First Release

Year: LX.
Zagreb, 10 March 2023
GRAD-2023-3-2

ISSN 1334-0557

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, 2022

 

There were 11 165 building permits issued in 2022, which was 5.8% more than in 2021.

The planned value of works for the building permits issued in 2022 amounted to 43 207 271 thousand kuna, which was 35.4% more than in 2021.

According to the permits issued in 2022, there are 18 991 dwellings planned to be built, which is 14.0% more than in 2021.

In 2022:

- by types of constructions, 87.0% of permits were issued on buildings and 13.0% on civil engineering works

- by types of works, 79.9% of permits were issued on new constructions and 20.1% on reconstructions.

1 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS

  Number of permits by types of constructions Planned value of works, thousand kuna Dwellings
Total Buildings Civil engineering works Total Buildings Civil engineering works Number Useful floor area, m2
2021 10 553 8 991 1 562 31 916 210 23 597 931 8 318 279 16 654 1 551 977
2022 11 165 9 715 1 450 43 207 271 31 883 150 11 324 121 18 991 1 819 638
Indices
2022
2021
105,8 108,1 92,8 135,4 135,1 136,1 114,0 117,2

G-1 COMPOSITION OF NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2020 − 2022

G-2 COMPOSITION OF PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2020 − 2022

G-3 NUMBER OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2018 − 2022

G-4 USEFUL FLOOR AREA OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2018 − 2022

2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, 2022

By types of constructions Number of permits by types of works Planned value of works, thousand kuna
Total New construction Reconstructions Total New construction Reconstructions
Total 11 165 8 921 2 244 43 207 271 32 514 067 10 693 204
Buildings 9 715 7 839 1 876 31 883 150 25 842 558 6 040 592
Residential buildings 8 037 6 691 1 346 16 944 207 15 409 301 1 534 906
Non-residential buildings 1 678 1 148 530 14 938 943 10 433 257 4 505 686
Civil engineering works 1 450 1 082 368 11 324 121 6 671 509 4 652 612
Transport infrastructure 422 239 183 3 752 749 2 193 096 1 559 653
Pipelines, communication and electricity lines 883 750 133 4 118 613 2 027 104 2 091 509
Complex construction on industrial sites 64 38 26 2 362 425 1 597 105 765 320
Other civil engineering works 81 55 26 1 090 334 854 204 236 130

3 PERMITS ISSUED ON BUILDINGS, 2022

  Number of permits Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 9 715 4 145 460 17 282 096
New buildings 7 839 3 765 268 15 660 756
Residential buildings 6 691 2 345 829 7 337 149
One-dwelling buildings 4 376 892 483 2 804 903
Two-dwelling buildings 697 195 600 600 408
Three and more dwelling buildings 1 609 1 218 538 3 800 803
Residences for communities 9 39 208 131 035
Non-residential buildings 1 148 1 419 439 8 323 607
Hotels and similar buildings 130 161 797 595 088
Office buildings 40 80 126 271 178
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 126 285 040 1 906 293
Traffic and communication buildings 123 20 827 96 989
Industrial buildings and warehouses 291 554 060 3 883 368
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings 87 162 135 722 773
Other non-residential building1) 351 155 454 847 918
Additions (extensions)2) 786 380 192 1 621 340
Residential buildings 575 117 157 351 003
Non-residential buildings 211 263 035 1 270 337
Conversions and improvements 1 090 - -
Residential buildings 771 - -
Non-residential buildings 319 - -

1) This group includes farm buildings, buildings for religious services, etc.

2) Works leading to the creation of new usable entireties beside or on an already existing construction (new dwellings, space for economic activity and other spaces).

4 DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS, 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 18 991 1 819 638 1 672 5 183 5 600 4 120 1 641 588 130 57
Dwellings in new buildings 17 845 1 717 853 1 500 4 885 5 234 3 931 1 565 556 120 54
Residential buildings 17 639 1 701 345 1 498 4 827 5 141 3 893 1 551 555 120 54
One-dwelling buildings 4 377 681 418 75 237 754 1 519 1 154 482 108 48
Two-dwelling buildings 1 391 153 230 57 204 412 501 176 30 6 5
Three and more dwelling buildings 11 871 866 697 1 366 4 386 3 975 1 873 221 43 6 1
Non-residential buildings1) 206 16 508 2 58 93 38 14 1 - -
Dwellings created by additions and extensions 990 89 364 130 244 337 169 70 28 10 2
Dwellings created by conversions of non-residential area into a dwelling 156 12 421 42 54 29 20 6 4 - 1

1) Prevailingly non-residential buildings.

5 DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, ACCORDING TO TYPES OF SETTLEMENTS, INTENDED USE AND NUMBER OF FLOORS, BY EQUIPMENT WITH CENTRAL HEATING AND KITCHEN, 2022

  Total In residential buildings In non-residential buildings1)
Number Useful floor area, m2 Total With one dwelling With two dwellings With three and more dwellings
Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2
Total 18 991 1 819 638 18 732 1 799 871 4 815 728 397 1 622 173 785 12 295 897 689 259 19 767
In urban settlements 11 992 1 010 520 11 796 995 323 1 434 227 027 700 75 144 9 662 693 152 196 15 197
In other settlements 6 999 809 118 6 936 804 548 3 381 501 370 922 98 641 2 633 204 537 63 4 570
According to number of floors in building                               
Ground-floor buildings 2 882 306 990 2 826 303 504 2 084 243 823 327 28 980 415 30 701 56 3 486
1 floor 4 537 607 635 4 524 606 564 2 297 399 113 979 107 044 1 248 100 407 13 1 071
2 floors 5 353 461 788 5 264 456 071 391 75 119 264 30 671 4 609 350 281 89 5 717
3 floors 2 383 184 247 2 365 182 586 41 9 884 52 7 090 2 272 165 612 18 1 661
4 − 5 floors 1 822 134 112 1 739 126 280 2 458 - - 1 737 125 822 83 7 832
6 − 8 floors 1 764 110 246 1 764 110 246 - - - - 1 764 110 246 - -
9 and more floors  250 14 620 250 14 620 - - - - 250 14 620 - -
Number of dwellings with central heating 11 179 1 087 833 10 978 1 072 031 2 867 445 515 667 75 973 7 444 550 543 201 15 802
Number of dwellings with kitchen larger than 4 m2 18 364 - 18 123 - 4 707 - 1 596 - 11 820 - 241 -
Number of dwellings with kitchen smaller than 4 m2 627 - 609 - 108 - 26 - 475 - 18 -

1) Prevailingly non-residential buildings.

6 SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS WITH BUILDING PERMITS (new constructions and additions), 2022

County of Buildings Dwellings
Total Residential Non-residential Number Useful floor area, m2
Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 4 145 460 17 282 096 2 462 986 7 688 152 1 682 474 9 593 944 18 991 1 819 638
Zagreb 582 859 3 697 636 204 209 628 075 378 650 3 069 561 1 480 147 723
Krapina-Zagorje 112 596 544 315 37 675 117 191 74 921 427 124 261 28 939
Sisak-Moslavina 77 027 314 200 30 960 99 761 46 067 214 439 240 22 977
Karlovac 67 611 274 653 22 980 68 204 44 631 206 449 151 16 407
Varaždin 131 295 525 441 68 468 209 306 62 827 316 135 416 53 574
Koprivnica-Križevci 106 069 482 972 35 880 109 866 70 189 373 106 276 24 911
Bjelovar-Bilogora 149 791 782 232 50 534 155 225 99 257 627 007 365 30 122
Primorje-Gorski kotar 235 354 919 761 149 316 473 114 86 038 446 647 976 111 215
Lika-Senj 59 657 221 855 30 154 95 560 29 503 126 295 256 24 126
Virovitica-Podravina 54 672 264 127 12 595 39 181 42 077 224 946 95 9 777
Požega-Slavonia 45 163 177 641 23 802 80 949 21 361 96 692 92 12 110
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 61 663 244 984 41 917 134 259 19 746 110 725 280 31 910
Zadar 440 865 1 450 406 350 833 1 083 554 90 032 366 852 2 963 274 842
Osijek-Baranja 235 690 1 003 326 101 963 316 389 133 727 686 937 727 78 653
Šibenik-Knin 86 018 344 839 63 204 194 325 22 814 150 514 435 41 649
Vukovar-Sirmium 98 757 434 302 34 555 111 093 64 202 323 209 202 23 648
Split-Dalmatia 323 456 1 038 485 299 702 919 195 23 754 119 290 2 480 209 307
Istria 402 855 1 361 499 325 111 1 012 382 77 744 349 117 2 137 250 860
Dubrovnik-Neretva 84 160 306 141 65 042 201 986 19 118 104 155 417 39 161
Međimurje 176 907 792 808 69 518 207 995 107 389 584 813 389 53 587
City of Zagreb 612 995 2 100 473 444 568 1 430 542 168 427 669 931 4 353 334 140

7 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND BY COUNTIES, 2022

Thousand kuna

County of Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Residential buildings Non-residential buildings Transport infrastructure Pipelines, communication and electricity lines Complex construction on industrial sites Other civil engineering works
Total 43 207 271 16 944 207 14 938 943 3 752 749 4 118 613 2 362 425 1 090 334
Zagreb 3 657 340 1 291 660 2 183 323 102 134 76 423 3 800 -
Krapina-Zagorje 1 000 141 251 600 565 656 110 933 51 432 12 146 8 374
Sisak-Moslavina 1 527 166 184 111 689 505 189 043 293 763 48 950 121 794
Karlovac 657 286 144 252 455 328 33 492 6 792 15 000 2 422
Varaždin 1 248 307 422 027 679 384 32 485 92 698 19 284 2 429
Koprivnica-Križevci 1 096 258 248 771 678 234 28 559 44 003 70 000 26 691
Bjelovar-Bilogora 1 257 138 336 263 816 479 43 157 7 878 28 279 25 082
Primorje-Gorski kotar 4 479 578 1 192 163 906 007 1 517 200 167 988 675 658 20 562
Lika-Senj 492 454 208 321 227 362 24 937 26 866 1 250 3 718
Virovitica-Podravina 1 007 609 79 273 290 615 407 778 128 764 80 460 20 719
Požega-Slavonia 611 158 137 629 241 082 46 512 108 653 73 477 3 805
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 560 627 247 859 161 982 136 399 6 594 410 7 383
Zadar 4 547 831 2 459 808 772 856 213 432 242 329 750 658 108 748
Osijek-Baranja 2 324 818 667 994 1 157 659 135 715 206 406 71 585 85 459
Šibenik-Knin 1 014 627 413 908 274 447 53 778 109 602 159 380 3 512
Vukovar-Sirmium 1 112 999 209 481 469 331 340 326 91 331 1 525 1 005
Split-Dalmatia 3 341 414 2 023 035 796 523 114 331 157 642 139 622 110 261
Istria 3 709 683 2 431 052 812 471 78 867 340 776 10 765 35 752
Dubrovnik-Neretva 1 110 482 556 728 384 115 14 141 106 752 37 694 11 052
Međimurje 1 577 546 437 723 849 766 97 637 75 119 114 985 2 316
City of Zagreb 5 252 837 3 000 549 1 526 818 4 723 184 000 47 497 489 250
County not located1) 1 619 972 - - 27 170 1 592 802 - -

1) Constructions spreading on territories of two or more counties.

8 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, BY INVESTOR AND BY COUNTIES, 2022

Thousand kuna

County of Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Total Natural persons Legal entities Total Natural persons Legal entities Total Natural persons Legal entities
Total 43 207 271 11 581 998 31 625 273 31 883 150 11 561 522 20 321 628 11 324 121 20 476 11 303 645
Zagreb 3 657 340 838 302 2 819 038 3 474 983 838 027 2 636 956 182 357 275 182 082
Krapina-Zagorje 1 000 141 283 546 716 595 817 256 283 546 533 710 182 885 - 182 885
Sisak-Moslavina 1 527 166 164 964 1 362 202 873 616 158 908 714 708 653 550 6 056 647 494
Karlovac 657 286 222 257 435 029 599 580 222 257 377 323 57 706 - 57 706
Varaždin 1 248 307 387 672 860 635 1 101 411 387 672 713 739 146 896 - 146 896
Koprivnica-Križevci 1 096 258 226 348 869 910 927 005 225 923 701 082 169 253 425 168 828
Bjelovar-Bilogora 1 257 138 220 036 1 037 102 1 152 742 220 036 932 706 104 396 - 104 396
Primorje-Gorski kotar 4 479 578 834 587 3 644 991 2 098 170 834 587 1 263 583 2 381 408 - 2 381 408
Lika-Senj 492 454 219 215 273 239 435 683 218 365 217 318 56 771 850 55 921
Virovitica-Podravina 1 007 609 107 309 900 300 369 888 107 309 262 579 637 721 - 637 721
Požega-Slavonia 611 158 86 954 524 204 378 711 86 954 291 757 232 447 - 232 447
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 560 627 218 131 342 496 409 841 218 131 191 710 150 786 - 150 786
Zadar 4 547 831 1 507 623 3 040 208 3 232 664 1 507 623 1 725 041 1 315 167 - 1 315 167
Osijek-Baranja 2 324 818 674 091 1 650 727 1 825 653 673 646 1 152 007 499 165 445 498 720
Šibenik-Knin 1 014 627 297 217 717 410 688 355 297 217 391 138 326 272 - 326 272
Vukovar-Sirmium 1 112 999 245 807 867 192 678 812 244 241 434 571 434 187 1 566 432 621
Split-Dalmatia 3 341 414 1 487 398 1 854 016 2 819 558 1 487 398 1 332 160 521 856 - 521 856
Istria 3 709 683 1 712 763 1 996 920 3 243 523 1 706 020 1 537 503 466 160 6 743 459 417
Dubrovnik-Neretva 1 110 482 373 750 736 732 940 843 370 075 570 768 169 639 3 675 165 964
Međimurje 1 577 546 335 332 1 242 214 1 287 489 335 332 952 157 290 057 - 290 057
City of Zagreb 5 252 837 1 138 696 4 114 141 4 527 367 1 138 255 3 389 112 725 470 441 725 029
County not located1) 1 619 972 - 1 619 972 - - - 1 619 972 - 1 619 972

1) Constructions spreading on territories of two or more counties.

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Notice

The Croatian Bureau of Statistics submits quarterly data on issued building permits to Eurostat. These data are available on the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics in the STS Database (database of short-term business statistics) at https://stsbaza.dzs.hr/en.

The STS Database presents data in the form of gross (unadjusted), working-day adjusted as well as seasonally and working-day adjusted absolute values.

Seasonal and working-day adjustment has been done using the X13 ARIMA method on the quarterly series of absolute values, starting with data for the first quarter of 2000.

Sources and methods of data collection

The presented data have been collected by using the reporting method on the Monthly Report on Issued Building Permits (GRAĐ-44a form).

Coverage and comparability

The Monthly Report on Issued Building Permits is collected from the administration bodies competent for construction affairs in major cities, the City of Zagreb and counties as well as from the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, which issue building permits for constructions as specified in the Building Act (NN, Nos 153/13, 20/17, 39/19 and 125/19).

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

Definitions

Constructions are structures connected with the ground, for which construction works are carried out and which are made of construction materials and ready-made components. 

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

In this survey, buildings are also constructions covered with roof but without (some of the) walls, e.g. porches and underground constructions, such as underground shelters, underground garages, underground shopping centres and other business spaces (e.g. in subways) etc.

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 area, in which less than 50% of the overall useful floor area is used for dwelling purposes.

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

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

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

Civil engineering works are all constructions not classified under buildings, for example roads, railways, pipelines, bridges, dams, constructions intended for sports and recreation etc.

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

Reconstructions are construction works that effect main characteristics of already existing constructions, for example, additions and extensions, conversions and other works, which may significantly improve the occupancy value of a construction (for example capacity, quality, function) and/or prolong or at least restore its duration.

Value of works is defined according to the bill of costs submitted by an investor. It is used for defining a tax paid for issuing of building permit.

 

 

Abbreviations
   
Eurostat Statistical Office of the European Union
m2 square metre
m3 cubic metre
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
   
Symbols  
   
- no occurrence

 

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