Increase in Residential Building Permits Issued in Romania

In the first nine months, 27,262 building permits for residential buildings were issued, up 3.3% compared to the same period in 2023, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Increases were recorded in the following development regions: South-Muntenia (+336 authorizations), West (+273), North-East (+140), North-West (+105), Bucharest-Ilfov (+92), South-West Oltenia (+47) and South-East (+9)”, show INS data. A decrease was recorded in the Center development region (-134 authorizations).

In September 2024, 3,490 building permits for residential buildings were issued (+3.9% compared to August 2024). Of the total building permits for residential buildings, 72.8% are for rural areas.

In territorial terms, this increase is reflected in the following development regions: West (+108 authorizations), Center (+59) and North-West (+58). Decreases were recorded in the following development regions: North-East (-46 authorizations), South-West Oltenia (-23), Bucharest-Ilfov (-13), South-Muntenia (-9) and South-East (-4).