First Release
Year: LXI.
Zagreb, 11 March 2024
GRAD-2024-3-2
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, 2023
There were 11 564 building permits issued in 2023, which was 3.6% more than in 2022.
The planned value of works for the building permits issued in 2023 amounted to 7 014 598 thousand euro, which was 22.3% more than in 2022.
According to the permits issued in 2023, there are 18 803 dwellings planned to be built, which is 1.0% less than in 2022.
In 2023:
- by types of constructions, 86.7% of permits were issued on buildings and 13.3% on civil engineering works
- by types of works, 78.8% of permits were issued on new constructions and 21.2% 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 euro |
Dwellings |
Total |
Buildings |
Civil engineering works |
Total |
Buildings |
Civil engineering works |
Number |
Useful floor area, m2 |
2022 |
11 165 |
9 715 |
1 450 |
5 734 590 |
4 231 621 |
1 502 969 |
18 991 |
1 819 638 |
2023 |
11 564 |
10 025 |
1 539 |
7 014 598 |
5 164 247 |
1 850 351 |
18 803 |
1 820 503 |
Indices 2023 2022 |
103,6 |
103,2 |
106,1 |
122,3 |
122,0 |
123,1 |
99,0 |
100,0 |
|
G-1 COMPOSITION OF NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2021 − 2023
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
G-2 COMPOSITION OF PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2021 − 2023
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
G-3 NUMBER OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2019 − 2023
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
G-4 USEFUL FLOOR AREA OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2019 − 2023
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, 2023
|
By types of constructions |
Number of permits by types of works |
Planned value of works, thousand euro |
Total |
New construction |
Reconstructions |
Total |
New construction |
Reconstructions |
Total |
11 564 |
9 113 |
2 451 |
7 014 598 |
5 097 500 |
1 917 098 |
Buildings |
10 025 |
8 023 |
2 002 |
5 164 247 |
4 176 757 |
987 490 |
Residential buildings |
8 291 |
6 892 |
1 399 |
2 672 018 |
2 439 085 |
232 933 |
Non-residential buildings |
1 734 |
1 131 |
603 |
2 492 229 |
1 737 672 |
754 557 |
Civil engineering works |
1 539 |
1 090 |
449 |
1 850 351 |
920 743 |
929 608 |
Transport infrastructure |
476 |
255 |
221 |
879 591 |
257 928 |
621 663 |
Pipelines, communication and electricity lines |
844 |
677 |
167 |
538 927 |
362 719 |
176 208 |
Complex construction on industrial sites |
84 |
56 |
28 |
270 191 |
167 661 |
102 530 |
Other civil engineering works |
135 |
102 |
33 |
161 642 |
132 435 |
29 207 |
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3 PERMITS ISSUED ON BUILDINGS, 2023
|
|
Number of permits |
Floor area, m2 |
Volume, m3 |
Total |
10 025 |
4 272 186 |
18 003 488 |
New buildings |
8 023 |
3 914 953 |
16 333 831 |
Residential buildings |
6 892 |
2 360 593 |
7 415 896 |
One-dwelling buildings |
4 575 |
941 123 |
2 970 145 |
Two-dwelling buildings |
698 |
196 537 |
607 708 |
Three and more dwelling buildings |
1 601 |
1 172 972 |
3 670 169 |
Residences for communities |
18 |
49 961 |
167 874 |
Non-residential buildings |
1 131 |
1 554 360 |
8 917 935 |
Hotels and similar buildings |
131 |
141 474 |
520 207 |
Office buildings |
50 |
38 804 |
135 815 |
Wholesale and retail trade buildings |
122 |
255 665 |
1 686 565 |
Traffic and communication buildings |
125 |
53 950 |
221 108 |
Industrial buildings and warehouses |
277 |
623 103 |
4 253 128 |
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings |
115 |
224 613 |
1 060 342 |
Other non-residential building1) |
311 |
216 751 |
1 040 770 |
Additions (extensions)2) |
746 |
357 233 |
1 669 657 |
Residential buildings |
540 |
105 951 |
320 968 |
Non-residential buildings |
206 |
251 282 |
1 348 689 |
Conversions and improvements |
1 256 |
- |
- |
Residential buildings |
859 |
- |
- |
Non-residential buildings |
397 |
- |
- |
|
4 DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION WORKS AND NUMBER OF ROOMS, 2023
|
|
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 |
18 803 |
1 820 503 |
1 434 |
5 262 |
5 646 |
4 206 |
1 591 |
485 |
111 |
68 |
Dwellings in new buildings |
17 759 |
1 724 909 |
1 323 |
4 977 |
5 303 |
4 010 |
1 515 |
461 |
106 |
64 |
Residential buildings |
17 677 |
1 717 843 |
1 319 |
4 963 |
5 257 |
3 996 |
1 513 |
460 |
105 |
64 |
One-dwelling buildings |
4 587 |
720 878 |
50 |
318 |
815 |
1 679 |
1 183 |
388 |
97 |
57 |
Two-dwelling buildings |
1 396 |
152 876 |
59 |
248 |
445 |
483 |
128 |
26 |
3 |
4 |
Three and more dwelling buildings |
11 694 |
844 089 |
1 210 |
4 397 |
3 997 |
1 834 |
202 |
46 |
5 |
3 |
Non-residential buildings1) |
82 |
7 066 |
4 |
14 |
46 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
Dwellings created by additions and extensions |
860 |
79 639 |
82 |
238 |
279 |
173 |
58 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
Dwellings created by conversions of non-residential area into a dwelling |
184 |
15 955 |
29 |
47 |
64 |
23 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
- |
|
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, 2023
|
|
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 |
18 803 |
1 820 503 |
18 718 |
1 813 236 |
5 031 |
769 641 |
1 628 |
172 062 |
12 059 |
871 533 |
85 |
7 267 |
In urban settlements |
10 847 |
906 482 |
10 816 |
903 236 |
1 360 |
215 108 |
624 |
65 539 |
8 832 |
622 589 |
31 |
3 246 |
In other settlements |
7 956 |
914 021 |
7 902 |
910 000 |
3 671 |
554 533 |
1 004 |
106 523 |
3 227 |
248 944 |
54 |
4 021 |
According to number of floors in building |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ground-floor buildings |
2 576 |
272 782 |
2 571 |
272 207 |
1 870 |
218 365 |
318 |
25 483 |
383 |
28 359 |
5 |
575 |
1 floor |
4 103 |
549 994 |
4 089 |
548 727 |
2 318 |
384 388 |
818 |
87 499 |
953 |
76 840 |
14 |
1 267 |
2 floors |
5 497 |
533 047 |
5 488 |
532 195 |
792 |
154 758 |
406 |
47 196 |
4 290 |
330 241 |
9 |
852 |
3 floors |
3 013 |
225 062 |
2 967 |
221 625 |
50 |
11 730 |
84 |
11 661 |
2 833 |
198 234 |
46 |
3 437 |
4 − 5 floors |
2 111 |
145 956 |
2 100 |
144 820 |
1 |
400 |
2 |
223 |
2 097 |
144 197 |
11 |
1 136 |
6 − 8 floors |
890 |
55 772 |
890 |
55 772 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
890 |
55 772 |
- |
- |
9 and more floors |
613 |
37 890 |
613 |
37 890 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
613 |
37 890 |
- |
- |
Number of dwellings with central heating |
11 056 |
1 080 303 |
11 017 |
1 076 737 |
3 032 |
478 710 |
700 |
77 592 |
7 285 |
520 435 |
39 |
3 566 |
Number of dwellings with kitchen larger than 4 m2 |
18 153 |
- |
18 071 |
- |
4 942 |
- |
1 579 |
- |
11 550 |
- |
82 |
- |
Number of dwellings with kitchen smaller than 4 m2 |
650 |
- |
647 |
- |
89 |
- |
49 |
- |
509 |
- |
3 |
- |
|
6 SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS WITH BUILDING PERMITS (new constructions and additions), 2023
|
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 |
4 272 186 |
18 003 488 |
2 466 544 |
7 736 864 |
1 805 642 |
10 266 624 |
18 803 |
1 820 503 |
Zagreb |
565 873 |
3 290 283 |
216 878 |
651 438 |
348 995 |
2 638 845 |
1 397 |
144 039 |
Krapina-Zagorje |
122 316 |
517 180 |
47 325 |
143 594 |
74 991 |
373 586 |
310 |
32 919 |
Sisak-Moslavina |
114 151 |
531 498 |
39 573 |
126 437 |
74 578 |
405 061 |
271 |
23 201 |
Karlovac |
83 927 |
310 471 |
43 379 |
133 212 |
40 548 |
177 259 |
377 |
32 765 |
Varaždin |
194 020 |
752 098 |
63 578 |
193 372 |
130 442 |
558 726 |
419 |
49 891 |
Koprivnica-Križevci |
150 206 |
799 082 |
39 194 |
125 694 |
111 012 |
673 388 |
230 |
22 919 |
Bjelovar-Bilogora |
57 174 |
309 718 |
20 549 |
65 144 |
36 625 |
244 574 |
164 |
16 306 |
Primorje-Gorski kotar |
250 494 |
989 858 |
175 216 |
552 902 |
75 278 |
436 956 |
1 167 |
131 125 |
Lika-Senj |
69 486 |
229 973 |
40 761 |
121 996 |
28 725 |
107 977 |
304 |
30 958 |
Virovitica-Podravina |
94 498 |
513 348 |
19 020 |
60 294 |
75 478 |
453 054 |
124 |
11 215 |
Požega-Slavonia |
51 125 |
233 353 |
13 445 |
43 045 |
37 680 |
190 308 |
80 |
10 029 |
Slavonski Brod-Posavina |
77 673 |
283 804 |
51 690 |
165 442 |
25 983 |
118 362 |
303 |
35 560 |
Zadar |
410 651 |
1 427 549 |
338 414 |
1 066 609 |
72 237 |
360 940 |
2 861 |
270 449 |
Osijek-Baranja |
260 983 |
1 236 101 |
101 232 |
331 287 |
159 751 |
904 814 |
883 |
74 073 |
Šibenik-Knin |
69 353 |
221 833 |
58 983 |
179 528 |
10 370 |
42 305 |
432 |
44 180 |
Vukovar-Srijem |
101 253 |
514 301 |
26 695 |
84 821 |
74 558 |
429 480 |
151 |
16 798 |
Split-Dalmatia |
381 641 |
1 351 446 |
283 143 |
900 054 |
98 498 |
451 392 |
2 391 |
210 924 |
Istria |
453 260 |
1 512 202 |
373 165 |
1 178 844 |
80 095 |
333 358 |
2 657 |
296 556 |
Dubrovnik-Neretva |
91 022 |
305 870 |
67 120 |
210 461 |
23 902 |
95 409 |
471 |
47 532 |
Međimurje |
139 550 |
548 431 |
71 993 |
222 254 |
67 557 |
326 177 |
382 |
50 498 |
City of Zagreb |
533 530 |
2 125 089 |
375 191 |
1 180 436 |
158 339 |
944 653 |
3 429 |
268 566 |
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7 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND BY COUNTIES, 2023
|
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 |
7 014 598 |
2 672 018 |
2 492 229 |
879 591 |
538 927 |
270 191 |
161 642 |
Zagreb |
605 798 |
203 013 |
356 404 |
24 331 |
11 856 |
3 706 |
6 488 |
Krapina-Zagorje |
187 645 |
47 302 |
106 773 |
14 545 |
12 377 |
- |
6 648 |
Sisak-Moslavina |
251 653 |
31 903 |
120 174 |
48 204 |
33 025 |
2 427 |
15 920 |
Karlovac |
122 713 |
51 009 |
43 294 |
15 695 |
2 895 |
2 260 |
7 560 |
Varaždin |
257 114 |
59 316 |
173 735 |
11 017 |
4 771 |
4 114 |
4 161 |
Koprivnica-Križevci |
227 779 |
44 157 |
145 738 |
5 520 |
9 833 |
230 |
22 301 |
Bjelovar-Bilogora |
129 775 |
29 550 |
65 225 |
20 698 |
6 816 |
- |
7 486 |
Primorje-Gorski kotar |
583 146 |
213 934 |
144 916 |
127 199 |
40 688 |
47 355 |
9 054 |
Lika-Senj |
162 183 |
51 222 |
48 887 |
25 730 |
34 949 |
- |
1 395 |
Virovitica-Podravina |
120 222 |
15 999 |
57 020 |
16 070 |
19 295 |
6 119 |
5 719 |
Požega-Slavonia |
108 974 |
8 555 |
58 826 |
4 423 |
26 325 |
- |
10 845 |
Slavonski Brod-Posavina |
110 770 |
49 119 |
31 567 |
6 985 |
13 830 |
2 950 |
6 319 |
Zadar |
667 587 |
369 176 |
128 243 |
10 568 |
59 302 |
93 766 |
6 532 |
Osijek-Baranja |
498 506 |
105 936 |
193 150 |
69 457 |
65 243 |
52 709 |
12 011 |
Šibenik-Knin |
94 090 |
69 476 |
14 688 |
6 496 |
1 106 |
2 109 |
215 |
Vukovar-Srijem |
156 624 |
25 432 |
108 469 |
7 773 |
12 998 |
800 |
1 152 |
Split-Dalmatia |
665 517 |
321 454 |
199 753 |
80 242 |
47 841 |
459 |
15 768 |
Istria |
734 656 |
464 573 |
159 900 |
45 104 |
32 148 |
22 936 |
9 995 |
Dubrovnik-Neretva |
191 407 |
83 527 |
58 402 |
24 037 |
14 116 |
758 |
10 567 |
Međimurje |
183 266 |
60 903 |
65 431 |
32 009 |
10 866 |
12 688 |
1 369 |
City of Zagreb |
649 126 |
366 462 |
211 634 |
2 972 |
53 116 |
14 805 |
137 |
County not located1) |
306 047 |
- |
- |
280 516 |
25 531 |
- |
- |
|
8 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, BY INVESTOR AND BY COUNTIES, 2023
|
County of |
Total |
Buildings |
Civil engineering works |
Total |
Natural persons |
Legal entities |
Total |
Natural persons |
Legal entities |
Total |
Natural persons |
Legal entities |
Total |
7 014 598 |
1 805 935 |
5 208 663 |
5 164 247 |
1 803 406 |
3 360 841 |
1 850 351 |
2 529 |
1 847 822 |
Zagreb |
605 798 |
140 156 |
465 642 |
559 417 |
139 927 |
419 490 |
46 381 |
229 |
46 152 |
Krapina-Zagorje |
187 645 |
38 174 |
149 471 |
154 075 |
38 081 |
115 994 |
33 570 |
93 |
33 477 |
Sisak-Moslavina |
251 653 |
18 698 |
232 955 |
152 077 |
18 698 |
133 379 |
99 576 |
- |
99 576 |
Karlovac |
122 713 |
25 855 |
96 858 |
94 303 |
25 693 |
68 610 |
28 410 |
162 |
28 248 |
Varaždin |
257 114 |
55 451 |
201 663 |
233 051 |
55 451 |
177 600 |
24 063 |
- |
24 063 |
Koprivnica-Križevci |
227 779 |
32 730 |
195 049 |
189 895 |
32 720 |
157 175 |
37 884 |
10 |
37 874 |
Bjelovar-Bilogora |
129 775 |
21 487 |
108 288 |
94 775 |
21 487 |
73 288 |
35 000 |
- |
35 000 |
Primorje-Gorski kotar |
583 146 |
152 344 |
430 802 |
358 850 |
152 255 |
206 595 |
224 296 |
89 |
224 207 |
Lika-Senj |
162 183 |
40 839 |
121 344 |
100 109 |
40 834 |
59 275 |
62 074 |
5 |
62 069 |
Virovitica-Podravina |
120 222 |
16 658 |
103 564 |
73 019 |
16 658 |
56 361 |
47 203 |
- |
47 203 |
Požega-Slavonia |
108 974 |
10 800 |
98 174 |
67 381 |
10 294 |
57 087 |
41 593 |
506 |
41 087 |
Slavonski Brod-Posavina |
110 770 |
44 015 |
66 755 |
80 686 |
44 004 |
36 682 |
30 084 |
11 |
30 073 |
Zadar |
667 587 |
255 827 |
411 760 |
497 419 |
255 697 |
241 722 |
170 168 |
130 |
170 038 |
Osijek-Baranja |
498 506 |
66 380 |
432 126 |
299 086 |
66 380 |
232 706 |
199 420 |
- |
199 420 |
Šibenik-Knin |
94 090 |
53 757 |
40 333 |
84 164 |
53 542 |
30 622 |
9 926 |
215 |
9 711 |
Vukovar-Srijem |
156 624 |
31 428 |
125 196 |
133 901 |
31 428 |
102 473 |
22 723 |
- |
22 723 |
Split-Dalmatia |
665 517 |
234 886 |
430 631 |
521 207 |
234 886 |
286 321 |
144 310 |
- |
144 310 |
Istria |
734 656 |
285 211 |
449 445 |
624 473 |
284 335 |
340 138 |
110 183 |
876 |
109 307 |
Dubrovnik-Neretva |
191 407 |
62 054 |
129 353 |
141 929 |
61 898 |
80 031 |
49 478 |
156 |
49 322 |
Međimurje |
183 266 |
52 654 |
130 612 |
126 334 |
52 654 |
73 680 |
56 932 |
- |
56 932 |
City of Zagreb |
649 126 |
166 531 |
482 595 |
578 096 |
166 484 |
411 612 |
71 030 |
47 |
70 983 |
County not located1) |
306 047 |
- |
306 047 |
- |
- |
- |
306 047 |
- |
306 047 |
|
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 |
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Eurostat |
Statistical Office of the European Union |
m2 |
square metre |
m3 |
cubic metre |
NN |
Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia |
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Symbols |
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