First Release
Year: LXII.
Zagreb, 11 March 2025
GRAD-2025-3-2
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
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
G-2 COMPOSITION OF PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2022 − 2024
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
G-3 NUMBER OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2020 − 2024
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
G-4 USEFUL FLOOR AREA OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2020 − 2024
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
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 |
- |
- |
|
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 |
|
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 |
- |
|
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
|
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 |
- |
- |
|
8 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, BY INVESTOR AND BY COUNTIES, 2024
|
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 |
|
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 |
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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 |
‘000 |
thousand |
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Symbols |
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- |
no occurrence |
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