The total area of residential buildings for which construction permits were issued (new construction) decreased by 37% in 2023 compared to 2022, to 4.2 million sq m.
This was reported by Kommersant ukrainskyi with reference to Interfax-Ukraine.
According to the State Statistics Service, in January-December 2023, the total area of new construction of apartment buildings decreased by 38.2% year-on-year to 4 million 33.6 thousand sq m, while the area of single-family homes increased by 26.5% to 164.5 thousand sq m. The number of apartments in multi-apartment buildings announced at the start of construction decreased by 1.8 times to 46.2 thousand sq m.
In Kyiv in 2023, the total area of new housing construction decreased by 66% compared to 2022, to 299.4 thousand sq m, and in Kyiv region – by 67%, to 616.1 thousand sq m.
In Lviv region , the volume of new construction decreased by 14% year-on-year to 870.3 thousand sq m, and in Khmelnytsky region – by 5.3% to 313.1 thousand sq m.
At the same time, in Ivano-Frankivsk region , the volume of new construction in 2023 amounted to 469 thousand sq m, which is 2.3 times higher than the previous year.
The increase in volumes was also recorded in Chernivtsi region – plus 275.4%, up to 225.4 thousand sq m, Zakarpattia region – plus 79.3%, up to 256 thousand sq m, Vinnytsia region – plus 77.4%, up to 230.6 thousand sq m.
In other regions of Ukraine, the volume of new construction last year showed a drop compared to the previous year and amounted to less than 200 thousand sq m.