Poland - Building Permits
Poland: Building Permits
| Mnemonic | HPMT.IPOL | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | #, NSA | |
| Adjustments | Not Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Monthly | 13.81 % | |
| Data | May 2026 | 23,692 |
| Apr 2026 | 27,487 | |
Series Information
| Source | Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS) |
| Release | Housing Construction |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Start Date | 4/30/2009 |
| End Date | 5/31/2026 |
Poland: Real Estate
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Permits | May 2026 | 23,692 | 27,487 | #, NSA | Monthly |
| House Price Index | 2026 Q1 | 215.35 | 215.92 | Index 2010=100, SA | Quarterly |
| Residential Building Permits | 2025 | 95,826 | 88,585 | # | Annual |
| Dwelling Stocks | 2024 | 15,965,713 | 15,779,243 | # | Annual |
| Building Completions | 2016 | 98,949 | 100,492 | # | Annual |
| Non-residential Building Completions | 2016 | 23,072 | 23,829 | # | Annual |
| Residential Building Completions | 2016 | 75,877 | 76,663 | # | Annual |
Release Information
For Poland, residential stage of construction (permits issued, starts, completions), by count of dwelling units, by owner/intent (private, for sale or rent, for rent, cooperatives, municipal, public building society, and company). Monthly.
- Data dimension: Owner/intent
- Measurement: Unitary count of dwellings or events (#)
- Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
- Do all stage-owner combinations exist? No
- Geo coverage: Country
- Native frequency: Monthly
- Start date: As early as 2004m1
Definitions
- Dwelling
- a space for permanent residence - built or remodeled for residential purposes for a single family, structurally separated (by permanent walls) within a building, into which a separate entrance exits from a staircase, passage, common hall or directly from the street, courtyard or garden; consisting of a premises comprising one or several rooms and auxiliary spaces. (i.e.: foyers, hall, bathroom, toilet, wardrobe, pantry, closet). A dwelling in a residence for communities is understood as a unit, which is designated for the permanent residence of the owner, administrator or employees of this building and their families comprising separate households.
- Co-operative construction
- realized by housing co-operatives, designated for the members of these co-operatives.
- Construction designated for sale or rent
- realized in order to earn a profit by various investors (e.g., development companies), excluding construction of natural persons conducting economic activity, included in private construction. This form of construction also includes construction of public building societies, realized in order to earn a profit (from rent or the commercial sale of dwellings), designated in full for building rental housing.
- Private construction
- realized by natural persons (regardless of whether they conduct economic activity), foundations, churches and religious associations, designated for the use of the investor and the investor’s family or for meeting the residential needs of the investor’s employees or for sale or rent (in order to earn a profit).
Data may be subject to revisions with the annual end of year report.