with a roof but without (some of) the walls (e.g. porches for vehicles, storage places) and underground constructions (e.g. underground shelters, underground garages, underground shopping centres).

Residential buildings are constructions in which 50% or more of the useful floor area is intended for dwelling purposes.

Non-residential buildings are constructions without dwelling areas, or those in which less than 50% of the overall useful floor area is used for dwelling purposes.

Floor area of buildings is the sum total of the area of all floors of the building placed inside the outer walls.

Volume of building is the sum total of the volumes of all roofed space of a building, including outer walls.

New construction is a newly built structure built on a location where no structure existed or on a location previously cleared by demolition.

Construction of new buildings also means building from the foundations of buildings that were completely demolished in war or were so dilapidated that they had to be demolished.

Additions and extensions are construction works that result in new usable units in addition to the existing constructions, for example, a completely new dwelling or business premise.

Extensions of existing constructions or usable utilities, such as an additional construction of rooms in an existing dwelling or in a business premise are not included.

Conversions of non-residential areas into new dwellings are construction works by which an existing area in a building (e.g. attic or cellar area that has not been appropriated for residence, garage, area where production or service activity is performed) is conversed into one or more dwellings.

Dwelling is a residential construction unit consisting of one or more rooms and its accessories (kitchen, pantry, bathroom, toilet) or without them and with a direct access from a passage, staircase, yard or street.

Useful floor area of a dwelling is the floor area of a dwelling, measured inside the walls of the dwelling.

A dwelling has an installation for water supply or central heating when at least one room in the dwelling has those installations, no matter whether or not they are connected to the public utility network or some other facilities.

A dwelling has a bathroom when there is a separate room with a bath or shower, including all installations needed for water supply and sewage system, irrespective of whether they are connected to a public or a house network or not.

A dwelling has a toilet when it is inside of a dwelling, in a separate room or in a bathroom.

Dwellings for permanent residence are dwellings designed for permanent residence of one or more households and/or other persons who temporarily occupy them for work, schooling and other purposes.

Dwellings for vacation can be defined as conventional dwellings temporarily used only for vacation and recreation of their owners.

In this survey, the manner of usage of a dwelling is determined on the basis of available data in documents needed for building permits, that is, according to data that were able to be determined on the occasion of enumerating a completed dwelling. The manner of usage of a dwelling may be changed several times during the life of the dwelling, depending on the investor’s needs, i.e. the (new) owners. Detailed data on the manner of the housing fund usage may be collected only in censuses of population and dwellings.

 

Abbreviations

m2 square metre
m3 cubic metre
UN United Nations
'000 thousand

 

Symbols  
   
- no ocurrence

 

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