Approved residential building permits and dwellings
Building permits are authorisations to initiate new building projects. The objective of these statistics is to indicate the future development of construction activity in terms of the number of approved new dwellings.
During the first quarter of 2024, 486 building permits for a total of 2,596 new dwellings were approved (Chart 1). When compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023, the number of building permits decreased by 2.0 per cent while the number of approved new dwellings increased by 2.2 per cent. The average number of approved new dwellings per building permit stood at 5.3 (Chart 1).
Note: Għajnsielem and Comino are classified as one locality. However, no building permits were approved in Comino.
Approved new dwellings by type
The majority of new dwellings approved during the first quarter of 2024 were apartments (1,872), followed by penthouses (404), maisonettes (218), terraced houses (77) and other residential units1 (25) (Table 1). Apartments accounted for 72.1 per cent of the total number of approved new dwellings (Chart 2).
1 “Other” dwellings type includes bungalows, farmhouses and villas.
Approved new dwellings by district
When compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023, the number of new dwellings approved in Malta increased by 2.4 per cent while those in Gozo and Comino increased by 1.0 per cent. The highest number of approved new dwellings was registered in the Northern Harbour district (811) while the lowest number was recorded in the Western district (236) (Table 2).
Approved new dwellings by locality2
The highest number of approved new dwellings was issued in Birkirkara (204). This was followed by Il-Mosta (193), Il-Gżira (130), San Pawl Il-Baħar (117) and L-Imsida (114) (Chart 3).
2 Only the top 36 localities are shown in Chart 3. The full list of approved new dwellings by locality may be viewed in the corresponding table.
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Key | |||||||
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1 | Valletta | 18 | Floriana | 35 | Marsaskala | 52 | San Ġiljan |
2 | L-Imdina | 19 | Il-Fontana | 36 | Marsaxlokk | 53 | San Ġwann |
3 | Il-Birgu | 20 | Il-Gudja | 37 | Il-Mellieħa | 54 | San Lawrenz |
4 | L-Isla | 21 | Il-Gżira | 38 | L-Imġarr | 55 | San Pawl Il-Baħar |
5 | Bormla | 22 | Għajnsielem and Comino | 39 | Il-Mosta | 56 | Ta' Sannat |
6 | Ħal Qormi | 23 | L-Għarb | 40 | L-Imqabba | 57 | Santa Luċija |
7 | Ħaż-Żebbuġ | 24 | Ħal Għargħur | 41 | L-Imsida | 58 | Santa Venera |
8 | Ħaż-Żabbar | 25 | L-Għasri | 42 | Il-Munxar | 59 | Tas-Sliema |
9 | Is-Siġġiewi | 26 | Ħal Għaxaq | 43 | In-Nadur | 60 | Is-Swieqi |
10 | Iż-Żejtun | 27 | Il-Ħamrun | 44 | In-Naxxar | 61 | Ta' Xbiex |
11 | Ir-Rabat, Għawdex | 28 | L-Iklin | 45 | Raħal Ġdid | 62 | Ħal Tarxien |
12 | Ħ'Attard | 29 | Il-Kalkara | 46 | Pembroke | 63 | Ix-Xagħra |
13 | Ħal Balzan | 30 | Ta' Kerċem | 47 | Tal-Pieta' | 64 | Ix-Xewkija |
14 | Birkirkara | 31 | Ħal Kirkop | 48 | Il-Qala | 65 | Ix-Xgħajra |
15 | Birżebbuġa | 32 | Ħal Lija | 49 | Il-Qrendi | 66 | Iż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex |
16 | Ħad-Dingli | 33 | Ħal Luqa | 50 | Ir-Rabat, Malta | 67 | Iż-Żurrieq |
17 | Il-Fgura | 34 | Il-Marsa | 51 | Ħal Safi | 68 | L-Imtarfa |