First Release

Year: LXII.
Zagreb, 11 March 2025
GRAD-2025-3-2
ISSN 1334-0557

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, 2024

 

There were 11 823 building permits issued in 2024, which was 2.2% more than in 2023.

The planned value of works for the building permits issued in 2024 amounted to 7 543 712 thousand euro, which was 7.5% more than in 2023.

According to the permits issued in 2024, there are 20 405 dwellings planned to be built, which is 8.5% more than in 2023.

In 2024:

- by types of constructions, 86.9% of permits were issued on buildings and 13.1% on civil engineering works

- by types of works, 79.4% of permits were issued on new constructions and 20.6% 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
2023 11 564 10 025 1 539 7 014 598 5 164 247 1 850 351 18 803 1 820 503
2024 11 823 10 273 1 550 7 543 712 6 018 204 1 525 508 20 405 1 941 780
Indices
2024
2023		 102,2 102,5 100,7 107,5 116,5 82,4 108,5 106,7

G-1 COMPOSITION OF NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2022 − 2024

G-2 COMPOSITION OF PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2022 − 2024

G-3 NUMBER OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2020 − 2024

G-4 USEFUL FLOOR AREA OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2020 − 2024

2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, 2024
By types of constructions Number of permits by types of works Planned value of works, thousand euro
Total New constructions Reconstructions Total New constructions Reconstructions
Total 11 823 9 385 2 438 7 543 712 5 955 282 1 588 430
Buildings 10 273 8 324 1 949 6 018 204 5 194 259 823 945
Residential buildings 8 621 7 219 1 402 3 119 715 2 840 563 279 152
Non-residential buildings 1 652 1 105 547 2 898 489 2 353 696 544 793
Civil engineering works 1 550 1 061 489 1 525 508 761 023 764 485
Transport infrastructure 606 333 273 675 558 202 164 473 394
Pipelines, communication and electricity lines 761 608 153 538 698 401 300 137 398
Complex constructions on industrial sites 53 29 24 185 572 62 814 122 758
Other civil engineering works 130 91 39 125 680 94 745 30 935

3 PERMITS ISSUED ON BUILDINGS, 2024
  Number of permits Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 10 273 4 484 656 17 529 960
New buildings 8 324 4 250 264 16 688 156
Residential buildings with: 7 219 2 496 961 7 676 153
One dwelling  4 676 935 211 2 898 350
Two dwellings  727 202 311 614 007
Three and more dwellings  1 811 1 355 826 4 151 776
Residences for communities 5 3 613 12 020
Non-residential buildings 1 105 1 753 303 9 012 003
Hotels and similar buildings 107 67 467 238 415
Office buildings 49 98 157 348 801
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 118 161 813 923 470
Traffic and communication buildings 140 231 248 857 018
Industrial buildings and warehouses 279 662 799 4 167 437
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings 115 393 418 1 851 307
Other non-residential buildings1) 297 138 401 625 555
Additions (extensions)2) 681 234 392 841 804
Residential buildings 481 93 176 272 514
Non-residential buildings 200 141 216 569 290
Conversions and improvements 1 268 - -
Residential buildings 921 - -
Non-residential buildings 347 - -

1) This group includes farm buildings, buildings for religious services, etc.
2) Works leading to the creation of new usable units beside or on an already existing constructions (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, 2024
  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 20 405 1 941 780 1 574 6 283 5 923 4 370 1 655 425 97 78
Dwellings in new buildings 19 415 1 851 474 1 466 6 034 5 602 4 181 1 564 405 90 73
Residential buildings with: 19 384 1 848 713 1 464 6 023 5 590 4 177 1 562 405 90 73
One dwelling 4 676 728 359 75 341 880 1 684 1 201 365 78 52
Two dwellings 1 454 159 851 64 299 434 493 137 17 8 2
Three and more dwellings 13 254 960 503 1 325 5 383 4 276 2 000 224 23 4 19
Non-residential buildings1) 31 2 761 2 11 12 4 2 - - -
Dwellings created by additions and extensions 774 69 947 79 200 257 140 77 15 3 3
Dwellings created by conversions of non-residential area into a dwelling 216 20 359 29 49 64 49 14 5 4 2

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, 2024
  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 20 405 1 941 780 20 363 1 938 184 5 123 776 484 1 654 176 345 13 586 985 355 42 3 596
In urban settlements 11 243 909 288 11 228 907 884 1 256 195 012 632 65 981 9 340 646 891 15 1 404
In other settlements 9 162 1 032 492 9 135 1 030 300 3 867 581 472 1 022 110 364 4 246 338 464 27 2 192
According to number of floors in building                           
Ground-floor buildings 2 543 270 723 2 531 269 731 1 907 221 303 292 23 837 332 24 591 12 992
1 floor 4 720 624 019 4 706 623 022 2 496 415 672 928 101 104 1 282 106 246 14 997
2 floors 5 947 551 527 5 933 550 192 670 127 522 382 44 334 4 881 378 336 14 1 335
3 floors 3 329 251 203 3 327 250 931 50 11 987 52 7 070 3 225 231 874 2 272
4 − 5 floors 2 657 170 322 2 657 170 322 - - - - 2 657 170 322 - -
6 − 8 floors 649 41 959 649 41 959 - - - - 649 41 959 - -
9 and more floors  560 32 027 560 32 027 - - - - 560 32 027 - -
Number of dwellings with central heating 11 312 1 092 505 11 281 1 089 933 2 919 453 157 760 82 556 7 602 554 220 31 2 572
Number of dwellings with kitchen larger than 4 m2 19 437 - 19 397 - 5 007 - 1 613 - 12 777 - 40 -
Number of dwellings with kitchen smaller than 4 m2 968 - 966 - 116 - 41 - 809 - 2 -

1) Prevailingly non-residential buildings.

6 SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS WITH BUILDING PERMITS (new constructions and additions), 2024
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 4 484 656 17 529 960 2 590 137 7 948 667 1 894 519 9 581 293 20 405 1 941 780
Zagreb 573 761 2 969 574 201 589 618 083 372 172 2 351 491 1 442 144 333
Krapina-Zagorje 150 615 699 927 63 285 197 816 87 330 502 111 510 45 083
Sisak-Moslavina 108 415 446 748 51 311 165 269 57 104 281 479 322 32 522
Karlovac 67 991 269 178 37 616 108 726 30 375 160 452 310 24 909
Varaždin 195 685 769 526 67 610 199 186 128 075 570 340 472 53 578
Koprivnica-Križevci 77 707 305 007 35 558 108 331 42 149 196 676 342 26 933
Bjelovar-Bilogora 63 105 258 860 30 563 95 548 32 542 163 312 211 21 734
Primorje-Gorski Kotar 272 038 1 102 420 198 548 610 115 73 490 492 305 1 422 149 041
Lika-Senj 56 504 194 392 44 057 135 051 12 447 59 341 380 34 007
Virovitica-Podravina 62 851 300 236 20 131 60 702 42 720 239 534 158 14 512
Požega-Slavonia 32 184 152 654 11 754 37 307 20 430 115 347 68 8 668
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 66 127 253 042 35 128 112 985 30 999 140 057 213 26 367
Zadar 487 594 1 602 093 441 453 1 366 673 46 141 235 420 3 718 354 494
Osijek-Baranja 403 628 1 725 849 111 067 334 403 292 561 1 391 446 901 86 606
Šibenik-Knin 64 286 201 360 58 193 174 912 6 093 26 448 441 45 272
Vukovar-Srijem 96 934 408 913 31 275 97 688 65 659 311 225 189 22 868
Split-Dalmatia 395 506 1 353 046 300 760 940 618 94 746 412 428 2 587 213 164
Istria 475 103 1 567 707 405 028 1 233 433 70 075 334 274 2 999 320 430
Dubrovnik-Neretva 98 941 326 083 82 003 251 323 16 938 74 760 631 62 710
Međimurje 144 927 573 796 69 467 199 008 75 460 374 788 454 52 800
City of Zagreb 590 754 2 049 549 293 741 901 490 297 013 1 148 059 2 635 201 749

7 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND BY COUNTIES, 2024

Thousand euro

County of Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Residential buildings Non-residential buildings Transport infrastructure Pipelines, communication and electricity lines Complex constructions on industrial sites Other civil engineering works
Total 7 543 712 3 119 715 2 898 489 675 558 538 698 185 572 125 680
Zagreb 687 159 211 853 407 497 31 395 25 210 1 430 9 774
Krapina-Zagorje 249 911 82 540 131 507 25 211 6 406 3 433 814
Sisak-Moslavina 278 218 53 004 115 138 38 318 64 210 6 525 1 023
Karlovac 147 046 45 743 44 832 10 979 10 404 - 35 088
Varaždin 329 039 92 333 169 853 23 841 33 165 7 291 2 556
Koprivnica-Križevci 154 590 42 949 78 839 12 860 7 065 1 445 11 432
Bjelovar-Bilogora 147 915 37 121 57 234 30 057 14 521 7 687 1 295
Primorje-Gorski Kotar 533 968 265 504 123 413 76 710 41 002 23 418 3 921
Lika-Senj 156 538 57 406 24 478 20 349 6 733 46 498 1 074
Virovitica-Podravina 93 403 20 529 54 835 12 231 3 589 - 2 219
Požega-Slavonia 52 185 10 362 28 631 12 179 863 25 125
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 96 639 31 710 33 098 12 676 16 245 - 2 910
Zadar 689 017 533 553 70 239 15 608 27 350 30 305 11 962
Osijek-Baranja 946 954 119 774 686 295 58 930 65 899 6 306 9 750
Šibenik-Knin 99 121 68 257 10 376 2 226 12 843 2 868 2 551
Vukovar-Srijem 186 899 36 608 79 989 45 723 12 799 - 11 780
Split-Dalmatia 808 394 358 293 258 771 136 867 22 391 29 386 2 686
Istria 745 066 533 857 121 910 37 355 41 787 3 900 6 257
Dubrovnik-Neretva 174 927 124 594 29 204 14 436 2 217 - 4 476
Međimurje 180 844 60 121 90 501 12 978 13 689 516 3 039
City of Zagreb 680 571 333 604 281 849 28 643 20 988 14 539 948
County not located1) 105 308 - - 15 986 89 322 - -

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

8 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, BY INVESTOR AND BY COUNTIES, 2024

Thousand euro

County of Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Total Natural persons Legal entities Total Natural persons Legal entities Total Natural persons Legal entities
Total 7 543 712 2 075 368 5 468 344 6 018 204 2 069 826 3 948 378 1 525 508 5 542 1 519 966
Zagreb 687 159 140 218 546 941 619 350 140 006 479 344 67 809 212 67 597
Krapina-Zagorje 249 911 49 384 200 527 214 047 49 194 164 853 35 864 190 35 674
Sisak-Moslavina 278 218 23 169 255 049 168 142 22 990 145 152 110 076 179 109 897
Karlovac 147 046 26 042 121 004 90 575 25 671 64 904 56 471 371 56 100
Varaždin 329 039 50 983 278 056 262 186 50 752 211 434 66 853 231 66 622
Koprivnica-Križevci 154 590 32 791 121 799 121 788 32 617 89 171 32 802 174 32 628
Bjelovar-Bilogora 147 915 32 634 115 281 94 355 32 403 61 952 53 560 231 53 329
Primorje-Gorski Kotar 533 968 172 502 361 466 388 917 172 502 216 415 145 051 - 145 051
Lika-Senj 156 538 38 811 117 727 81 884 38 788 43 096 74 654 23 74 631
Virovitica-Podravina 93 403 16 270 77 133 75 364 16 270 59 094 18 039 - 18 039
Požega-Slavonia 52 185 12 109 40 076 38 993 11 324 27 669 13 192 785 12 407
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 96 639 37 208 59 431 64 808 37 208 27 600 31 831 - 31 831
Zadar 689 017 365 347 323 670 603 792 365 132 238 660 85 225 215 85 010
Osijek-Baranja 946 954 99 219 847 735 806 069 99 219 706 850 140 885 - 140 885
Šibenik-Knin 99 121 58 716 40 405 78 633 58 716 19 917 20 488 - 20 488
Vukovar-Srijem 186 899 41 957 144 942 116 597 41 415 75 182 70 302 542 69 760
Split-Dalmatia 808 394 238 670 569 724 617 064 238 143 378 921 191 330 527 190 803
Istria 745 066 339 084 405 982 655 767 337 318 318 449 89 299 1 766 87 533
Dubrovnik-Neretva 174 927 91 971 82 956 153 798 91 941 61 857 21 129 30 21 099
Međimurje 180 844 44 138 136 706 150 622 44 138 106 484 30 222 - 30 222
City of Zagreb 680 571 164 145 516 426 615 453 164 079 451 374 65 118 66 65 052
County not located1) 105 308 - 105 308 - - - 105 308 - 105 308

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 data are 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 (Methodological Guidelines 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 a 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 storage and upkeep of animals, goods and equipment used in various industrial activities and services, etc.

In this survey, constructions covered with a 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. are also counted as buildings.

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 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 a building placed inside outer walls.

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

Volume of a building is the sum total of the volumes of all roofed spaces of a 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 constructions are newly built structures 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
‘000 thousand
   
Symbols  
   
- no occurrence

 

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