In the first three quarters of 2025, 7,490 new dwellings were built, 14% fewer than a year earlier. The number of dwellings to be built based on issued construction permits and simple declarations was 19,947, 37% more than in the same period of 2024.
In quarters 1-3 2025, 7,490 dwellings were put into use, 14% fewer than in the same period of the previous year.
In the capital, 9.1% fewer dwellings were built, in towns of county rank 33% fewer, and in villages 22% fewer. Only in smaller, non-county-rank towns did the number of dwellings handed over increase slightly (1.5%).
The territorial concentration of dwelling construction in the capital remains strong. 57% of Budapest’s 2,509 new dwellings were built in three districts: 631 new dwellings were put into use in District VIII, 421 in District XI, and 379 in District IX.
Among the regions, only Pest (1.6%) and Southern Transdanubia (0.6%) experienced minimal growth compared to the same period of the previous year. In all other regions, the number of dwellings handed over decreased, most significantly in Central Transdanubia (-41%) and Southern Great Plain (-30%).
Many of the new dwellings built in rural areas are located in the Lake Balaton region. After Budapest, the highest number of new dwellings were handed over in Siófok (259), but compared to other rural settlements, a considerable number of dwellings were also put into use in Keszthely (165) and Balatonszemes (154). In addition, the number of new dwellings built in Kecskemét (225), Nyíregyháza (121), and Érd (116) was also significant, while other major rural cities did not reach triple digit figures.
The share of dwellings built by natural persons decreased from 40% to 35%, while that built by enterprises increased from 58% to 65% compared to the same period of the previous year.
50% of dwellings put into use in new residential buildings are in detached houses, 39% in multi-dwelling buildings, and 8.0% in residential complexes.
The average floor area of dwellings taken into use decreased by 4.1 m² to 94.7 m² compared to quarters 1-3 2024. The average size of dwellings in the capital was 67.5 m².
The share of dwellings built for sale was 65%, and for own use 33%. The distribution by construction purpose shifted towards those built for sale by 7.6 percentage points.
At the national level, the number of dwellings to be built based on construction permits and simple declarations was 19,947, 37% more than a year earlier. A strong territorial concentration can also be observed in the increase in construction permits in the capital and some of its districts. In Budapest, permits were issued for constructing a total of 7,841 dwellings, 2.3 times more than a year earlier. Approximately 3,400 permits were issued in District XI alone, and slightly more than 1,500 in District XIII. More than three-quarters of dwellings were permitted in the four districts issuing the most construction permits in the capital (XI, XIII, X, XV).
The number of dwellings to be built increased by 43% in the towns of county rank. In smaller settlements, the number of dwelling construction permits decreased: by 1.0% in non-county-rank towns and by 8.8% in villages. Among towns of county rank, Debrecen and Szeged stand out, where approximately 750-750 dwelling constructions were permitted, and more than 400 dwelling constructions were initiated in Székesfehérvár and Győr as well.
Outside Budapest, the number of construction permits increased significantly in the regions of Central Transdanubia (31%) and Southern Great Plain (93%). Only minimal growth occurred in Northern Hungary (2%) and Northern Great Plain (0.1%). In other regions, however, fewer housing construction permits were issued than a year earlier.
Builders made use of the simple declaration option in 26% of cases.
Based on the new construction permits issued, 2.5% more year on year, a total of 7,350 residential buildings are planned to be built in the country compared to the same period of the previous year. The number of non-residential buildings to be constructed nationwide was 2,188, 18% fewer than a year earlier.
