Thursday, 5 March 2026
Housing construction activity in Slovakia remained subdued in 2025, with both completed and newly started dwellings below long-term averages, according to data published by the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.
In the final quarter of 2025, 3,235 dwellings were completed. This represented a decline of more than one third compared with the same period of 2024 and was also below the average for fourth quarters over the previous ten years.
Family houses accounted for 68% of completed dwellings during the quarter. The Statistical Office noted that data for the third and fourth quarters of 2025 remain preliminary due to the introduction of a new electronic Statistical Register of Buildings, Houses and Dwellings, which replaced the previous quarterly reporting system.
At regional level, completions decreased year-on-year in six of the eight regions. The most significant decline was recorded in Bratislavský kraj, where completions fell by 71%, followed by Trnavský kraj with a 22% decrease. In contrast, Žilinský kraj and Banskobystrický kraj registered slight increases.
Compared with the ten-year average for the same period, completions declined in all eight regions, with the largest gaps observed in Bratislavský and Košický kraj.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, construction began on nearly 3,600 dwellings. The volume was broadly unchanged year-on-year but 37% lower than the long-term average for the corresponding period. Single-family houses represented 35% of new starts.
Five regions recorded a year-on-year decline in housing starts, with the sharpest slowdown in Košický kraj. Activity increased in three regions, including growth of more than 20% in Nitriansky and Trnavský kraj, while Bratislavský kraj saw starts double from a low base. Nevertheless, all regions remained below their ten-year averages.
For the full year, 14,300 dwellings were completed, marking a 19% decrease compared with 2024. The annual figure was nearly one quarter below the average recorded between 2015 and 2024.
More than 2,000 completed dwellings were recorded in each of Trnavský, Žilinský and Bratislavský kraj. Year-on-year declines occurred in seven of the eight regions, ranging from a 2% decrease in Banskobystrický kraj to a 46% drop in Bratislavský kraj. Nitriansky kraj was the only region to report a slight increase.
In comparison with the ten-year average, housing completions were lower in all regions except one, with the largest shortfalls in Bratislavský, Košický and Trnavský kraj.
During 2025, construction began on 15,100 dwellings. While the year-on-year decline was modest, the total was 26% below the ten-year average.
Only half of the regions recorded a year-on-year decrease in housing starts; however, all eight regions remained below long-term averages.
At the end of 2025, 77,700 dwellings were under construction in Slovakia. This was 0.8% more than at the end of 2024 and 2% above the ten-year average, indicating a continued build-up of projects in progress despite weaker levels of new starts and completions.
Overall, the data suggest that residential construction in Slovakia remained below historical norms in 2025, with subdued completions and limited growth in new projects, while the stock of units under construction continued to rise slightly.
Source: SOSR
