During the third quarter of 2025 a total of 3,668 new dwellings were approved, registering an increase of 110.3 per cent when compared to the same quarter of 2024, the National Statistics Office said in a statement on Friday.

“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,” the NSO said.

During the third quarter of 2025, 593 building permits for a total of 3,668 new dwellings were approved. When compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024, the number of building permits and approved new dwellings increased by 60.3 per cent and 110.3 per cent, respectively. The average number of approved new dwellings per building permit stood at 6.2.

The majority of new dwellings approved during the third quarter of 2025 were apartments (2,696), followed by penthouses (526), maisonettes (310), terraced houses (96) and other residential units (40). Apartments accounted for 73.5 per cent of the total number of approved new dwellings.

When compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024, the number of new dwellings approved in Malta increased by 122.9 per cent, while those in Gozo and Comino went up by 56.1 per cent.

The highest number of approved new dwellings was registered in the Northern Harbour district (923), while the lowest number was recorded in the Western district (260).

The highest number of approved new dwellings was issued for San Pawl Il-Baħar (449). This was followed by Birżebbuġa (291), Marsaskala (285), Il-Mosta (149) and Għajnsielem and Comino (143).