In 2022, 73,332 houses were completed, which is almost 2,000 more than in 2021, the National Institute of Statistics reported on Friday.

In the last quarter of last year, 20,538 houses were commissioned, most of them in the urban environment. According to the INS, the number of houses built with private funds decreased, while the number of houses built with state funds increased (in the last 3 months of last year.

The distribution in the regional profile in the IV quarter of 2022 compared to the IV quarter of 2021 shows a decrease in the number of finished houses in the following development regions: Bucharest-Ilfov (-2384 houses), West (-299), South -Muntenia (-86) and North – East (-19).

The increase occurred in the following development regions, namely: North-West (+813 dwellings), South-East (+526), ​​Center (+112) and South-West Oltenia (+91).

2022 vs. 2021

In 2022, 73,332 houses were completed, which is 1,927 more than in 2021.

The situation with the residential environment in 2022 compared to 2021 shows a decrease in the share of completed housing in the urban environment (from 59.5% in 2021 to 54.7% in 2022) and growth in rural areas (from 40.5% in 2021 to 45.3% in 2022).

Also, the breakdown of built housing by means of financing shows that in 2022, compared to 2021, the number of houses built with private funds increased (+2167 houses), while the number of houses built with state funds decreased (- 240). housing).

The regional distribution in 2022 compared to 2021 shows an increase in the number of completed houses in the following development regions: North-West (+1389 houses), South-East (+1235), Center (+590), South-West Oltenia (+464) and Southern Muntenia (+260). The decrease was recorded in the following development regions: West (-918 dwellings), Bucharest-Ilfov (-682) and Northeast (-411).