Building permits

The quarterly Building permit statistics report on building permits for apartments and new buildings according to features, developers and types of construction. The data comes from the Buildings and dwellings register, the law on which also orders and regulates this statistic. According to the EU regulation of the European Parliament and Council, EU Member States are obliged to report approval indicators on a regular basis.

To improve data quality, the results for the last three years include additional estimates with regard to late registration activity. Therefore, regular revisions are initiated at the end of each financial year.

Break in time series 2024: Results for Vienna regarding extensions, additions and conversions on existing buildings are available from 2024 onwards.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Construction Statistics. Compiled on 24 April 2026. – Data extracted on 15 March 2026. – Reporting years 2023 to 2025: Results include supplementary estimates for expected late registrations. Rounding differences have not been adjusted. – Non-residential buildings include buildings for communities. – Break in the time series due to reports of additions, extensions and conversions in Vienna from 2024 onwards.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Construction Statistics. Compiled on 10 July 2026. – 2022 to 2025: data extracted on 15 March 2026; 1st quarter 2026: data extracted on 15 June 2026. – Reporting years 2023 to 2026: Results include supplementary estimates for expected late registrations. Rounding differences have not been adjusted. – Break in the time series due to reports of additions, extensions and conversions in Vienna from 2024 onwards. – Non-residential buildings include buildings for communities.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Construction Statistics. Compiled on 10 July 2026. – 2022 to 2025: data extracted on 15 March 2026; 1st quarter 2026: data extracted on 15 June 2026. – Reporting years 2023 to 2026: Results include supplementary estimates for expected late registrations. Rounding differences have not been adjusted. – Non-residential buildings include buildings for communities.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Construction Statistics. Compiled on 24 April 2026. – Data extracted on 15 March 2026. – Reporting years 2023 to 2025: Results include supplementary estimates for expected late registrations. Rounding differences have not been adjusted. – Non-residential buildings include buildings for communities.

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Date		Title	PDF download
2026-04-24	file	Permits for new-build dwellings to hit an all-time low in 2025	129.0 KB
2025-11-20	file	Number of completed dwellings decreased significantly in 2024	217.5 KB
2025-04-24	file	Building permits at record-low in 2024	122.5 KB
2024-07-11	file	Residential construction activity stagnates in first quarter 2024 on low level	101.4 KB
2024-04-24	file	Residential construction activity at ist lowest point in 2023	123.6 KB

Date		Title	result	PR PR press release
2027-06-17	calendar-alt	Housing 2026 Population and society / Housing	final	PR
2027-04-23	calendar-alt	Building permits 4th quarter or end of the year 2026 Population and society / Housing / Building permits	provisional	PR
2027-01-08	calendar-alt	Building permits 3rd quarter 2025 Population and society / Housing / Building permits	provisional
2026-10-09	calendar-alt	Building permits 2nd quarter 2026 Population and society / Housing / Building permits	provisional

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