Number of housing starts (Absolute value) by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
418.9
France
Lowest
2.06
Latvia
Median
22.45
Years covered
114
1905–2018
Data points
858
What the numbers show
Number of housing starts (Absolute value) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 418.9 in France; the lowest is 2.06 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.45, and the mean is 67.26.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 204.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 144.9%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 95.2%).
Number of housing starts (Absolute value): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 418.9 | 2017 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 309 | 2007 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 221.91 | 2018 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 165 | 2014 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 5 | Romania | 123 | 2011 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 75.61 | 2017 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 64.77 | 2016 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 51.93 | 2018 | up 144.9% | falling |
| 9 | Belgium | 48.2 | 2017 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 46.98 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 37.64 | 2016 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 33.12 | 2018 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 24.97 | 2017 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Slovak Republic | 19.93 | 2017 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 19.8 | 2017 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 16.39 | 2017 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 14.14 | 2017 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 12.52 | 2015 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 9.42 | 2017 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 9.3 | 2015 | down 95.2% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 6.99 | 2018 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Cyprus | 4.9 | 2014 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 4.82 | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 4.3 | 2015 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 3.16 | 2016 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 2.06 | 2018 | down 20.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.