Number of housing completions (Absolute value) by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
345.5
France
Lowest
2.7
Cyprus
Median
30.2
Years covered
114
1905–2018
Data points
1,046
What the numbers show
Number of housing completions (Absolute value) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 345.5 in France; the lowest is 2.7 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.2, and the mean is 58.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 128.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 91.7%).
Number of housing completions (Absolute value): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 345.5 | 2016 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 287.35 | 2018 | up 63.3% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 184.78 | 2018 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 145 | 2014 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 81.6 | 2016 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 6 | Austria | 56.36 | 2016 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 54.88 | 2018 | up 71.4% | falling |
| 8 | Netherlands | 54.85 | 2016 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 53.79 | 2017 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 50.8 | 2017 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 48.8 | 2011 | down 43.3% | flat |
| 12 | Romania | 45 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 33.85 | 2018 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 30.2 | 2016 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 15 | Denmark | 23.4 | 2017 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 16 | Slovak Republic | 16.95 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 12.67 | 2015 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Lithuania | 11.04 | 2017 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Portugal | 9.62 | 2017 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Croatia | 8.5 | 2017 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 8.38 | 2017 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 7.61 | 2015 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Estonia | 6.47 | 2018 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 3.09 | 2015 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 2.98 | 2016 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 2.97 | 2018 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Cyprus | 2.7 | 2014 | down 75.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.