During the last quarter of 2025, a total of 3,487 new dwellings were approved, registering an increase of 54.4 per cent when compared to the same quarter of 2024, the NSO said Thursday.

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 last quarter of 2025, 597 building permits for a total of 3,487 new dwellings were approved. When compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024, the number of building permits and approved new dwellings increased by 52.3 per cent and 54.4 per cent, respectively. The average number of approved new dwellings per building permit stood at 5.8.

Approved new dwellings by district

When compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024, the number of new dwellings approved in Malta increased by 53.6 per cent, while those in Gozo and Comino went up by 59.1 per cent. The highest number of approved new dwellings was registered in the Northern Harbour district (1,276), while the lowest number was recorded in the Western district (196).

Approved new dwellings by locality

The highest number of approved new dwellings was issued for Santa Venera (263). This was followed by Ħal Qormi (197), Birkirkara (188), San Ġiljan (180) and Il-Mosta (157).