Approximately 218.1 thousand new privately owned housing units were started in Japan in 2024. This was the lowest number of new owned homes that began construction in the past decade. Compared to the previous year, the number of construction starts for owner-occupied homes decreased by 2.8 percent.
Number of new construction starts of owner-occupied dwellings in Japan 2015 to 2024
(in 1,000 units)
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e-Stat (Japan). (January 31, 2025). Number of new construction starts of owner-occupied dwellings in Japan 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053990/japan-new-construction-work-privately-owned-houses/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of new construction starts of owner-occupied dwellings in Japan 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 units)." Chart. January 31, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053990/japan-new-construction-work-privately-owned-houses/
e-Stat (Japan). (2025). Number of new construction starts of owner-occupied dwellings in Japan 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053990/japan-new-construction-work-privately-owned-houses/
e-Stat (Japan). "Number of New Construction Starts of Owner-occupied Dwellings in Japan 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053990/japan-new-construction-work-privately-owned-houses/
e-Stat (Japan), Number of new construction starts of owner-occupied dwellings in Japan 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053990/japan-new-construction-work-privately-owned-houses/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Number of new construction starts of owner-occupied dwellings in Japan 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 units) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), January 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053990/japan-new-construction-work-privately-owned-houses/
